An article published by Caitlin Flanagan in The Atlantic with the headline, Why the University of California Is Lying to Us, reveals that even high-profile, reputable publications are not excluded from authors who spin facts to suit their political worldviews. As John Warner put it in Inside Higher Education, “Because of the currents of our never-ending culture war, Flanagan’s attack need not be accurate or factual to be persuasive to many people in her audience.” Read more here.
PERSPECTIVES: Published Critique of U Cal Policy Raises Eyebrows and Elicits Pushback
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