Professor Upset He Didn't Make David Horowitz's 101 Most Dangerous Professors List

John Vandermeer is upset that he didn't make David Horowitz's new book on the 101 most dangerous professors:

I regularly teach a course entitled "biology and human affairs," and have been teaching this course for almost 30 years. It is a course that treats not only biology but the effects that various subjects in biology have on the human condition. Thus I present material related to genetics and race, the biology of race and gender and how that is relevant to affirmative action, questions of global warming and the Bush administration's foolish attempt to confuse the issue in the public's mind, questions of global hunger and European imperialism (including U.S. imperialism). In short, I cover all the material that would be undoubtedly offensive to the right wing of the country. Indeed, it has been rumored in the past that the course is informally known as "commie bio" amongst the general student body. How could that not be considered dangerous from your point of view. Every year I present this material to about 200 students. Why does this not qualify me for your list?



During the Reagan years, when the CIA was engaged in its illegal war against Nicaragua, I went to Nicaragua and taught agronomy students biology, attempting to help the struggling Sandinista government, and I have been vociferous in defense of Cuba's right to exist and its impressive agricultural system, which I have seen first hand on several visits to that country. I also give talks around town about the Cuban agricultural system and its vibrant democracy, which I contrast with the moribund democratic system (at least that of which remains) of the United States.

That's right Comrade Vandermeer likes it when everyone is supposed think alike in politics.It could be the sociology department at University of Michigan or Chicago's City Council.Everyone there agrees that high taxes are good since they are on the public dole.Kind of like a mini Cuba.As you can see socialism isn't a movement of the downtrodden but well fed intellectuals.