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March 13, 2017
Harvard going Orwell, protecting students from conservative websites
By Thomas Lifson

As someone who spent almost two decades at Harvard, first as a student and then as a member of the faculty and officer of the university, I am ashamed at how far an institution that proclaims "Truth" ("Veritas" in Latin) as its motto has fallen away from that mission. The Harvard University library system is now in the business of warning away students from polluting their minds with dissident information that might raise uncomfortable questions in Liberalville. Can't have the youngsters questioning the orthodoxy of the left!



Thus, we have the spectacle of Harvard librarians rating political websites and warning away students and faculty, lest their minds become confused by viewpoints that might disturb the liberal mindset. (For instance, remembering that when Bill Clinton fired all the U.S. attorneys, it was a normal "replacement," but when Donald Trump did the same thing, it was an outrageous "ousting" of dedicated crime-fighters.) Harvard undergraduates, too young to remember the Clinton firing, must be protected from viewpoints that might confuse them.

This graphic published by the librarians ought to be a matter of shame for the university:

"When in doubt, ask a librarian."

...because librarians are sophisticated consumers of political news, and because they have exhaustively researched each of the hundreds of websites they "rate"?

I am sorry, but this is dangerous nonsense. I was grateful for the help that the staffs of several Harvard libraries (there are dozens of libraries at Harvard) gave me in my years there. They knew what their collections contained and how to get a hold of even the most obscure items. But they always knew they were in a service role, not in the role of determining what sources I should rely on. That was my job!

How about, when in doubt, read what they have to say, read others, and make up your mind? That was what I always did.

Consider this: the Harvard librarians do not trust students to make up their own minds. Instead, they find certain viewpoints dangerous, and want to make sure that youngsters are warned away from viewpoints dissenting from liberal orthodoxy.

In actuality, it is the job of librarians to collect, organize, and store source materials for students and scholars to use in their work. It is the job of scholars and students (not librarians) to evaluate those sources and appropriately draw on them in their research and writing. At the mammoth Harvard University Library system, they seem to have forgotten this role distinction. In the age of Trump, the dangers of exposing bright young minds to information incompatible with the worldview of leftists is so great that the librarians took it upon themselves to warn away students before those viewpoints ever reach their eyes.

One of the websites the Harvard Librarians ban as "biased" is American Thinker. We have plenty of company on the right, much less on the left. Doug Ross has collected the ratings for us and a number of our colleagues:

Missing from any hints of bias are the New York Times, NBC News, and pretty much everyone in the MSM.

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Harvard Labels
Real Description

americanthinker.com
bias
Political news and opinion liberals hate

AmmoLand.com
bias
Firearm news liberals hate

barenakedislam.co
hate
News about Isamic terror that liberals hate

breitbart.com
political
unreliable
bias


Political news and opinion liberals hate
canadafreepress.com


conspiracy
bias
Political news and opinion liberals hate

centerforsecuritypolicy.org
bias
conspiracy
News about Isamic terror that liberals hate

citizensunited.org
bias
Pro-free speech group that liberals hate

city-journal.org
political
Urban news that liberals hate

CNSNews.com
unreliable
bias
Political news and opinion liberals hate

commentarymagazine.com
political
Political opinions that liberals hate

conservativereview.com
political
Pro-Constitution articles that liberals hate

counterjihad.com
bias
News about Isamic terror that liberals hat

dailycaller.com
political

clickbait
unreliable
Political news and opinion liberals hate

dailysignal.com
bias
Pro-Constitution articles that liberals hate

drudgereport.com
political
bias
Political news and opinion liberals hate

familysecuritymatters.org
conspiracy
bias
News about Isamic terror that liberals hate

FreeBeacon.com
bias
Political news and opinion liberals hate

freedomworks.org
political
Pro-Constitution articles that liberals hate

frontpagemag.com
bias
hate
News about Isamic terror that liberals hate

gatesofvienna.net
hate
conspiracy
News about Isamic terror that liberals hate

heartland.org
bias
Pro-business group that liberals hate

heritage.org
unknown
Pro-Constitution articles that liberals hate

jihadwatch.org
unknown
News about Isamic terror that liberals hate

judicialwatch.org
unknown
Pro-Constitution articles that liberals hate

lifenews.com
bias
clickbait
Pro-Life articles that liberals hate

lifezette.com
clickbait
Pro-Life articles that liberals hate

nationalreview.com
unknown
Political news and opinion liberals hate

pamelageller.com
conspirac
fake
bias
News about Isamic terror that liberals hate

PeakProsperity.com
unknown
Economic facts that liberals despise

pjmedia.com
unknown
Political news and opinion liberals hate

powerlineblog.com
unknown
Political news and opinion liberals hate

rightwingnews.com
bias
unreliable
Political news and opinion liberals hate

ShadowStats.co
unknown
Economic facts that liberals despise

SteveQuayle.com
unknown
Political news and opinion liberals hate

theamericanmirror.com
unknown
Political news and opinion liberals hate

TheBurningPlatform.com
unknown
Economic facts that liberals despise

theconservativetreehouse.com
unknown
Political news and opinion liberals hate

theduran.com
unreliable
Political news and opinion liberals hate

thegatewaypundit.com
bias
conspiracy
unreliable
Political news and opinion liberals hate

theintercept.com
unknown
Political news and opinion liberals hate

therightscoop.com
fake
clickbait
Videos of news shows that liberals hate

truepundit.com
bias
clickbait
Political news and opinion liberals hate

twitchy.com
clickbait
rumor
Tweets that liberals hate

unz.com
unknown
Politically incorrect articles that liberals hate

weaselzippers.us
unreliable
bias


Political news and opinion liberals hat
weeklystandard.com
political
bias
Political news and opinion liberals hate

westernjournalism.com
bias
clickbait
Political news and opinion liberals hate

wikileaks.org
unknown


Government documents that liberals hate
wnd.com
bias


clickbait
unreliable
Political news and opinion liberals hate

zerohedge.com
conspiracy
Political news and opinion liberals hate
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