I arrived in Austin, Texas, one evening recently to give a speech about academic freedom at the university there. Entering the hall where I was to give my speech, I was greeted — if that’s the word — by a raucous protest organized by a professor and self-styled Bolshevik, Dana Cloud. Forty protesters hoisted placards [...]
From the Writings of David Horowitz: March 29, 2010
March 29, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Eldridge Cleaver was a man who made a significant imprint on our times, and not for the best. But I mourn his passing nonetheless.
I first met Eldridge when he was Ramparts magazines most famous and most bloodthirsty ex-con. “Im perfectly aware that Im in prison, that Im a Negro, that Ive been a rapist,” he [...]
The Left’s Love Affair with Che Guevara
January 25, 2010 By 3 Comments
Ernesto “Che” Guevara, the former executioner for Fidel Castro‘s regime in Cuba, has been lauded for decades by leftists like Bill Ayers, Ossie Davis, Jesse Jackson, Jeff Jones, Armando Navarro, Huey Newton, Michael Ratner, and Robert Scheer. More than 32 years after his death, Che’s iconic image continues to adorn all sorts of artifacts that leftists proudly [...]
The Ramparts I Watched
January 20, 2010 By 9 Comments
Our storied radical magazine did transform the nation—for the worse.
