Fed up with the state’s censoring of Plato, Joan of Arc and Romeo and Juliet, humanities professors are leaving Texas public institutions in pursuit of academic freedom.

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    8 days ago

    As was intended. Fascists see the brain drain as a victory, because stupid masses are easier to control.

    Not that I’m criticizing the educators who leave. They are being forced out, and it’s entirely reasonable to abandon Texas.

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    7 days ago

    It’s kinda fascinating that the right wing has been one of the loudest screamers of “free speech”, and now a right wing state is showing us that censorship is what they mean by “free speech”. It’s almost confounding: Free speech for me but not for thee.