<p>I feel there is a severe conflict of interest going on at my public university. The school is using public dollars to propagate a biased agenda. I also feel as if I am being discriminated against (academically) for my beliefs. </p>
<p>For instance, my macroeconomics teacher is teaching out of a book that is authored by Paul Krugman of the New York Times. I fail to see how this is neutral, in any regard.</p>
<p>Haha good luck wasting thousands of dollars on legal fees.
You won’t win by the way, you need a big hook, not a “this textbook is biased” to win against an institution.</p>
<p>UHH? that’s hardly a reason to attempt to sue. how about a legitimate reason?
what’s wrong with paul krugman? he’s a genius. like stephen malkmus. and noam chomsky.</p>
<p>If people were able to sue for things they don’t believe in, then there would be no universities because they would be bankrupt. If you’re so unhappy, transfer.</p>
<p>Just don’t go to class and fail the course then, if your personal beliefs are so important to you.</p>
<p>I like you rymd, I really do</p>
<p>Go to a bible college if you hate liberalism so much. </p>
<p>Isn’t one of the points of going to college exposing one’s mind to alternate beliefs?</p>
<p>Yeah, you don’t have a case.</p>
<p>At all.</p>
<p>Stop whining.</p>
<p>I think you’d be better off just filing a complaint with the university instead of actually suing.</p>
<p>So your economics teacher is using a textbook written by a Nobel Prize winner in economics?</p>
<p>Yeah, I’d sue too.</p>
<p>“Hi. I go to U of M (or are you a Walmart Wolverine?). I am bitter, think I am better than everyone else, and deserve pennance for wrongs done against me.”</p>
<p>Get over it.</p>
<p>To say that he’s a great economics because he won the Nobel Prize is a logical fallacy and a pathetic argument. I wouldn’t want to be forced to buy a book written by Al Gore in an Environmental class.</p>
<p>Krugman is a horrible excuse for an economist and I wish you luck on your suit. Also, you might enjoy this article:</p>
<p>[Paul</a> Krugman Doesnt Understand Basic Economics | Unelected.org](<a href=“http://www.unelected.org/2010/08/09/paul-krugman-does-not-understand-basic-economics/]Paul”>http://www.unelected.org/2010/08/09/paul-krugman-does-not-understand-basic-economics/)</p>
<p>Too bad. I’m in a sociology class taught by a professor who is a self-proclaimed socialist and he wrote his own textbook. The class is simply on American society, but it’s mainly all about how socialism will save America.</p>
<p>I consider myself pretty liberal, but it’s a bit much for me. What can I do? Learn his beliefs so I can spit them out to him on the test and get the hell out with my A. Do the same and you’re fine.</p>
<p>A. That’s a stupid reason to sue. Get the hell over it, now or have fun losing thousands of dollars to pursue a case that does not even exist
B. ^^Unelected? Honestly? Their blog slogan is “Kill the Fed, Kill the War”…</p>
<p>Hi, my name is UniversityOfMich. Yes, I named myself after the university I despise. But don’t worry about that. I hate my very liberal university because it’s liberal. Can I sue my liberal university for being liberal? </p>
<p>Seriously… that’s what you’re saying. Transfer to Hillsdale or Cornerstone.</p>
<p>If you are concerned about running into liberal professors while at a university, I would recommend not attending a university. </p>
<p>My advice to you is to find your “liberal” side when writing papers in college, even if you are a conservative. I ran into issues butting heads with some profs because of their different viewpoints. Here’s the lowdown, if you want an A, slant your papers toward the political bias of the professor. If you want a C, while trying to make a point, slant your papers to the opposite political bias of the professor. It doesn’t really matter if one paper is written any better than the other paper.</p>
<p>After you get out of college you are free to be as conservative as you’d like.</p>
<p>This generation will cause the demise of this country, and I will be there waiting, laughing while we all go down together, knowing I was correct.</p>
<p>You consult with an attorney to see if you have a case. (They will probably tell you that you don’t.)</p>
<p>Sorry, my initial post lacked clarity. My problem is not solely rooted in the book; the real problem, is that I believe he is discriminating towards me in his grading of my work. A lot of our exams have questions with a variety of theoretical answers, and when the questions are answered with a neo-classical point of view, he gives them zeros. It’s very frustrating.</p>
<p>On a side note, I find it ironic how some of you liberals characterize university as a place for open ideas, and that I should be more open. Well here’s the thing: I AM OPEN. It’s the hypocritical liberals who are constantly employing critical theory to isolate and destroy opposing thought. Their most common tactic, is to intimidate their prey, and make them feel stupid. </p>
<p>oh how I love going to class and being attacked by egotistical liberal professors, and their uncultured underlings (students). It’s so gratifying to absolutely crush these miserable academics by means of pure reason.</p>