Higher Education and the Threat of Fascism
Oct 3, 2018George Leef
In a recent essay published in The Chronicle of Higher Education, Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley is haunted by a spectre—the spectre of American universities aiding the rise of fascism. (The essay, “Fascism and the University†is subscriber-only content, unfortunately.) He says that “patterns have emerged that suggest the resurgence of fascist politics globally†and lists the United States as among the countries where he sees that occurring. Moreover, he argues that our higher education system could become complicit in the advance of fascism.
What does Stanley mean by “fascism?†He defines it as “any ultranationalism—ethnic, religious, or cultural—in which the nation is represented by an authoritarian leader who claims to speak for the people.†He fears fascist politics pave the way for nationalists to achieve power and regards them as dangerous even if they don’t lead to an explicitly fascist state.
https://www.jamesgmartin.center/2018/10/higher-education-and-the-threat-of-fascism/
