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hoover[s85,jmc]		Relations between Stanford and Hoover

In the context of a university in which the dominant faculty, student and
administrative sentiment is liberal, an organization of conservative
reputation is a somewhat delicate plant.  This is particularly true
in the case of Hoover, because it often appoints people who are
retired from their previous jobs or who have unconventional job
histories.  This means that the evaluation of their credentials
is necessarily somewhat subjective
This is a power grab, pure and simple, and is designed to suppress the
expression of the kinds
of opinion represented by the present Hoover scholars.

A call for balance is another name for an expression of jealousy, but in
this case it is something worse --- an attack on academic freedom.

The present attack on Hoover is corrupt in its origins.
possible goals
	get rid of or-else clause
	help Hoover mobilize its supporters
	raise doubts about conscious and unconscious motives
	puncture the balloon of pomposity

The Dornbusch report says there is no evidence of ideology influencing
appointment and administrative decisions in the Hoover Institution.
Can you make the corresponding statement about the Stanford Political
Science Department?