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Stanford's Ivory Tower Tyranny: Atlas Censure Vote Reveals Academia's True Colors

Nov 25, 2024 | stanfordreview.org | Elsa Johnson

Last Thursday, the Stanford University Faculty Senate voted against repealing the 2020 censure of Dr. Scott Atlas, Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution and former Trump administration advisor on the White House Coronavirus Task Force. Our faculty’s rejection of the motion to rescind Dr. Atlas's censure is a definitive blow to academic freedom at Stanford.
Classes for the College Contrarian: Fall '24

Sep 27, 2024 | stanfordreview.org | Elsa Johnson |Julia Steinberg

The Stanford course catalog can be intimidating: With over 4,000 classes offered this fall, it may be hard to choose how to fill your schedule with worthwhile, engaging, and rigorous courses. We at the Review have compiled our favorite classes from current and past staffers. We hope our recommendations help you explore the best of what Stanford has to offer. 1. Philosophy and Ethics:PHIL 80: Mind, Matter, and MeaningProfessor Antonia Peacocke. 5 units.
Stanford’s Censorship: The End of the Stanford Internet Observatory

Jun 21, 2024 | stanfordreview.org | Elsa Johnson

The Stanford Internet Observatory’s reign of censorship is finally coming to an end. The group, part of Stanford’s Cyber Policy Center, has been investigating misinformation and social media abuse for five years. Now, it is reportedly dismantled. Although the Stanford Internet Observatory, or SIO, pledged its work was to “defend democracy,” it trampled on founding American principles as it sought to implement a censorship regime to quiet those questioning the political establishment.
Stanford's Censorship: An Interview with Dr. Scott Atlas

May 8, 2024 | stanfordreview.org | Aadi Golchha |Elsa Johnson

Stanford Review: Thank you so much for speaking with us today, Dr. Atlas. We’d like to discuss your experience with censorship at Stanford. Could you start by sharing your story and background leading up to the COVID-19 pandemic? Scott Atlas: I’ve been in medical science for twenty-five years, MD from University of Chicago, then trained at Northwestern and UPenn, and I’ve been a professor at some of the world's best medical centers.
Stanford’s Censorship: An Interview with Dr. Jay Bhattacharya

May 7, 2024 | stanfordreview.org | Elsa Johnson |Aadi Golchha

Stanford Review: Thank you so much for speaking with us, Professor Bhattacharya. We understand that you experienced a kind of censorship at Stanford during the COVID-19 pandemic when you challenged the medical community’s prevailing wisdom. Can you tell us what happened? Jay Bhattacharya: Of course. It’s March of 2020, and Stanford shuts down. I wrote an op-ed in the Wall Street Journal arguing that we didn't know how many people had COVID, and we didn't know what the death rate was.
Techno-Optimism (with Seat Belts)

Apr 2, 2024 | stanfordreview.org | Elsa Johnson

In October of last year, investor and businessman Marc Andreessen published his “Techno-Optimist Manifesto,” a document celebrating technological development and abundance that garnered a mixed reception across tech, media, and business circles. Some viewed his embrace of no-holds-barred innovation as reckless disregard for the dangers of technology, while others saw it as the only option to advance humanity.
BREAKING: Jacked, Rich Neuroscientist Proves Popular with Women

Mar 28, 2024 | stanfordreview.org | Elsa Johnson

On March 25th, New York Magazine published an unflattering article targeting Stanford professor, prominent neuroscientist, and podcaster Andrew Huberman. The author of the piece, Kerry Howley, criticized Huberman for various character deficiencies, most of which fell into two categories: personal flakiness and sexual promiscuity. Howley interviewed several of Huberman’s ex-lovers to portray Andrew Huberman as a liar and serial womanizer.
While Stanford Condemns Calls for Genocide, Magill Resigns and Betting Markets Predict Ousting of Penn, Harvard, and MIT Presidents

Dec 10, 2023 | stanfordreview.org | Dylan Rem |Elsa Johnson

Stanford’s approach to the Israel-Hamas war has put the University in the news for all the wrong reasons. But now, it seems like Stanford is a beacon of light amongst American universities… Even though our latest president in disgrace, Stanford was never subject to betting markets willing to gamble on the possible ouster of our president.
Stanford's Role in Suppressing Speech

Dec 7, 2023 | stanfordreview.org | Elsa Johnson

Censorship is dead. Long live censorship!A recent report led by House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan reveals the Department of Homeland Security created a Stanford University “disinformation” team to censor Americans before the 2020 election.
Levy Campaign to Renew Support for the Arts in Doubt

Nov 12, 2023 | coolcleveland.com | Elsa Johnson |Victor Lucas

Two weeks after CoolCleveland published an article about the deep dysfunction at the Cuyahoga Arts and Culture (CAC) agency and following a series of investigative reports first published in December 2022, Fred Bidwell, chairman of the Cleveland-based Arts & Culture Action Committee, has made a major announcement.