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The Press-Dispatch Opinion Wednesday, Januar y 22, 2020 C- 9 ary as "Distinguished Professor Emer- ita," which entitles her to a research as- sistant, at her disposal. She finished out her active academic career at the University of California at Santa Cruz as a professor in the History of Con- sciousness department. What the heck is History of Con- sciousness? Well, don't ask the found- ing chancellor of the Santa Cruz cam- pus. In an oral history interview, he said he was not consulted by the facul- ty who got Regents' approval for it. Pro- fessor Charles "Page" Smith confessed in an interview with David Horowitz that he helped found the department to prove that PhD programs are a fraud. Although he was personally very pro- lific, Smith was a critic of the "publish or perish" culture in U.S. universities, and he eventually resigned his tenured position in protest after a friend was denied tenure for lack of scholarly pub- lications. According to the University of Cal- ifornia website, the History of Con- sciousness program involved "inter- disciplinary research and student training in 'established and emergent disciplines and fields' in the humani- ties, arts, sciences, and social scienc- es based on a diverse array of theoret- ical approaches." That sounds utterly meaningless, a vindication of Profes- sor Page. Black Panther hoodlum Huey New- ton obtained a PhD there before a Communist rival gunned him down. Davis told a Book T V interviewer that her role on the faculty was to ask ques- tions and encourage critical thinking rather than to impart knowledge. In other words, she had landed an ap- pointment that allowed her to operate as an ideological heckler and polem- icist, free of any burden of scholarly productivity. Her advocacy has been predictably Marxist. Tolerance in Eye of Beholder Davis's mentor Marcuse argued in "Repressive Tolerance," a 1965 essay, that genuine tolerance cannot permit Right Wing speech, which he charac- terized as "repressive" speech. Such tolerance, according to Marcuse, is "inauthentic." "Liberating tolerance, then, would mean intolerance against movements from the Right and toleration of move- ments from the Left." This is the definition of tolerance urged on us today, whether by snow- flake activists or tenured Hard Left professors or Deep State tyrants. We should tolerate Sodomites in kinder- gartens and Boy Scout troops, there- fore, and drag queens in children's li- brary programs, but it is intolerable that a Christian florist or cake deco- rator should, by conscience, opt out of the gay wedding market. And while everybody wanted jus- tice against the cretins who bombed the four little girls in their Birming- ham Sunday School, the Left rallied behind the murderous Davis, also re- sponsible for four deaths and a maim- ing, when she was arrested in disguise across the continent from the scene of the slaughter. Celebrities Swarm to Defend Their Own John and Yoko Ono pledged their support for Davis.The Rolling Stones wrote an admiring song, "Sweet Black Angel," about her. James Baldwin said the police who fired from the blockade should be on trial. Committees in sup- port of Angela Davis formed in Black churches and at Stanford University. "We had our ears stuffed with Ange- la Davis," Alexander Solzhenitsyn re- called after escaping the USSR. "Little children in school were told to sign pe- titions in defense of Angela Davis." The CIA estimated in 1971 that five percent of the total Soviet propaganda effort was allocated to Angela Davis. A fter her trial, the all-white Cali- fornia jury faced the cameras and ex- plained its acquittal. They said that al- though Davis purchased the murder weapons, the prosecutor never proved that she induced Jonathan to use the shotgun to commit the crime. One ju- ror raised a clenched-fist salute. Most of the jurors joined Davis off premises at an acquittal celebration afterwards. Even her exoneration was fake. A fter her acquittal, Davis reclaimed her passport and flew out of the coun- try to recover at a Soviet resort. A few years later, she was awarded the Lenin Peace Prize, after the East German po- lice state nominated her. She was posi- tively mushy in her acceptance speech on soil hallowed by "Vladimir Ilyich Lenin" and his "glorious October Rev- olution," as breathless and wide-eyed as Marilyn Monroe. But sterling left-wing bona fides were no barrier to victimization by predatory race-conscious "revolution- aries" like George Jackson, who re- ferred to whites as snakes and bar- barians, and by sly enablers like Da- vis who usually didn't. Jackson pestered his radical white editor, Fay Stender, to smuggle weap- ons and explosives into the prison dur- ing her visits. This was the same wom- an who recruited French intellectual Jean Genet to write the forward to Jackson's book. She was also the at- torney who set up Jackson's legal de- fense fund. But when Stender balked at smuggling deadly contraband, Jack- son angrily broke off their relationship. One of Jackson's Communist com- rades, recently paroled prisoner Edward Glenn Brooks, broke into Stender's home, tied up her children and lesbian partner, and forced her to state: "I, Fay Stender, admit I betrayed George Jackson and the prison move- ment when they needed me most." Then he shot her several times, leav- ing her paralyzed below the waist, and in constant pain until her suicide about a year later. Fantasy Evening With a Homicidal Celebrity So why would the University of Southern Indiana invite someone of Angela Davis's character to deliver the keynote address at the 2020 Nel- son Mandela Social Justice Day next month? You'd have to ask Dr. Sakina Hughes, associate professor of history and chair of the Mandela Social Justice Commemoration Committee. Maybe she and her committee think Angela Davis would be a good role model for you or your adolescent chil- dren. Maybe they just want to rub el- bows with a real celebrity. Or maybe they admire murderous Communists with nine lives, who always morph and land on their feet. Whatever their reasoning, I think it's clear they don't have students' best interests at heart. File this one away for future reference. Something newsworthy? Give us a call—812-354-8500 Continued from page 8 THUG Continued from page 8 DEMONIZE Court Report FELONY Pike County Circuit Court Alberto Barrios charged with intim- idation, a level 6 felony. Brian S. Pride charged with count I operating a vehicle while intoxicat- ed, prior, a level 6 felony, and count II operating a vehicle while intoxicated. Shawn L. Parks charged with count I confinement, a level 6 felony, count II domestic battery committed in the presence of a child less than 16 years old, a level 6 felony, and count III inter- ference with the reporting of a crime. Robert W. Daugherty, Jr. charged with operating a vehicle with and ACE of .08 or more, prior, a level 6 felony. TRAFFIC AND MISDEMEANOR Pike County Circuit Court Michael Seals charged with count I contributing to the delinquency of a minor and count II possession of mar- ijuana. Kelly Gene-Clyde Skelton charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II operating a motor vehicle without ever receiving a license. Daniel T. Knott charged with count I possession of marijuana and count II possession of paraphernalia. Kavylier A. Coomes charged with count I operating a motor vehicle with- out ever receiving a license and count II possession of marijuana. Autiana F. Fields charged with pos- session of marijuana. CIVIL Pike County Circuit Court Portfolio Recovery Associates, LLC sues Cynthia Harrison on complaint. David Nalley and Kimberly Nalley sue Lincoln Baker and United Farm Family Mutual Insurance Company on complaint. MidFirst Bank sues Marsha F. Can- non on complaint. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance a/ s/o Whitehead sues Patty Bruce on complaint. Indiana Farm Bureau Insurance a/ s/o Lich sues Nathan Roberts on com- plaint. INFRACTIONS Pike County Circuit Court Elizabeth D. Grant-Kermode charged with speeding. Shane D. Owens charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Brooklyn N. Reavis charged with seatbelt violation. Beth A. Dawkins charged with speeding. Jimmy G. Ahrndt charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. C.M. Abrams charged with speed- ing. Rhonda J. Beasley charged with speeding. Christie Brake charged with driving while suspended. Megan R. Hartley charged with driv- ing while suspended. Bryant L. Baxter II charged with speeding. Ashton M. Cady charged with speed- ing, exceeding 70 mph. Richard Ronald Faulkner charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Austin P. Webster charged with speeding, exceeding 70 mph. Jonathan Buck charged with speed- ing, exceeding 30 mph. Emily J. Roark charged with speed- ing, exceeding 30 mph. Amanda G. Wood charged with speeding, exceeding 55 mph. Perry G. Miller charged with speed- ing, exceeding 55 mph. Continued from page 8 BEAT GOES ON more my heart sank. One could not fathom how these misery will af- fect the health of the people and economy of the areas affected. And this is a phe- nomenon that will affect a big segment of the popula- tion not only for days but months or even years. • • • Sometime in 1990 when we got hit by a tornado here in our own County, you surely remember all the challenges and misery we all had to go through. It of course was on a small scale event compared to what had happened in that section of the Philippines where the volcanic erup- tion took place and still is taking place, now seeming- ly on a quieter scale. Think about this as a scenario to play in one's mind. Imagine shutting off your electric and wa- ter supply for a week an- dimagine the frustration and inconvenience it will create. Imagine the im- pact it will have on sanita- tion, health and hygiene. We who are blessed with these comforts and conve- niences ought to be grate- ful for their availability. At the flick of a switchand a turn of the knob we have comforts we have for what we need. So the thing that con- stantly runs in my mind is in many ways, especial- ly during my term as the Health Officer of our Coun- ty, I am so grateful for the constant preparednessex- ercises we did and the con- stant checking into what available resources we have to sustain the lives and safety of our citizens in case disaster strikes. Examples are finding sources of clean water, generators to supply elec- tricity, buildings identi- fied as secure shelters, medical care and supplies needed for the injured and those who get ill, enforce- ment of law and order,etc, etc. I'm so ever grateful for those so many dedicated people who are entrusted with helping and who will- respond in times of need. I hope and pray we do not en- counter a big event that will disrupt our lives, and may those whose lives which are currently adversely af- fected by disasters whatev- er and wherever they may- be get the help they so bad- ly need. Wisdom of the week: When life gets too hard to stand, kneel. Continued from page 8 VOLCANO companies routinely leave packages containing valu- able merchandise on a doorstep if no one is home. That saves the expense of redelivery and saves recip- ients the expense of hav- ing to go pick up the pack- ages. In high-crime neigh- borhoods, delivery compa- nies leaving packages at the door or supermarkets leaving goods outside unat- tended would be equivalent to economic suicide. Fear- ing robberies, taxi drivers, including black drivers, of- ten refuse to accept tele- phone calls for home pick- ups and frequently pass prospective black custom- ers who hail them on the street. Plus, there's the in- sult associated with not be- ing able to receive pizzas or other deliveries on the same terms as people in other neighborhoods. Another often-over- looked impact of crime is lower property values. Homes that wouldn't fetch $10,000, $20,000 or $40,000 suddenly fetch hundreds of thousands when large num- bers of middle- and upper- income people purchase formerly run-down proper- ties and fix them up. This is called gentrification, where wealthier, predom- inantly white, people bid higher rental prices thus forcing out low-income res- idents. As a result of gen- trification, there is greater police protection and oth- er neighborhood amenities increase. Many make the errone- ous assumption that black people don't care about crime. But black people strongly disapprove of the day-to-day violence that's all too common in their communities. What com- pounds that problem is a deep mistrust of police in poor black neighborhoods. This distrust, along with fear of reprisals by black criminals, causes an at- mosphere of noncoopera- tion with the police. It cre- ates the "stop snitching" principle. This principle of snitches being worse than criminals themselves on- ly exacerbates the crime problem in black commu- nities by giving aid and comfort to the true ene- mies of the community — those who prey on the com- munity and have little fear of being brought to justice. In some cities, less than 10 % of murderers are ever charged. For decades, the prob- lems of blacks could be laid at the feet of racial dis- crimination. Our ances- tors started a civil rights struggle and won. Today, the most devastating prob- lems of blacks are entirely self-inflicted such as high illegitimacy, family break- down and unsafe communi- ties. These problems have little to do with civil rights. But as long as blacks buy into the notion that white racism is the source of their problems, the solu- tions will be elusive forever. Walter E. Williams is a professor of economics at George Mason University. Continued from page 8 CRIME There is growing appre- ciation for the notion that what's driving a sense that something is wrong in our nation is ambiguity regard- ing the sanctity of life. Let's pray that the court heeds these 207 members of Congress and starts re- thinking the Roe v. Wade decision. Star Parker is president of the Center for Urban Re- newal and Education and author of the new book "Nec- essary Noise: How Donald Trump Inflames the Culture War and Why This is Good News for America," avail- able now at starparker.com Continued from page 8 RETHINK On the Republican side of the aisle, President Donald Trump says the drug companies "get away with murder" and that he wants to force down drug pric- es, however possible. CNBC recently noted that attack- ing drug companies is one of the re- maining bipartisan activities in Wash- ington. Now, I will openly confess that I have received funding from the pharmaceu- tical industry, but even I find fault from time to time with some of the pricing activities of Big Pharma. It is outra- geous that the public often has to pay twice for drugs developed here than what the Canadians, the Germans and the Japanese pay. But it is an industry that should be celebrated, not denigrated. It's the ulti- mate example of how free market capi- talism and the profit motive save lives. The New York Times recently wrote an editorial protesting high drug pric- es charged to consumers. It wrote: "The proposed law would enable the Health and Human Services secretary to negotiate prices directly with drug- makers on as many as 250 prescription drugs that Medicare spends the most money on. It would cap the final price based on the average paid by several peer nations, including Australia, Brit- ain and Canada. The pharmaceutical industry could lose as much as $1 tril- lion in profits over a decade, and as a result would bring roughly eight to 15 fewer drugs to market during that time period (out of the 300 or so that would be expected), the Congressional Bud- get Office estimates." By the way, that is only during the first eight, 10 or 12 years, while the firms hold the patent for the new drug, which can easily cost $1 billion or more to invent and test. Then, prices for drugs, vaccines and medical equip- ment fall forever after, and radically, thus benefiting all of humanity. To its credit, The New York Times conceded that drug price controls will save con- sumers money but will also delay for a year—or two or three—the introduc- tion of new drugs. It came down on the side of lower prices. But if we go in this direction, we should recognize the trade-off. Econ- omist Milton Friedman used to say that when government regulation or price controls delay the introduction of a new drug that saves thousands of lives a year, the government policies are, in effect, killing thousands of peo- ple a year. A one-year delay can cost the life of a superstar like Freddie Mercury or a loved one who has cancer. Is it worth it? You decide. Stephen Moore is the Distinguished Visiting Fellow for Project for Econom- ic Growth at The Heritage Foundation. er to maintain a working relationship for the greater good. The 2016 presidential election and the 2019 Special General Conference of the United Methodist Church mirrored the cul- tural divide in America. The rancor among the delegates and electorate of both events brought to the surface the political, social, and moral debate that has been raging for decades. What is the future of the United Method- ist Church? If the proposal passes as writ- ten, it will be painful for every United Meth- odist Church. Each Annual Conference will have to vote to attach itself to a Progres- sive, Orthodox, or an unnamed organiza- tion. In addition, every church will have to vote whether to remain with its conference or chart a new course. Whether this proposed amicable sep- aration would become policy is to be de- termined at the General Conference that will be held in May at Minneapolis. Until then, the United Methodist Church is ex- periencing a time of uncertainty, anxiety, and stress. My take is this. The church is called to do ministry, and this we shall do. Allow me to quote from Bishop Gary Mueller as to how we as the local church-the church on the frontlines of missions and evangelism should react. "The future of your church is not dependent upon what happens in the United Methodist Church. Don't let the uncertainty, or brokenness, paralyze you. Move ahead boldly and confidently. Your church will still be part of the Body of Christ. Your church will still make disciples of Jesus Christ. Your church will still form deeper disciples. And your church will still equip and send disciples to transform lives, communities and the world." Each of us has been enabled to do minis- try in our unique location at this unique pe- riod. We are a unique group of people and possess a unique history enmeshed within our community and we are striving to be- come the church Jesus wants us to be. Christ desires that we continue as our mission to make disciples of Jesus Christ, who make disciples equipped and sent to transform lives, communities, and the world." Therefore, let each of us continue to em- brace Christ and the Church. We are part of the Body of Christ. This challenges us to act like it! Love Jesus, follow Jesus, grow in Jesus, and be transformed in Jesus. Let the Church say amen and continue to share Jesus in ways that make it clear He is our Savior and sustainer of life! All are wel- come to worship with us. No person is to be denied access to the church to worship, re- pent, find peace, and be accepted. Our focus must remain true worship and true discipleship of Christ so we may be His witnesses. Regardless of affiliation, each church is local and part of the body of Christ. We are bound together in time, loca- tion, and events-which makes us a commu- nity-regardless of denomination. Jesus makes all the difference to the world! Let us continue to reach out to all. Think about it LOUIE CAMPBELL Sales Professional lcampbell@patriotonline.com CALL OR TEXT 812-899-6267 @LouieYourCarGuy HWY. 64 W. • PRINCETON "Quite Simply, A Better Experience!" Looking for a Great Deal On Your Next Vehicle?