Sunday, September 15, 2013

THE NEXT TIME YOU HEAR ABOUT THE NASTY LIBERALS IN ACADEMIA

just remember this: Ted Cruz not only went to Princeton, he studied under one of the leading rightwing  professors, Robert George:
Washington Builds a Bugaboo
How does Senator Ted Cruz tick off liberals? Let us count the ways.
SEP 23, 2013, VOL. 19, NO. 03 • BY ANDREW FERGUSON
WEEKLY STANDARD

At Princeton Cruz pursued his interest in the Constitution under Robert George, the well-known political philosopher whose course in constitutional interpretation is considered one of the toughest at Princeton.

“The course attracts a self-selected group of students, a lot of them superstars,” George said. “I’ve taught thousands and thousands of students, and Ted is easily in the top 10. He was so interested in the theory and ideas, I thought he’d go to law school and get a good clerkship somewhere, and then become a professor.”

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