For Academic Anarchy

This is to invite your attention to my column that has just appeared in the magazine Education World.

However, this is a mangled version.

We are therefore fortunate that www.indefenceofliberty.org has carried the full piece.

The article lambastes the idea of a role of The State in education.

It makes a case for total academic freedom - or "academic anarchy" - by arguing, with telling examples, how the ministry of education is a propaganda arm of The State.

The crux of the argument is based on the model of the free press, which functions perfectly well without any official censorship. Indeed, the press sees the ministry of information & broadcasting as nothing but a propaganda arm. The article exhorts the free press to champion academic freedom on the same lines that they champion journalistic freedom today.

To access the unabridged text click here.