Professors' Politics Draw Lawmakers Into the Fray - New York Times

Professors' Politics Draw Lawmakers Into the Fray - New York Times: "A committee held two hearings last month in Pittsburgh and has scheduled another for Jan. 9 in Philadelphia. A final report with any recommendations for legislative remedy is due in June.

The investigation comes at a time when David Horowitz, a conservative commentator and president of the Center for the Study of Popular Culture, has been lobbying more than a dozen state legislatures to pass an 'Academic Bill of Rights' that he says would encourage free debate and protect students against discrimination for expressing their political beliefs."