Land of the free

Meanwhile, over the Atlantic, Newt Gingrich continues to protect Freedom, Democracy and the American way:

We ought to say to [state university] campuses, it’s over…We should say to state legislatures, why are you making us pay for this? Boards of regents are artificial constructs of state law. Tenure is an artificial social construct. Tenure did not exist before the twentieth century, and we had free speech before then. You could introduce a bill that says, proof that you’re anti-American is grounds for dismissal.

(quoted at Brian Leiter's blog)