Former professor warns: Sending your kids to college may be the WORST thing you can do



Our college campuses have become breeding grounds for woke cults, former Portland State University professor Peter Boghossian argues, and the rest of society has suffered because of it. But what can we do about it?

Peter, who escaped the cult of academia, joins the "Glenn Beck Podcast" to discuss how the dangerous ideologies that started in our schools have now spread nationwide as people abandon reality for "anti-civics" and global elites work to transform our lives without inviting us to the table.

"You don't want to learn things that are false, it's better to not do it at all," Peter told Glenn. "We have institutions now that are teaching people things that are totally untethered to reality. They're just clearly false. They're demonstrably false."

Peter used the example of "fat studies" to demonstrate the dangers of indoctrinating students with false ideologies.

"My mom died from complications of type-2 diabetes. She struggled with her weight her whole life, and now we have people — ideologues with jobs for life — teaching 'fat studies', telling people about 'fat acceptance,'" he said. "This is a horror show ... and young women are particularly susceptible to it. It's far better that my daughter does not go into one of those environments."

Peter said he has advised his own daughter to choose a vocational school or apprenticeship over college, and warned other parents that "people outside the universities, they don't understand how bad it is."

Watch the video clip below or find the full podcast here.



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College's basketball announcer fired after comparing opponents to Antifa: 'They might go to jail, but they get out right away.' And he refuses to apologize.



The play-by-play announcer for Montana State University women's basketball was fired after comparing players from Portland State University to "Antifa after a riot," 406MTSports.com reported.

"They might go to jail, but they get out right away," Mark Martello broadcasted following what he believed was a lack of called fouls against Portland State in a late January game, the outlet said. "They can get away with it."

He also compared the city of Portland to the south side of Chicago, the outlet added.

What are the details?

Martello — who was calling the game for ESPN+ and LEARFIELD's Bobcat Sports Properties, Montana State's multimedia rights holder, the outlet said — offered commentary during the fourth quarter regarding Portland State center Rhema Ogele.

"Ogele, from Saint Ignatius College [Prep] in Chicago, which is south side. You've heard of [it]," Martello said. "Portland not much different, I don't think, these days."

Montana State's Mark Martello compares Portland to South Side of Chicagoyoutu.be

The outlet said Martello added in a text with a laughing emoji that he's "been to the south side, a lot. Portland looked worse when we were there last year."

Later in the quarter, Martello complained there were no referee calls after a Montana State Bobcats player "got fouled two or three times" — and then lowered the Antifa boom.

"Evidently, 'Cats are up 19, Portland can get away with whatever they're going to get away with," Martello said. "Portland's like Antifa after a riot. They might go to jail, but they get out right away. They can get away with it."

Martello soon apologized: "Uh-oh. I shouldn't say stuff like that. I'm sorry." Montana State beat Portland State 71-56.

Montana State’s Mark Martello compares Portland to antifayoutu.be

What happened next?

Joe Terry of Big Sky Valhalla tweeted about Martello's words the same day as the game — Jan. 22 — and also copied Leon Castillo, Montana State's director of athletics. On Jan. 23, Terry tweeted that he'd heard Martello had been fired.

Martello told 406mtsports.com that Tom Boman — LEARFIELD'S vice president of broadcast operations — fired him because of Terry's tweets.

But Martello wouldn't apologize.

"I am taking responsibility for what came out of my mouth," Martello soon texted to 406mtsports.com. "I will miss the team and coaches. There will be no apology, no one was harmed."

The outlet said he also texted that "this is part of the world we live in, a big reason why I hate social media. Dumb thing to say maybe, but firing me represents MONTANA values? I think not. MSU promotes Portland values, in Montana. Kneeling is fine, political warm-ups are no problem, but some radio yahoo making wise cracks is a capital offense. Everything I said was true. I guess the truth hurts."

After reaching out to Martello for comment, the Post Millennial said he replied with the following: "As a taxpaying citizen of Montana, I am deeply offended that my tax money goes to institutions that defend terrorism. As a sportscaster, I say lighten up, it was a joke"

MSU in a press release said Martello "has been removed from Montana State's radio broadcast team" and that the decision was made by LEARFIELD. No reason was given in the press release. LEARFIELD and ESPN declined to comment, 406mtsport.com said.

However, the outlet said the Portland State athletic department provided a statement: "That type of commentary has no place in the description of a college basketball game. The portrayal of Portland State was both inaccurate and inappropriate. We appreciate that Montana State acknowledges that as well."

Apart from his now-defunct announcer gig, Martello is a realtor and the CFO of Z's Meze Market, a Mediterranean restaurant in Bozeman he co-founded, 406mtsport.com said.

How are folks reacting?

While a sports columnist for the Portland Oregonian didn't much care for Martello's "pathetic act," others on Twitter didn't see it that way:

  • "What’s the big deal? I thought Antifa wasn’t real and mostly peaceful," one commenter said.
  • "Speaking facts is a pathetic act?" another user asked rhetorically. "Portland is a dump."
  • "That announcer nailed it," a commenter said in response to one of Terry's tweets. "Have you been downtown or watched national or local news at all the past year and a half?"
  • "Unprofessional but he’s not wrong," a user said in regard to Martello's words.
  • "Commie filth ... [in] ... Portland do what they want when they want," another commenter declared. "They face zero ramifications."

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Peter Boghossian resigns from Portland State University, says students 'are not being taught to think'



After more than a decade teaching at Portland State University, Peter Boghossian has resigned and publicly shared his resignation letter which heavily criticizes the institution.

Boghossian, who noted that he is resigning as assistant professor of philosophy, said that students at the school are not getting "taught to think" and that faculty and administrators are pushing intolerance of divergent viewpoints.

Here's an excerpt from his letter:

I never once believed — nor do I now — that the purpose of instruction was to lead my students to a particular conclusion. Rather, I sought to create the conditions for rigorous thought; to help them gain the tools to hunt and furrow for their own conclusions. This is why I became a teacher and why I love teaching.

But brick by brick, the university has made this kind of intellectual exploration impossible. It has transformed a bastion of free inquiry into a Social Justice factory whose only inputs were race, gender, and victimhood and whose only outputs were grievance and division.

Students at Portland State are not being taught to think. Rather, they are being trained to mimic the moral certainty of ideologues. Faculty and administrators have abdicated the university's truth-seeking mission and instead drive intolerance of divergent beliefs and opinions. This has created a culture of offense where students are now afraid to speak openly and honestly.

Boghossian wrote that "it became increasingly clear to me that the incidents of illiberalism I had witnessed over the years were not just isolated events, but part of an institution-wide problem." He said that, "The more I spoke out about these issues, the more retaliation I faced."

He explained that he feels morally bound to relinquish his position in order live by his principles.

"While I am grateful for the opportunity to have taught at Portland State for over a decade, it has become clear to me that this institution is no place for people who intend to think freely and explore ideas," he noted. "This is not the outcome I wanted. But I feel morally obligated to make this choice. For ten years, I have taught my students the importance of living by your principles. One of mine is to defend our system of liberal education from those who seek to destroy it. Who would I be if I didn't?"

The institution said in a statement that it did not have a comment about the man's statement of resignation.

"Portland State has always been and will continue to be a welcoming home for free speech and academic freedom," the university's statement declared, according to Fox News. "We believe that those practices are not in conflict with our core institutional values of student success; racial justice and equity; and proactive engagement with our community. As with all personnel matters, we have no comment on Dr. Boghossian's statement of resignation."

Boghossian noted on Twitter that while he does not view himself as a conservative, he has been inundated with invitations to do interviews with conservative media, but he has not received any requests from liberal media.

"I've been deluged with requests to appear on conversative media regarding my resignation from PSU," Boghossian tweeted. "And yet, I don't consider myself a conservative. I've received zero requests for interviews with liberal media. I'd enjoy having a conversation with you @maddow @npr @msnbc," he wrote.

I’ve been deluged with requests to appear on conversative media regarding my resignation from PSU. And yet, I don’t… https://t.co/HlxWzanRkC

— Peter Boghossian (@peterboghossian) 1631135524.0

Portland State Prof Resigns Over ‘Ideological Intolerance’ at University

A philosophy professor at Portland State University who earned national prominence for his critiques of critical theory scholarship resigned Wednesday, accusing university administrators of enabling an environment of "ideological intolerance" and harassment toward him.

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'American Friends for Hamas' asks Portland college students for donations to 'destroy Israel' — and the woke youngsters are only too happy to help



Ami Horowitz — a creator of digital shorts that throw conservative light on sociopolitical issues — is at it again.

What are the details?

Horowitz decided to pay a visit recently to left-wing bastion Portland State University to pose as a worker for "American Friends for Hamas" — a made-up group — who asks students to pledge donations in order to assist the terrorism-loving organization to carry out its mission to "destroy Israel."

And boy, did Horowitz lay it on thick for the camera.

"We're not your father's terrorist organization," he told students without a hint of tongue in cheek. "We've kind of evolved beyond that. It's still kind of what we do, but we've kind of rebuilt and rebranded ourselves and, you know ... Hamas is where it's at!"

Image source: YouTube screenshot

Horowitz even added the telltale rolling tongue on the "H" for extra Middle Eastern authenticity.

He proceeded to tell students that his group was raising money to help "fund operations against Israel" — and that they were looking to hit "soft targets" in "civilian populations" such as cafes, schools, hospitals, and places of worship to "make 'em feel it."

And no students seen in the video ran for the hills upon hearing Horowitz's genocidal pitches.

"That's the only way you can fight back, really," he said.

Horowitz even likened a "suicide bomber" to "kind of like the poor man's F-15."

"Right, right," one student responded in apparent agreement.

'We're looking to destroy Israel'

Further on in the open-air chats, Horowitz described "American Friends for Hamas" as "next-level BDS" — the acronym for the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement — and "we're looking to wipe Israel off the map … we're looking to destroy Israel."

He added that "we don't want just Gaza, we want to have all of Israel."

Incredibly Horowitz also told at least one student that "to get peace you first gotta destroy some stuff, you know?"

How did students react?

There was no apparent pushback from students on the video Horowitz produced.

"I actually have been learning in this last school year about everything that's going on over there," one student told him. "So, I like the sound of what you're doing, it sounds like the right thing to do."

Another student said, "I'm totally against the Israeli genocide."

The video captured a number of students pledging to "American Friends for Hamas" in relatively small dollar amounts — all for the cause of killing off Israel. Horowitz wrote in a Fox News op-ed that it took him only about an hour to raise "hundreds of dollars for Hamas."

Check it out:

Watch me raise money for Hamas to kill Jewsyoutu.be