Alumni, Free Speech, and Intellectual Diversity

Written By James Bacon

I'd much rather communicate through the written word than the spoken word, but the American Council of Trustees and Alumni took the trouble of interviewing me and breaking down the video into bite-sized, easily digestible morsels -- call them Bacon Bits -- so it would be churlish of me not to make them available to the Jefferson Council.Although the interview took place last fall, the topics are relevant today. Above, I've posted one of the nuggets: on the importance of intellectual diversity. All the clips can be accessed below:On the Founding of the Jefferson CouncilOn the Importance of the Intellectually Diverse CampusOn How Alumni Can Promote Intellectual Diversity on CampusOn Ideological PolarizationOn the Importance of Intellectual HumilityOn Creating Coalitions within the Alumni Free Speech MovementOn How the Jefferson Council Engages with All Alumni-- JAB

James Bacon

After a 25-year career in Virginia journalism, James A. Bacon founded Bacon’s Rebellion in 2002 a blog with the goal of “Reinventing Virginia for the 21st Century.” Its focus is on building more prosperous, livable and sustainable communities. In recent years he has concentrated more on the spread of “woke” ideology in K-12 schools, the criminal justice system, higher education, and medicine.

In 2021, he co-founded The Jefferson Council to preserve free speech, intellectual diversity, and the Jeffersonian legacy at his alma mater the University of Virginia. He previously served as the organization’s executive director, now serving as congributing editor.

Aside from blogging, Bacon writes books. His first was Boomergeddon: How Runaway Deficits Will Bankrupt the Country and Ruin Retirement for Aging Baby Boomers — And What You Can Do About It, followed by Maverick Miner: How E. Morgan Massey Became a Coal Industry Legend and a work of science fiction, Dust Mites: the Siege of Airlock Three.

A Virginian through-and-through, Bacon lives in Richmond with his wife Laura.

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