Rhetorical Outbursts

That cracking sound you hear is the foundation of liberal academia at Boston College beginning to crumble under the weight of truth spoken by Dinesh D’Souza.

I’d love to see the video of D’Souza taking apart the “star professor” and head of the religion center at BC, Alan Wolfe. Then we could see for ourselves whether D’Souza’s account of the debate is accurate:

During the cross-examination, I asked Wolfe a series of simple questions about the Muslim world. What percentage of Muslims around the globe live in a democracy? He had no idea. Which is the largest Muslim country in the world? He answered, “India,” which is not a Muslim country at all. (The correct answer is Indonesia, which also happens to be a democracy.) I then asked him to name the world’s second largest Muslim democracy? Once again Wolfe ventured, “India?” (The correct answer is Bangladesh.) And on it went. I looked into the audience and saw many students, including Wolfe’s fans, with their mouths open. They couldn’t believe that one of their college’s most distinguished professors had been exposed as a complete ignoramus.

Sounds like it would be fun to watch. I’ve read D’Souza’s books: What’s so Great About America and The Enemy at Home. I thought he gave too much credit to the “they-hate-us-because-we’re-immoral” argument in The Enemy at Home. Islamic extremists are less pious and pure than they are cracked-up to be. The 9/11 hijackers at the strip club in Florida is one example among many. Still, his books are thought-provoking and well-written. He certainly knows what he’s talking about, more so than Alan Wolfe does.

So why is BC afraid to release the video? Not because it doesn’t meet their academic standards, but because they’re embarrassed that Wolfe doesn’t.