David Gelernter is apparently one of the few conservatives now to be found on the faculty of Yale University. He and Milt (another Yale faculty veteran) discuss his new book, America-Lite, which analyzes the rise of the ideological left on the American campus and traces what Gelernter views as its malign influence upon American culture and politics.

We’re joined by Peter Wyatt Wood, an anthropologist by training and president of the National Association of Scholars. We talk with Peter about his work at NAS, the coarsening of the college campus, and the increased political correctness of some of the most prestigious universities in the country.

What goes on in and around Chicago? We talk edwith one of the finest feature writers in the business, the Chicago Tribune’s Ron Grossman. Topics included the quality of undergraduate education, the overrun of the academy by political correctness (including a story about one academic’s quest to question the sexuality of Sherlock Holmes), and the political history of Chicago.