| | David N. Gibbs: The CIA is Back on Campus |
 | | While pundits never tire of the cliché that American universities are dominated by leftist faculty, who are hostile toward the objectives of established foreign policies, the reality is altogether different: The CIA has become "a growing force on campus," according to a recent article in the Wall Street Journal. |
 | | In 1997, University of Kentucky historian George C. Herring wrote a caustic account of his experiences as a member of the CIA's Historical Advisory Committee, which is supposed to provide independent advice and supervision for the Agency's declassification activities. |
 | | During the Cold War, a major objection to the social systems of the Soviet Union and its allies was that the universities lacked independence from government doctrine, and that social scientists in those countries acted as mere adjuncts to the propaganda, intelligence, and security agencies of the state. |
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