[OutsiderFan]

Stanford has released a statement:

"Dr. Atlas has expressed views that are inconsistent with the university’s approach in response to the pandemic. Dr. Atlas’s statements reflect his personal views, not those of the Hoover Institution or the university." https://news.stanford.edu/2020/11/16/sta...ott-atlas/

Too bad his statements reflect poorly on the university, whether or not the university wants it to. Also, let's dump the Hoover Institute.

This is a start by Stanford. Hopefully some momentum builds to go further, because that statement is not very strong. 

I don't know about dumping the Hoover Institute. It has done some good things and probably can in the future.  Sure would be nice to see it start standing up for democracy because it is clearly obvious more influential institutions must work to repudiate the fascism gripping the Republican Party. There are elected federal office holders questioning a free and fair election, and urging a State Secretary of State to throw out legally cast ballots to help someone "win" a lost state. This is straight up tactics from authoritarian countries and has NO place in the United States. If the Hoover Institute agrees, it would be good to keep it. If it isn't going to stand up to this nonsense, ya, dump it, post haste.

[OutsiderFan]

Stanford has released a statement:

"Dr. Atlas has expressed views that are inconsistent with the university’s approach in response to the pandemic. Dr. Atlas’s statements reflect his personal views, not those of the Hoover Institution or the university." https://news.stanford.edu/2020/11/16/sta...ott-atlas/

Too bad his statements reflect poorly on the university, whether or not the university wants it to. Also, let's dump the Hoover Institute.

This is a start by Stanford. Hopefully some momentum builds to go further, because that statement is not very strong. 

I don't know about dumping the Hoover Institute. It has done some good things and probably can in the future.  Sure would be nice to see it start standing up for democracy because it is clearly obvious more influential institutions must work to repudiate the fascism gripping the Republican Party. There are elected federal office holders questioning a free and fair election, and urging a State Secretary of State to throw out legally cast ballots to help someone "win" a lost state. This is straight up tactics from authoritarian countries and has NO place in the United States. If the Hoover Institute agrees, it would be good to keep it. If it isn't going to stand up to this nonsense, ya, dump it, post haste.