Perhaps there is a defense to be made, though, from the observation that while McDonald's serves burgers, Chez Pierre serves filet mignon. And perhaps there is an argument to be made that the world needs filet mignon, if only to preserve the experience of fine dining. But on analysis of Perley and Tanguay's three pillars, however, we find that the merit is not in the meat. Let us consider the first pillar, academic freedom. I too support academic freedom but wonder why it is the exclusive domain of tenured university professors.
Academic freedom belongs in the hands of the students.
And not only in the hands of students - enshrined not only in the American Bill of Rights, but in constitutions around the world, are freedoms of expression, the press, and of religion, among others. Not so in a university classroom. Students have little or no protection against the overwhelming weight of their professors' opinions. And while some enlightened teachers of wisdom and reason allow students their own foibles, the vast majority direct the masses with the unremitting hand of the conductor. Perley and Tanguay don't say it in so many words, but they might as well have.