Off Base on PC; More on “The Question”; Who Are Terrorists in Turkey?

Editors:

It is true, as Dennis Wrong wrote (“PR on PC” Spring 1994) that political correctness has been widely discredited and often ridiculed (though it is significant that this happens far more often outside than inside academia). However, the fact remains that these critiques had little practical impact: the general notion of PC may be discredited, but most of its specifics survive, are deeply entrenched, and continue to have a considerable impact on academic discourse.<...