Propaganda machine attacking UT, Richard Leshin, San Antonio Express-News, June 11, 2014

On one hand, you have a world-ranked university with Nobel-prize winning faculty and graduates, such as Adm. William McRaven, who are literally and figuratively changing the world.

On the other you have a web of extremist special-interest groups who blanket their grassroots organizations and the lawmakers beholden to them with false information, innuendo and cherry-picked facts to paint a picture of a university that is purportedly rampant with corruption and fiscal mismanagement. Their fliers, mailers and “news” outlets feverishly churn out hyperbolic content intended to support their narrative and persuade voters and lawmakers that there is something “illegal” “rotten” and “corrupt” happening at UT.

But just because they say so, doesn’t make it true. Unfortunately, if it keeps getting reprinted, retweeted, reposted and repeated, people start believing it. But let’s look at the facts.

Sex Is Complicated, Jillian Keenan, Slate, June 4, 2014 Continue reading →