NYU Hires Radical Who Made False Accusations

NYU has done it again, going further left by the day. In a highly irresponsible move, NYU has now hired Talia Lavin. Those who recognize that name know Ms. Lavin resigned from the New Yorker after falsely accusing a disabled war hero of having a Nazi tattoo. Ms. Lavin was hired to teach a course called “Reporting on the far right.”

According to the Wrap, NYU’s official faculty bio billed Lavin as an expert in “far-right extremism and social justice”. As someone who has made horrible accusations against an innocent person, she seems an odd choice to consider an expert. Unless it is on false accusations.

Social Justice should not be a course in an institution such as NYU. This makes a mockery of NYU. Even a liberal NYU student raised questions on this decision. “I sympathize with Lavin’s politics,” the student said. “But I don’t know why someone who had to quit their journalism job for falsely implying someone is a Nazi should be teaching at NYU.”

Clear and Present Bias

She has made these accusations based on no evidence. Her bias shows clearly in her behavior. While sadly there is virtually no diversity of thought among professors in today’s universities, this just makes the bias even more obvious. If NYU is offering such a course, they should offer a course on reporting on the far left as well.



Despite what the mainstream media and academia say, leftists have perpetuated numerous acts of violence. A member of Occupy Wall Street tried to kill Obama. The shooter who almost killed Steve Scalise was a leftist Bernie supporter. Numerous attacks by ANTIFA have occurred since the election of President Trump.



Hiring a person who falsely accused an innocent man of being a Nazi is wrong. Being willing to throw accusations around and slandering an innocent person should not be the qualities sought by academia. They could do better. Instead they will be bringing on someone who never even apologized for creating fear and throwing around falsehoods.



