Of course, the NEA is hardly the only cultural institution in American society beset by moral chaos. The humanities departments of American colleges and universities are, if anything, in even worse shape, and for the same reason. They, too, have embraced the ethic of transgression dictated by the adversary culture. The sad truth is that much that goes on in the name of humanistic education today is little more than a carnival of perversity. It is orchestrated by college-bred gender-race-class radicals who are bent not on getting an education but on “testing the boundaries” of acceptable behavior—as if that were what the privilege of liberal learning is all about. It is a further testimony of the moral chaos in which our society is mired that such antics are not only tolerated but also positively encouraged by pusillanimous college administrators who long ago reneged on their responsibility as educators and who can be counted upon to meet ...

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