Leaked emails: Hoover academic conspiring with College Republicans to conduct "opposition research"

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When you connect the dots, as @studentactivism does here, you get a picture of Niall Ferguson as a guy lucky to still have a job at @Stanford AT ALL, as opposed to merely having to give up his volunteer role as faculty advisor to a student committee.

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Via @Sorry_What_Now: Senior Hoover fellow enlists college Republicans in bumbling conspiracy to oppo research and "grind" and "intimidate" liberals. No doubt this was for campus diversity of thought.

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Leaked emails show Hoover academic conspiring with College Republicans to conduct ‘opposition research’ on student

May 31, 2018

Brian Contreras
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Ada Statler
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Emails between the Hoover Institution’s Niall Ferguson and well-known Republican student activists John Rice-Cameron ’20 and Max Minshull ’20 reveal coordination on “opposition research” against progressive activist Michael Ocon ’20 — referenced as “Mr. O” — and efforts to shore up support among members of the Cardinal Conversations steering committee.

Ferguson resigned from his leadership role in the Cardinal Conversations program on April 16, after Provost Persis Drell became aware of the email chain.

“I very much regret the publication of these emails. I also regret having written them,” Ferguson wrote in a statement to The Daily.
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Ferguson himself is well-known for his conservative views. He made headlines in March for organizing a conference of 30 white male historians.

[Iliyah]

1. Republicans are creating an army of young people to

be the opposition to freedom, compassion, love, friendship, tolerance, caring, sharing, democracy, hopefulness, to name a few.

Republicans' goal - anger, hatred, intolerance, no freedom, no democracy. They are now the party of hate.

[sdfernando]

2. To Ferguson: No you don't regret writing those emails

you regret getting caught!