[Fred Nerks]

Ann Druyan - a former secretary of F.A.S., Druyan is an open Marxist. In 1998 she endorsed a New York event commemorating the 150th anniversary of Karl Marx's "Communist Manifesto".

[Fred Nerks]

Harlow Shapley - a prominent astronomer. Shapley had been involved in at least 25 Communist Party fronts.

Academic Freedom, Free Speech, and Harlow Shapley

"Academic freedom is much more restrictive than free speech, as one is concerned with free enquiry within a scientifically-established body of thought, while the other is concerned with the liberty of any individual to express his personal thoughts. One of the more notorious episodes of a scientist confusing academic freedom with free speech is the attempt of Harlow Shapley, a director of Harvard College Observatory, to halt publication of Immanuel Velikovsky's book Worlds in Collision..."

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[SunkenCiv]

Wow, Sagan’s widow, what a surprise. :’) Thanks FN!