This is CBS Eye on the World. Here's John Batchelor.

This is CBS, I on the World. I'm John Batchel. Peter Berkowitz of the Hoover Institution,

writing his column at Real Clear Politics, completely presents to me a new

phenomenon, which is the New York Times giving 4,000 words to someone who is not a New York

Times correspondent. In this case, it was a very prominent Harvard professor of psychology,

Stephen Pinker. I look up, because I don't know these things,

I look up Stephen Pinker. He's a Canadian American. He is a very prominent, popular science author.

That's the Wikipedia definition of him. He's young and he's vigorous in his arguments about evolutionary biology and psychology fine

but at the same time he's written an essay the harvard derangement syndrome peter a very good evening

to you i do not see this i don't usually read long essays in the new york times i glanced at

the headlines above the fold and then then I'm off to London.

But Mr. Pinker, as I understand, has come to a defense of Harvard University,

and the twist here is that he's also a critic of Harvard University.

First, his defense, what is the case that he's making for 4,000 words? Good evening.

Good evening, Jen. Yes, one has to emphasize that your typical op-ed in the New York Times is about 800 words.

This is five times the length of your typical op-ed. And his defense is sort of implied in the title title Harvard derangement syndrome. The argument is that

right-wing rhetoric about Harvard has gone off the rails. It's unhinged. And he does quote

some harsh, harsh language that conservatives have used. It called Harvard, you know, a national disgrace, a woke madrasa, a Maoist indoctrination

camp, and more.

And President Trump himself has used some choice terms.

He said that he's called Harvard an anti-Semitic, far-left institution, a liberal mess, and a threat to democracy, and more.

So some of this invective, I think he's right, is not helpful to the cause.

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