State Rep. Steve Nass is apparently undeterred in his campaign to ideologically cleanse the University of Wisconsin System, despite the fact that a little principle known as “academic freedom” always seems to get in his way.
After unsuccessful attempts to ban speakers and fire faculty, the Whitewater Republican now is going after a well-regarded radio and print news service called Workers Independent News, which is headed by Frank Emspak, a professor at the UW-Extension’s School for Workers.