At Florida State, have a Koch with a Smile

Or a smirk, or perhaps an evil grin! That's the message from the Economics Department at one of the great Florida Public Universities, after David Rasmussen, Libertarian Dean of FSU's Department of Social Sciences, made a pact with the Devil and accepted a $1.5 Million gift from Tea Party financier Charles Koch in exchange for the Koch Foundation picking and choosing 2 like minded Professors and dictating curriculum and mandatory reading. Students will be gifted copies of Atlas Shrugged for their dutiful compliance and indoctrination.

Florida State is a Nationally Ranked, PUBLIC University!!!! It's funded, in part, by Federal and State dollars, though the latter has been cut to the bone because of a GOP State Legislature determined to do their level best to defund everything labeled Public, necessitating FSU and all other Public Universities in the State to increase Tuition and seek new sources of funding.

This fine university has been the recipient of many financial gifts over the years but NONE came with strings attached to teach and mold economic ideology, and for a measly $1.5 Million! This is craven, influence peddling at its worst and should not be tolerated by the University, Alumni or Students.

There is only one appropriate action for this storied University. Give the money back to Koch! And do it with a flashmob and a smile and watch the donations pour in!