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{{Otherpeople|David Horowitz}}

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'''David Horowitz''' is a conservative author and political commentator. In  the [[1960s]] he was a [[Marxism|Marxist]] in the American [[New Left]] movement, but today holds [[conservative]] views. Because of this evolution, he is often dubbed a [[neoconservative]]. 

(contracted; show full)re political tests to be explicitly applied in the hiring process itself. Prospective applicants would be identified as "liberal" or "conservative" based either on their political party registeration or on the subjective decision of an evaluator within the process. Horowitz also charges the campus Left as having heavily slanted courses and reading lists towards a Left-liberal interpretation of history and society, implicitly or explicitly excluding non left-of-center points of view.  


Horowitz was [[Pieing|hit with a pie in the face]] by [[left-wing]] activists during a lecture given at [[Butler University]], just days after similar incidents at [[Western Michigan University]], during a speech by conservative writer and talk-show host [[Pat Buchanan]], and at [[Earlham College]], during a speech given by conservative writer and activist [[Bill Kristol]].⏎
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==Projects==
In 2004 Horowitz launched [[Discover the Networks]] (DSN), a conservative watchdog project that monitors the relationships between groups and individuals on the political left in the United States. DSN claims to research the political activities and financial supporters of its subjects and publicizes connections between prominent liberal figures and [[communist]], [[socialist]], [[Arab]] [[terrorist]] and other organizations described as extremist by the group. 

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Critics of Horowitz' DSN project consider it to be little more than an attempt to revive 1950s style blacklists and guilt by association tactics{{fact}}.

[[Jack E. White]], of [[TIME]] magazine, described Horowitz as a "real live bigot."[http://www.mediatransparency.org/reprints/horowitz_bigot.htm]


Horowitz was [[Pieing|hit with a pie in the face]] by [[left-wing]] activists during a lecture given at [[Butler University]], just days after similar incidents at [[Western Michigan University]], during a speech by conservative writer and talk-show host [[Pat Buchanan]], and at [[Earlham College]], during a speech given by conservative writer and activist [[Bill Kristol]].⏎
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==Books==
Horowitz has written many books and pamphlets, including:
* ''Student: The Political Activities of the Berkeley Students'', (1962, this was his leftist period)
* ''Empire and Revolution: A Radical Interpretation of Contemporary History'', (1970 ISBN 0394708563)
* ''Corporations and the Cold War'', edited and with an introduction by David Horowitz (1970 ISBN 0853451605)
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