Ben Carson: Education Dept. Should Police Colleges for ‘Extreme Political Bias’

Ben Carson has frequently railed against the media in order to establish himself as a presidential candidate who refuses to abide by standards of political correctness. Even so, that apparently won’t stop him from taking action as president to punish colleges that show “extreme political bias” in speech around the classroom.

Carson was asked about whether he’d take down the Department of Education during a Q&A with Glenn Beck today. Carson said that unlike some of his competitors, who would abolish it, he would have a use for it. Beck joked about whether he’d have it pack boxes for the State Department, but Carson had something else in mind, even though it seems to go against the idea of the less government, the better.

“It would be to monitor our institutions of higher education for extreme political bias and deny funding if it exists,” Carson said.

You can watch the video above (the relevant part begins at 3:15), via TheBlaze.

[h/t Daily Beast]
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