Disincentivizing Dissent, Ctd

by Chris Bodenner

A reader writes:

Chris Beam misses a key point. 
Faculty without tenure don't just keep silent out of fear of losing
their chance at tenure. They keep silent out of fear of losing the
employment they already have. Take away tenure, and that fear not only
persists, but becomes permanent; there is no safe haven for any academics
to speak freely from, without fear of reprisal.

Another writes:

As someone in academia, I don't think Beam has much an idea of what tenure really is or...