Horowitz and his followers have taken note of Free Exchange's newest feature, the Horowitz Fact Checker, where we point out the myriad inaccuracies and misprepresentations in Horowitz's book "The Professors: The 101 Most Dangerous Academics in America," and give the professors in it a chance to defend themselves. 

Yesterday, Horowitz "researcher" Jacob Laksin responded to our post on Professor Larry Estrada by re-hashing the allegations in the book and accusing Estrada of not exhibiting a proper "appreciation for America." 

As our post points out, Estrada has held publicly-elected office in Los Angeles, Colorado and Washington state; he has received commendations for his civic and community work from two different governors, along with a tribute from the Colorado state senate (which at the time was composed of a Republican majority); and he served his country honorably as a U.S. Marine during the Vietnam War.

Yet Horowitz and his "researcher" Jacob Laksin question whether Estrada has a proper "appreciation for America" because he's a member of a Latino group called MEChA that describes its members as "bronze people with bronze culture."

Apparently, Laksin and Horowitz believe themselves to be the arbiters of what it means to properly "appreciate" America.  Apparently, they also believe that professors who don't agree with their view of what it means to appreciate America should be singled out for criticism on the internet and in a book that's widely available in bookstores across the country.