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As readers of this space know, we frequently subject academics to what we view as constructive criticism. As travelers through the blogosphere may have noticed, they sometimes answer those critiques.

Though it has been a long 53 years since former President Harry S. Truman was in office, he was the hot topic of conversation at The Hudson Institute on Monday, July 17, where a panel discussed his legacy and influence on current policies.

The Discovery Institute in July will launch the www.standupforscience.com website to help defend Kansas’ science standards.

This year though, there is a new book that politics majors, particularly world politics majors, should read. The book is called Redefining Sovereignty.

A letter responding to Academic Evangelicals by Mal Kline.

The history books may refer to the present court as the “Roberts Court,” named so after current Chief Justice John Roberts, but many analysts are talking about Justice Kennedy.

The latest report from the U. S. Department of Education shows that in a one-to-one comparative study of public and private school students, the latter are more literate.

Catholic schools are national treasures

The academic left has painted itself into a peculiar corner. They urge the rejection of traditional grammar as chauvinistic, or, more frequently, “hegemonic.” Unfortunately for them, they eventually have to read papers by students who have previously been taught by teachers who also share this outlook.

Deneen, who is an Associate Professor of Government and a chair of Hellenic studies, began his remarks by saying that conservatives have trouble living like conservatives.

High school civics courses and even college-level political science classes on the separation of powers can sometimes differ radically from the actual practice.

If the 9/11 conspiracy theories circulated by academics such as the University of Wisconsin’s Kevin Barrett sound familiar, it might be because they echo the themes heard on Al-Jazeera’s broadcasts.