The links between tenured radicals and Occupy Wall Street are not hard to find.
Yearly Archives For 2011
Academia: Engine or Caboose?
The latest academic to argue that academia drives economic growth offers a long list of inventions spawned by universities but she might be missing a key ingredient.
Academics Discover Slackers
To the uncredentialled, it may often appear that academics receive many degrees, not to mention a multitude of research grants, in order to ascertain what many can figure out by simple observation.
Academic Matrix of Domination
Dr. Walter Williams, a distinguished economics professor at George Mason University, noted recently that taxpayers have an imperfect understanding of the academic rot that exists at our nation’s colleges, adding that “what distinguishes one college from the other is the magnitude of that rot.”
Modern-Day Ethical Dilemmas
“Those who find it comfortable going into high ethical strictures go into politics, those who don’t do into academia.”—Michigan State University economist Steven Waldman noted wryly at the fifth anniversary of the Free State Foundation.
Congressional History Lesson
“History teaches us that the bigger the government, the smaller the private sector.”—U. S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn at the Free States Foundation’s fifth anniversary, October 12, 2011.
School Boards In Bondage
America’s school boards want more money from American taxpayers but they don’t want to be told what to do with it.
Chartering Big Easy Schools
Scores in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina have jumped considerably at a time when the majority of the city’s public schools have become charter schools.
Herman Cain Academically Appraised
Republican presidential contender Herman Cain may catch more than the Washington establishment by surprise.
Gun Rights for Women
The second amendment has been getting a surprising boost on campuses lately—from college women—much to the consternation of university administrators.
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
Recent Posts
The Origins of Political Correctness
Emerson College: ‘Homosexual’ is Offensive to Gays so Stop Using It
Self-Identifying Marxist Professors Outnumber Conservatives as College Professors
Ayn Rand Reconsidered
Black Lives Matter Lists “White Supremacy, Patriarchy, Capitalism” Among Reasons for Orlando Attack
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