Perspectives MLA’s Canada Health Care Guide Malcolm A. Kline November 12, 2014 Next year, thousands of English professors head to Vancouver for the annual Modern Language Association (MLA) convention. Let’s hope they…
Perspectives Colleges Slow to Adjust to New Norm of Part-Time Students Spencer Irvine November 11, 2014 Universities and colleges are slow to adjust to the new student: one who isn’t full-time and living on-campus, but the…
Perspectives Veterans Honored Off Campus Malcolm A. Kline November 10, 2014 This is the week that Americans honor military veterans. On America’s college campuses, the attitude towards them is more ambivalent,…
Perspectives Liberals Can’t Believe their Eyes: More Women in Congress after GOP Wave Malcolm A. Kline November 9, 2014 In the wake of the 2014 election, a record number of women have been elected to Congress but academics question…
Perspectives Common Core Boosts Homeschooling Malcolm A. Kline November 8, 2014 Naysayers take note: Common Core has had at least one unanticipated positive outcome. “Home schooling has steadily risen in North…
Perspectives The Timelessness of Phyllis Schlafly Malcolm A. Kline November 7, 2014 At 90 and counting, a feminine conservative icon is sharper than feminists who are half her age, particularly the ones…
Events, Perspectives “We Don’t Need No Thought Control” in Schools Spencer Irvine November 6, 2014 A panel discussion at Center for American Progress called for brain research in the classroom and shared their remarks on…
Guest Articles Economy in the Basement Roger Aronoff November 4, 2014 Editor’s note: Check out our NEW Freedomnomics 101 course on economics here, for more information about real-world economics not covered…
Events, News Post-Colonial Evils in Africa Spencer Irvine November 3, 2014 There might be a reason why academics don’t dwell on the specifics of life in post-colonial Africa. In a panel…