At a time when fewer and fewer English professors can actually answer questions about literature, college students in search of America’s literary tradition are more likely to find it in books such as The Politically Incorrect Guide to English and American Literature than they are, say, at the Modern Language Association annual convention.
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First Amendment Lottery
Two extracurricular groups from college campuses 3,000 miles apart have found
themselves in similar conflicts with their respective schools.
The Fairness Doctrine Lives!
In one of the many ironic twists and turns of life on Capitol Hill, the failure to pass amnesty for illegal aliens in Congress may have been the catalyst for the latest attempt by the Democratic majority there to bring back the so-called Fairness Doctrine.
Department of Homeland Insecurity
Somewhat surprisingly, a national security agency of dubious achievement has elicited little criticism on campus from the same type of people who protest the Pentagon with far less cause.
Irrational Voters or Elitist Policies
Is the “rational American voter” just a passing myth? Dr. Bryan Caplan, an economist at George Mason University, thinks that voter “irrationality” is widespread throughout democratic America, and contributes to the cleft in opinion between the general public and educated economists on the subject of free trade.
Chambers Farm To Open
A library featuring the personal
papers of anti-communist hero Whittaker Chambers will be opened on the site of
his farm.
Iran Confrontation Study
If you are really serious about Middle East Studies, you should look outside of academia to make such a study.
Of Political Science & Scientists
If you think that political science no longer refers exclusively to a course on government, you might be onto something.
Is it true what they say about Dixie?
Should you notice a disconnect between the southerners that you meet and the American South that you hear about, your personal impressions are probably more accurate than the analysis you may get from media and academic types.
JHU Plays China Card
When Johns Hopkins University opened a branch in Mainland China did communist officials there acquire another propoganda arm?