Articles by Accuracy in Academia

Ridiculous Item

Books Bite the Dust

Given the lack of student interest in reading these days, it’s no surprise that the University of California at Berkeley decided to completely change the dynamics of the summer reading list. Read more.

Current Wisdom

Governing Like Jimmy Carter

“Too many Republicans ran like Ronald Reagan but governed like Jimmy Carter.”

—Ken Blackwell at a June 21, 2010 AIA authors’ night explaining the GOP’s recent reversal of electoral fortunes

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Spreading Wealth of Knowledge

The economic mysteries that many congressmen from both parties cannot comprehend are unravelled by veteran journalist M. Stanton Evans in his author’s night discussion of Accuracy in Academia’s textbook, Voodoo Anyone? How to Understand Economics Without Really Trying, a book he inspired.

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Spreading Wealth of Knowledge Part 2

The economic mysteries that many congressmen from both parties cannot comprehend are unravelled by veteran journalist M. Stanton Evans in his author’s night discussion of Accuracy in Academia’s textbook, Voodoo Anyone? How to Understand Economics Without Really Trying, a book he inspired.

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Spreading Wealth of Knowledge Part 3

The economic mysteries that many congressmen from both parties cannot comprehend are unravelled by veteran journalist M. Stanton Evans in his author’s night discussion of Accuracy in Academia’s textbook, Voodoo Anyone? How to Understand Economics Without Really Trying, a book he inspired.

Events

Free Pizza & The Imperial Presidency

Date: June 21 – 6 – 8 PM
Armand’s Capitol Pizzeria
226 Massachusetts Ave, NE
Washington, D.C.

Join former Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell and Ken Klukowski, an attorney for the American Civil Rights Union, at the next Accuracy in Academia’s author’s night. They will discuss their book, The Blueprint: Obama’s Plan to Subvert the Constitution and Build an Imperial Presidency. RSVP on Facebook or contact Sarah Schaerr Norton.

Current Wisdom

Evans Law In Action

Wesleyan’s freshman orientation program is not at all a program designed to teach students to throw the words “Racist” and “Homophobic” around like candy.

It’s so, so much worse than that.

Mytheos Holt

Ridiculous Item

Of Scholars & Saps

The number of learned folk who offer an opinion on Arizona’s immigration law without reading it keeps growing and growing and growing….

Read more.

Events

Free Dinner with Lee Edwards

Date: June 14 – 6 – 8 PM
Ebenezer’s Coffeehouse
201 F Street, NE

William F. Buckley Jr. might have said There is no free lunch, albeit more elegantly. Perhaps not, but you can have supper on us with his biographer, Lee Edwards, the author and editor of 20 books.  RSVP on Facebook or contact Sarah Schaerr Norton.

Campus Report

See How She Grew

You can read about the academic record of Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, which comprised most of her working life, in the latest issue of Accuracy in Academia’s monthly Campus Report newsletter.

Current Wisdom

Wheaton, Whatever

“When ‘Today’ show anchor Ann Curry delivered the commencement speech at Wheaton College in Massachusetts on Saturday, she named a list of distinguished alumni, including the Rev. Billy Graham, Wes Craven and Dennis Hastert—who all actually attended the Wheaton College in Illinois.”

-DC Express, May 26, 2010