In a recent study, academic economists with impressive credentials put their collective talents to work to determine what the average sports fan has learned over a lifetime of pursuing that hobby.
Articles By: Malcolm A. Kline
Conservative Law Professor Sighted
We’ve actually found a rare academic species—a conservative law school professor.
Primer on Muslim Brotherhood
Abroad and at home, on campus and off, the Muslim Brotherhood is an increasingly visible, yet enigmatic, presence in the world.
Krugman vs. America
“Paul Krugman , the former Enron advisor whose work in the media-academia-government nexus puts him as far away from normal Americans as one can be while still living in America.” .”—
Former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn
Austan Skull & Bones
“Austan Goolsbee—the name alone tells you that he was Skull and Bones.”—
Former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn
Want Fries With That?
Apparently the days of students working their way through school at McDonald’s drive-through window are just about numbered.
Generation Gap Updated
In case you were wondering, a writer for American School magazine gave a helpful guide to the way that generations break down these days. According to Kerry L. Roberts:
Being Your Own Narrator
“The apparent fear that so many young people have of ever being quiet enough to listen to the narrator in their heads and hear what it is saying, is thoroughly dysfunctional.”— Adam Garfinkle, Editor of The American Interest magazine, at the Foreign Policy Research Institute forum on “Teaching the Middle East: Between Authoritarianism and Reform,” held October 15-16, 2011.
Academic Bureaucracy in Motion
If colleges and universities look hopelessly bureaucratic from the outside, the view from inside is even worse.
Colleges Not Paying Fair Share
“The University of Central Florida is one of more than 30 colleges the Internal Revenue Service has been auditing to see whether they have paid enough taxes on profits earned through advertising, special events and other commercial activities.”— Denise-Marie Balona, Orlando Sentinel, December 10, 2011