At least one congressional representative is not prepared to give higher education a blank check, probably because she worked in it.
Articles By: Malcolm A. Kline
Apostasy on the Left
Although she still considers herself a liberal, veteran journalist Claudia Dreifus found out just how intolerant the Left can be when she critiqued one of their totems in the book she co-authored, Higher Education? How Colleges Are Wasting Our Money and Failing Our Kids—And What We Can Do About It.
Curious Tenure Poster Boy
A veteran professor offered up an odd example of the benefits of tenure in a conference here in Washington, D. C. this week.
Rosy Scenario 101
Academics love to forecast. For the sake of college graduates, let’s hope their latest one proves to be more warranted than now seems possible.
Confucius Makes A Comeback
One of the lesser known policies of the era of Mao Tse Tung was the relegation of Confucianism to the memory hole in Communist China. Lately, Confucius has been making a reappearance there, according to an historian from the University of Pittsburgh.
Hot Off The Presses
Class warfare may have little appeal to the masses but academics, who are mostly in the upper class, can’t get enough of it.
The Other Royal News
The Royal News of my alma mater—the University of Scranton—brings me the latest at Da U.
Creating an Evolutionary Bias
A pair of professors from Penn State found out that most high school teachers do not teach evolution as a proven scientific fact and the duo don’t like it one bit.
Moscow On The Hudson
When filming wrapped on Robin Williams’ breakthrough dramatic film three decades ago, the creative crew that produced it probably had no idea how prescient the title was.
Censorship on the Left
One of the few places Americans can go to for the history that schools deny them has been, whatever his quirks, The Glenn Beck Show. Apparently, this is one too many outlets for the committed Left.