Ever on the watch for the latest academic buzzwords, we look with curiosity upon the latest offering—sustainable development.
Articles By: Malcolm A. Kline
Three Little Words
Professor tries to clear the marketplace of ideas with a short declarative sentence.
Diversity Through Censorship
It’s interesting to see the degree to which proponents of diversity will censor speech in order to achieve that elusive pluralism, no matter how innocuous the expression is.
Public Intellectual Rejects Scrutiny
Academics rarely miss a chance, in or out of the classroom, to promote their ideas. What they do far less frequently is invite inquiry.
Academics Miss TEA Parties
Probably because they wouldn’t be caught dead going anywhere near one, academics frequently misunderstand the nature of TEA parties, then go public with their conclusions as though they were revealed truth.
Newsmakers at Medill
A colorful lot arguably more activist than academic or even journalistic.
Crazy For U
When a veteran journalist tries to help his son apply to college and then writes up the experience, you get a riveting memoir that is also a much needed exposé.
Teachable Moment at Medill
One of the nation’s premier journalism graduate programs is facing a credibility crisis over one of the programs it showcases on its website.
Moral Equivalency Gone Wild
Two academics writing in The Chronicle Review offer a more clear-eyed assessment of the Muslim Brotherhood than most intellectuals have offered. Unfortunately, they go on to equate it with the Catholic Church.
Christmas at Medill
Academics may be increasingly reluctant to recognize Christmas but they do notice it.