Editor’s Note: Maybe the ‘May Day’ activists need a refresher course in socialism. Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution during the 1960s was a disastrous failure and it created a capitalist society in rural China, noted one professor…
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PC Police Lose Battle over Renaming UConn’s Calhoun College
From the Campus Reform: Yale University is refusing to replace pro-slavery Senator John Calhoun (D-S.C.) as the namesake of Calhoun College, but is dropping the title of “master” to avoid unintentionally evoking associations with slavery…
Maryland Law Protects Student Journalists from Repercussions
It’s a good step to protect student journalists from advisors and high school and college administrators who could suppress their work. Republican Governor Larry Hogan signed the bill into law, which was sponsored by state…
The Dr. Jekyll To Mr. Hyde Transformation Of Title IX
From our friend George Leef: Title IX has now become a “juggernaut” in the words of NYU law professor Richard Epstein. He explains in this Hoover Institution articlethat extremely zealous bureaucrats have abused the law…
Tennessee Lawmakers Revoke Funding for ‘Sex Week’ for One Year
Common sense prevails in Tennessee’s legislature? Legislation that will strip state funds from the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s (UTK) diversity office is on its way to the governor’s desk after both the House and Senate voted…
Study: Bernie Sanders’ Free College Plan would Benefit the Rich, Not the Poor
A study by the left-leaning Brookings Institute found that Bernie Sanders’ free college tuition plan would benefit the rich and not the poor. Photo by origamidon Photo by origamidon
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Health Care in Academia vs. the Real World
Four Harvard University students won the annual Econometrics World Championship (also known as the Econometric Game) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The annual event is organized by the University of Amsterdam and the VSAE (Association of…
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Civil Rights Movement is Nothing Like Today’s Activists, Clemson Professor Writes
Dr. David Woodard made some great points about today’s activist students: A political science professor at Clemson university drew a stark contrast Monday between recent student protests and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Civil Rights Movement….
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#MayDay: A Day to Remember the Millions Murdered by Socialism
It’s not a day to celebrate:
Florida International University Professor Disputes Tax Evasion Arrest Claim
A professor at Florida International University told some students that paying taxes shows he loves his country and that the police have not arrested many people for tax evasion.