The frightening thing about looking at schools in other countries is that you can see where our own education is going. At this year’s Conservative Political Action Conference, Gloria Alvarez of the National Civic Movement…
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Undying Devotion: The Untold Story of How Nancy Reagan Would Have Taken a Bullet for Her Husband
Editor’s Note: This appeared on the Grove City College’s Center for Vision and Values website. On March 30, 1981, at 2:25 p.m., President Ronald Reagan was leaving the Washington Hilton through a side door after…
Dark Money Funds Universities
The media rarely miss a chance to go after conservatives funding their favorite causes but virtually ignore the more extensive, expensive and successful efforts of left-wing money men to bankroll theirs, particularly on college campuses….
Common Core Sinks GOP Establishment Figures
Establishment Republicans are always mystified when they embrace Democratic Party policies and get hammered for it, particularly, as is frequently the case, when those programs don’t work particularly well. “It was everyday moms who shamed…
Politically Scientific Math
A professor found an easier way to study math. Unfortunately, he’s a political scientist. “I propose an alternative to mathematics, what I call numerical literacy, or for lack of a better phrase, adult arithmetic,” Andrew…
Trigger Warnings Curtail Debate, Literally
For some time now, sages and scholars have been alleging that so-called “trigger warnings” curtail vigorous debate on campus. It turns out that the allegation is more than mere hyperbole. “In college debate, which, unlike…
Gay Marriage on the Rocks
Outside of academia, even gay marriage supporters are dubious about the Supreme Court’s legal logic in legalizing it. “When I read Justice Kennedy’s decision, I wanted to embroider it on a pillow but wondered if…
Did the Feds Mess Up the 2008 Recession?
That was the question on the minds of several economists at a panel discussion held at the Cato Institute recently. Daniel L. Thornton, former vice president and economic adviser for the Federal Reserve Bank of…
Counter-BDS Movement Has a Good Month
Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared on the Louis B. Brandeis Center website. Last week the British government issued guidance banning local government and public sector Boycott Divestment and Sanction (BDS) actions toward any country…
Ethnic Studies Boosts GPAs
Education School researchers at Stanford found that ethnic studies courses boost grades and attendance. Apparently, it never occurred to them to ask what exactly the students learn in them. “New research shows gains in attendance…
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Whatever Became Of Arne Duncan?
The former Secretary of Education following the path of his predecessors at the U. S. Department and continuing to propose ineffectual reforms that may backfire on his political constituency.
University of Mary Washington Administrators Axe Printing Budget for Student Newspaper, Get Reasons Mixed Up
The Blue and Gray Press, the student newspaper for the University of Mary Washington, saw its printing budget axed by the school administration over alleged environmental concerns, which starkly contrasted with previous statements by administrators on their reporting standards.
Ten Hour Student Senate Meeting on Anti-Israel Vote Ended after Students Walk Out
After ten hours of discussion and disagreement, UC-Santa Barbara student senators walked out a meeting on whether to pass a boycott-Israel resolution or not to.
Wolfman Bob
Robert Wielgus has made wolves his life’s work and it paid handsomely, if not in the manner in which he expected.
To Kill A Mockingbird Lives
An indication of how far the politically correct trend has gone is the recent effort to get To Kill A Mockingbird off of reading lists.
More Abolition of Whiteness Courses Abolished
Grinnell and Ohio State University are joining the retreat.
A Warning Academia Failed To Heed
More than a quarter of a century ago, the late great sage Russel Kirk made a stunningly prescient analysis of the woes of academe in the United States that university presidents would be well advised to revisit.
Planned Parenthood and CUNY Partner to Research ‘Reproductive Justice’
CUNY has partnered with pro-abortion group Planned Parenthood to research “reproductive justice” via a fellowship in the Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy.
Aztec Remains at San Diego State University
But as a “spirit leader” not a mascot.
Georgia is the 9th State to Pass Free Speech Law on College Campuses
Georgia became the ninth state to pass a law banning “free speech zones” on college campuses.
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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The Origins of Political Correctness
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Self-Identifying Marxist Professors Outnumber Conservatives as College Professors
Ayn Rand Reconsidered
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