MIT Professor Jonathan Gruber’s comments regarding the “stupidity of the American voter” necessitating legislators to craft the Obamacare law in such a way that voters wouldn’t understand its impact, have sparked outrage, mostly from conservatives….
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Obama White House Admits Few Net Jobs Created
An Obama Administration appointee admits there have been “few net jobs created” over the past decade but thinks increased spending on education will solve the problem. At the Center for American Progress, the White House…
Teachable Moment on Israel
A pair of activists in the state of Washington are promoting an anti-Israel curriculum that high school social studies teachers are considering adopting. Ed Mast and Linda Bevis, of the Palestine Solidarity Committee, have developed…
MLA’s Canada Health Care Guide
Next year, thousands of English professors head to Vancouver for the annual Modern Language Association (MLA) convention. Let’s hope they stay healthy so they don’t get to use the type of national health care they’ve…
Colleges Slow to Adjust to New Norm of Part-Time Students
Universities and colleges are slow to adjust to the new student: one who isn’t full-time and living on-campus, but the adult, working college student. At an event held by the libertarian think tank Cato Institute,…
Veterans Honored Off Campus
This is the week that Americans honor military veterans. On America’s college campuses, the attitude towards them is more ambivalent, at least when their presence is compared to their visibility in the rest of America….
Liberals Can’t Believe their Eyes: More Women in Congress after GOP Wave
In the wake of the 2014 election, a record number of women have been elected to Congress but academics question their historical significance. “These victories undoubtedly represent important milestones for women’s representation,” Jennifer Lawless, head…
Common Core Boosts Homeschooling
Naysayers take note: Common Core has had at least one unanticipated positive outcome. “Home schooling has steadily risen in North Carolina since it was legalized in 1985 by the state Supreme Court,” T. Keung Hui…
The Timelessness of Phyllis Schlafly
At 90 and counting, a feminine conservative icon is sharper than feminists who are half her age, particularly the ones who teach in college. ““What they do is make women believe they are victims of…
“We Don’t Need No Thought Control” in Schools
A panel discussion at Center for American Progress called for brain research in the classroom and shared their remarks on mandating scientific research in the classroom. Giving a final exam-type test on the first day…
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Asian-American Students Reinforce ‘Colorblind Racism’ by Integrating International Asian Students
Asian American students, by taking responsibility to integrate international Asian students, are perpetuating ‘colorblind racism,’ one professor claimed in a study.
Columbia University Course on Trumpism Claims It Comes from Xenophobia
At the Teacher’s College at Columbia University, a professor offers a course on ‘Trumpism,’ claiming that it comes from homophobia, xenophobia and other roots of society.
Higher Ed Leaders Want Congress To Prevent Potential Dreamer Deportations
According to their statement, they want Congress to craft “…a narrowly tailored solution to address the urgent problem created by the rescission of DACA.”
$PLC: There’s Big Money In Hate
The Southern Poverty Law Center, beloved source of media and academia alike, turns out to be not so poor after all.
Planned Parenthood is One of Many Sponsors for UNC-Charlotte’s ‘Sex Week’
UNC-Charlotte’s inaugural “Sex Week” events on their campus is co-sponsored by organizations such as Planned Parenthood. Some of the activities involve fighting the ‘stigma’ of ‘slut-shaming,’ or validating sexual promiscuity.
Linfield College Professor has Checklist to See if Someone is a White Supremacist
A college professor at Linfield College has a checklist for people to see if they are white supremacists.
Academics Offer Defecated Rationality, Sage Said
Two things are interesting when one rereads the great Russell Kirk, author of the seminal The Conservative Mind, which proved that conservatives had one: (1.) how comments he made nearly half a century ago remain current; and (2.) the startling degree to which the observations of middle-aged Russell Kirk resemble those of young Martin Luther King.
Paybacks Are Annoying, NYU Finds
The professor NYU found politically incorrect is taking his employer to court.
Diversity Workshops For Graduates
It turns out that graduates think they can benefit from them too.
MLK Day Reflection on College Elites
Academics who complain that activists have been complaining about them since time immemorial have a point.
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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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