One of the scholars at the recent Philadelphia Society conclave of conservative intellectuals found an unexpected downside to tax cuts. “Congress voted against Grover Cleveland’s tariff cuts arguing that government will become bigger because of…
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Lenin’s Stubborn Facts
Lenin famously said that facts are stubborn things, and they are, no matter how much his fans in academia try to hide them. “Currently the public and academic view of markets is distorted,” Paul Dragos…
Forgotten History of America’s Economic Past
One of the nice things about going to a meeting of actual scholars, as opposed to academics who dominate most academic associations, is that you get to hear some forgotten history you might otherwise be…
Antidote to White Flight: Charter and Private Schools
Liberal activists concerned about the “white flight” from cities over the past four decades may want to consider a new approach that relies upon charter and private schools to reverse the flight pattern. Santa Ana,…
Alternative to the U.S. News College Rankings: Best Bang for Your Buck
A welcome alternative to the U.S. News college rankings. If you’re looking for an alternative to the U. S. News rankings of colleges, the Washington Monthly offers one. The U. S. News rankings generally focus…
UNC Chapel Hill Orientation Skits Cast Whites as Villains
Specifically, straight white males are the villains. There are other observations from one student’s perspective af the state of North Carolina’s flagship university.
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…
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…
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LGBT Movement’s “New Morality”: Making Gay Okay
Author Robert Reilly’s latest book, “Making Gay Okay: How Rationalizing Homosexual Behavior is Changing Everything,” dissects the homosexual movement’s strategy of indoctrinating Americans on the pros (but not cons) of LGBT behavior. The new norm…
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Recapturing a Revolution
It’s hard to find a history of the American Revolution from academia that actually tries to recapture it rather than engage in a deconstruction project.