On both coasts, grandparents are learning to apply a modern-day rule of thumb with surprising accuracy: If it looks inane, it’s probably Common Core. “The Berkeley school district’s curriculum for sixth-grade math was an exact…
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More Common Core for You!
President Obama’s favorite think tank Center for American Progress (CAP), wants to align standardized tests with Common Core standards. Recently, at CAP: Nancy DePalma, Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment, West Hartford Public Schools,…
When Communists Murdered a Priest
Editor’s note: The original piece was published at The American Spectator. It was October 19, 1984—30 years ago this week. A gentle, courageous, and genuinely holy priest, Jerzy Popieluszko, age 37, found himself in a…
Philadelphia Society Memories from Grand Rapids
For several years now, I have been honored to be a member of a group known as the Philadelphia Society. The Society of leading conservative intellectuals was formed in 1964 in the wake of the…
Magna Carta Remembered, Finally
A venerable enumeration of the rights of man is barely taught anymore, resulting in record low recognition of same. “I went to see the Magna Carta when it was on display a few years ago,”…
Choosing a republican President
Note: This is the first in a series of essays examining the prospects for electing a republican president in 2016 and ultimately reining in the modern imperial presidency through the lens of Alexander Hamilton’s Federalist…
ObamaCare pushes Americans to Part-Time Work
In a study conducted by the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, Casey Mulligan, an economics professor at the University of Chicago, found that ObamaCare will push Americans to part-time work. The study, entitled, “The…
Charter School Health Improves, Gives Hope to Parents and Students
At the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, several public charter school officials lauded the rising popularity of charter schools across the United States. Kenneth Campbell, president of Louisiana’s Black Alliance for Educational Options, Scott Pearson, executive…
The Obama Administration Restricts Credit Card Use
The Obama administration is pushing Americans away from credit cards and regular lines of credit in the financial market and pushing them toward loan sharks and other lines of credit, a panel of professors noted…
Vietnam Remembered, Inaccurately
A left-wing high school teacher is actually complaining about a text book’s treatment of the Vietnam War, because it is written for the JROTC. “The authors cite then-President Johnson’s 1964 statements that North Vietnam attacked…
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Studying the Intersection Between Crime and Immigration
Professors may dismiss the link between immigration and crime whether it exists or not.
South Carolina Moves To Protect Students from Anti-Semitism
The South Carolina House of Representatives passed a bill, now headed for the SC Senate with support from the governor, designed to protect students from anti-semitic acts.
Historians of Conservatism Stumped By Trump
It never occurs to him that his success is due to the fact that he is successful.
Did Obamacare Collapse on College Kids?
All those collegiates thrilled to stay on their parents’ insurance after graduation might not realize that their parents may not be covered either.
Psychiatrists Smack Down Yale Psychiatrist
Her peers have indirectly dressed down the Yale psychiatrist who diagnosed the president as unstable without ever examining him personally.
Will BDS Reversal Revive MLA?
Could this, to revive a phrase that might be used by the more traditional English professors who populated the MLA in days of old, lead to a a renaissance for the organization?
Are Higher Education Jobs Student-Proof?
Only in higher education, it seems, do the number of jobs go up when the number of customers go down.
Buckeye Bests
Which state has excelled in producing presidents and college football champions? Here’s a hint: It begins with an O.
College Football Players’ Graduation Rates
At least one positive education statistic did go up during the Obama years.
UChi Faculty: Obama Library Socially Regressive
It seems that the old community organizer couldn’t organize the community at his old place of employment.
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
Emerson College: ‘Homosexual’ is Offensive to Gays so Stop Using It
Self-Identifying Marxist Professors Outnumber Conservatives as College Professors
Ayn Rand Reconsidered
Black Lives Matter Lists “White Supremacy, Patriarchy, Capitalism” Among Reasons for Orlando Attack
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