Obama Administration officials aren’t the only educated elites weighing in on Arizona’s statute on illegal immigration without having immersed themselves in its details.
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ADHD Revised?
A new study conducted by Harvard researchers correlates certain pesticides with an increased risk of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children.
Chicagonomics
Sometimes academics make plausible assertions, if you buy their premises, ignore their assumptions, and don’t look for the evidence to back them up.
Affirmative Activism
Affirmative action remains a controversial issue in American society; opponents argue that racial preferences undermine the equal treatment of citizens, while supporters argue that endemic racism requires policies which compensate for long-standing racial inequalities.
Redecorating the Military
One wonders what would happen, just once, if lawmakers, and for that matter, presidents, of both parties, completely ignored the academics who offer them free advice. For one thing, they might contemplate the employment prospects of the students who pay dearly to follow it.
The Real World: Shariah
Textbooks and curricula, particularly in California which sets the national trends for both, continue to paint a glossy portrait of the Shariah law that governs much of the Islamic world.
Critical Exuberance Defined
With a full year under his belt and approval ratings below 50%, many Americans seem disenchanted with President Obama’s leadership. Even former ivory tower advocates for the President, it seems, are criticizing hope and change in action.
Academic Wisdom Unboxed
As one blogger notes, it is an academic tradition for professors to “try to one-up their colleagues by exchanging unintentionally hilarious sentences from students’ exams and final papers.” In a similar spirit, I will be providing some of the more striking statements made by professors discussing at the 2009 MLA Convention.
Alumni Gifts Empowering Left?
Jane Shaw over at the John William Pope Center for Higher Education Policy is having second thoughts about her annual alumni gift to her alma mater.
Abortion Risk Downplayed Academically
Here’s a tidbit you are unlikely to get from the Women’s Studies Center: Mothers in countries with restrictive abortion laws are healthier than those in nations which have abortion on demand.