In the private sector, the rule of thumb in economic downturns is, “Last hired, first fired.” Get government involved and that principle gets turned on its head.
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Common Core Rollbacks?
Common Core, the Obama Administration’s education reform program, has been exposed as untested, subpar and even outdated by international standards, despite the federal government’s sales pitch to states.
Ike & The Constitution
In April 1953, Senator John Bricker of Ohio introduced the Bricker Amendment to the Constitution. In the wake of the secret “Executive Compacts” that FDR and Truman had made with Stalin during World War II.
Common Core: Trojan Horse?
Former Republican governors supporting President Obama’s Common Core education reforms may be riding a Trojan Horse.
Defending Western history
Recently, one of our favorite authors—Diana West, author of American Betrayal: The Secret Assault on Our Nation’s Character— has been attacked, not from the Left but from prominent pundits who identify themselves as conservatives.
Wrong Way on Schools
“We put way too much emphasis on how many years of school students have rather than what they’re learning.”
— Isabel V. Sawhill, Brookings Institution economist in remarks there on September 12, 2013.
Where Supervisors Outnumber Staff
At the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, there are “380 unique departments and almost 200 supervisors who managed a single employee.”— Tulane University economist Douglas Harris.
NC “Scholars” Assail GOP
At one of the recent meetings, some of them “openly bragged about their arrests, fights with cops, and the help with legal entanglements they’ve received from the NAACP. More than 900 arrests have occurred since the protests launched in April.”
Kansas Journalism Professor Placed on Leave After Anti-NRA Tweet
University of Kansas journalism professor David Guth was placed on administrative leave after his anti-NRA tweet on gun control in response to the Navy Yard shooting in Washington, D.C. last week.
Howard Zinn’s Greatest Hits
Although the air temperature may be falling, the leftist rhetoric is heating up on our college campuses again.
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Wisconsin Professors Still Dislike Governor Walker
Rachel Buff, an assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin at Milwaukee weighs in on Republican Governor Scott Walker’s latest reforms.
UBuffalo Takes Back Weinstein Degree
The University of Buffalo is the latest academic domino to fall in the ongoing saga of Harvey Weinstein.
Bill of Rights Makes Comeback
Because we are so concerned about the preservation of America’s Bill of Rights, not to mention the rest of the U. S. Constitution, we were thrilled to learn of the efforts, and effectiveness of the Bill of Rights Institute.
Minorities are Hurt by Affirmative Action, Law Professor says
Affirmative action policies hurt minority applicants, a law professor said, because it creates mismatches in education level.
Toronto School District: No Use of ‘Chief’ Name in Job Titles to Avoid Offending People
A school district in Canada decided to remove the name “chief” from all job titles, to avoid offending indigenous people.
Antifa v Columbus
Chris won.
Discrimination in Special Education
We have reported on the shocking degree to which special education classes have been used by public school administrators to provide discipline in inner cities. It might still be happening.
Law School professors v The U. S. Constitution, again
Law school professors with anything resembling a fondness for Constitutional freedoms are getting harder and harder to find.
Rutgers University: We Won’t Return Donations from Harvey Weinstein
Rutgers University will not return their donation from controversial movie executive Harvey Weinstein, who was accused of multiple sexual assaults.
Harvard Estimates It Costs Over $10,000 to Host Controversial Speakers due to Increased Security
Security costs have increased in light of protests at Harvard University, totaling at least $10,000 per speech.
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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