It’s that time of year again. Accuracy in Academia is off to cover the Modern Language Association’s annual convention. This is the largest gathering of English professors on the planet.
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Propaganda 1, History 0
Robert Pacquette, a history professor at Hamilton College, recently wrote that although he’s a traditional historian who teaches the principles of limited government and respect for private property, he doesn’t think that those facts register with today’s students.
Protecting Innocents
The deadliest school massacre in history did not involve a gun; occurred before there were video games or violent television shows yet when God was still in the classroom.
Current Wisdom 2012, Part Deux
People are still saying wise things, although usually off campus. In collecting the wisdom from the past year, that’s where we found most of the sagacious sayings.
The Chattering Classes 2012
Often we find that what is most revealing in covering the higher education beat is what academics reveal about themselves.
Current Wisdom 2012
Here is the first part of Accuracy in Academia’s compendium of current wisdom for 2012.
Obama U
We’ve been posting regular updates on the unprecedented run of Obama Administration veterans who have decamped for academe but the University of Chicago just landed a very big one.
Intolerance of Berkeley
Private corporations and foundations can do whatever they want but one would think that the bigger ones would do a bit more research before endowing politically correct administrators with their prestige.
Circular Logic on Constitution
A Constitutional law professor at Georgetown claims the Constitution is useless because nobody follows it. “When you see how the law works up close, you just cannot miss the tremendous gap between the story law…
Higher Education, Fund Thyself
Martin Kich of Wright State University has assigned blame for the student debt crisis to a variety of factors but missed an obvious one—colleges and universities themselves.
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Minimum Wage Still = Unemployment
Democratic Party economists warehoused in academia between elections have spent decades denying that minimum wage increases cause unemployment. Unfortunately, they do.
Law Schools Move Beyond Moot Court
Law schools are no longer content just to teach creative readings of statutes, not to mention the Constitution itself. They actually want to apply them in real time.
Conservative Professor: Democrats Continue to Revive Narrative that Republicans are Racist
Dr. Carol Swain counters the Left’s narrative that Republicans appealed to racists in the South to win elections.
Professor: Lack of Evidence to Prove Sexism Creates Gender Gap in STEM
A psychology professor discovered that personal preferences, not sexism, is the reason behind the gender gap in STEM professional fields.
Maryland College’s ‘Critical Social Justice’ Week Pushes Anti-Trump ‘Resistance’
The anti-Trump resistance takes up an entire week at the University of Maryland-Baltimore County (UMBC), with a positive reference to the Women’s March, which was anti-Trump in nature.
Marxist Student Group at Swarthmore Possibly Disbanded due to Members Being Rich, White
A Marxist student group at Swarthmore may have disbanded due to the realization that its members were white and rich.
YALCon off to liberating start
YALCon, a conference hosted by Young Americans for Liberty began on Wednesday, July 27 at the Sheraton Hotel in Reston, VA. Hosted annually, speakers are prime influencers and leaders in the liberty movement with some…
‘Manspreading’ is ‘Sexist’, North Texas Student Claimed
‘Man spreading’ (or when men sit down and spread their legs) is sexist, claimed a college student.
Jefferson vs. Madison: Cato tackles Originalism
Ilan Wurman, attorney and legal scholar, has written a new book entitled, A Debt Against the Living: An Introduction to Originalism, providing further insight into the legal theory of originalism, a legal philosophy applied by conservative and libertarian jurists and academics.
Grinnell College has Yearly Award and Prize Money for ‘Innovator for Social Justice’ Recipient
There’s award money associated with Grinnell College’s annual ‘Innovator for Social Justice’ award, to the tune of $100,000.
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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