A panel discussion was held at the Center for American Progress to discuss the role of the private sector in education on Thursday, May 31.
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Free Pizza & Free Debate
Washington, D. C.—There will be two fairly unprecedented left/right debates taking place in June, both on the same day and one of which comes with free food.
Obamacare’s Collateral Damage: Not just Catholics
So far there are at least 72 private plaintiffs and seven states have filed lawsuits against the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) and they are not all Catholics or religiously affiliated.
Obamacare Compromises Catholic Universities
The president’s “compromise” on regulations connected with the Affordable Care Act (ACA) has impressed academics but not anyone who knows anything about how insurance works.
Power of the Pledge
Grover Norquist came to speak about the Federal Taxpayer Protection Pledge at the Heritage Foundation’s Blogger’s Briefing on Tuesday, May 29.
The Obama Hit List
Frank VanderSloot, CEO of Melaleuca, a successful home-products business, has recently been targeted as an enemy by the Obama administration for his generous donation to the Romney campaign.
Fighting Ideological War
The Heritage Foundation hosted a lecture on Thursday, May 24 with Dr. Patrick Sookhdeo of the Westminster Institute contrasting the UK’s methods of radical Islamic terrorism engagement to those of the U.S.
Stimulus Money for Racial Studies
An important revelation from author Edward Klein is the name of the Obama ally who allegedly offered a $150,000 bribe to Obama pastor Jeremiah Wright to be quiet until after the 2008 election. Klein named him as Dr. Eric Whitaker, executive vice president and associate dean at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
Antidote to Anti-Catholic Tyranny
In his new book, The Tyranny of Clichés: How Liberals Cheat in the War of Ideas, author Jonah Goldberg delivers a more full-throated defense of Catholicism than students are likely to get in many Jesuit universities.
Social Justice Bill of Rights
“A ‘social justice bill of rights’ might begin, ‘Government must provide…” a home, car, job, French bulldog puppy, whatever.”—Jonah Goldberg , The Tyranny of Cliché`s.
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Intersectionality Wars
Most of us might think intersectionality somehow relates to midtown traffic but academic elites, as they will point out, know better.
Bitter over 2016? Joe Biden Jabs at President Trump during Commencement Speech
Still bitter? Joe Biden criticized President Trump, although not by name, for things such as ‘hate speech,’ ‘fringe ideologies’ and the ‘forces of populism.’
Assistant Professor at Berkeley Fired over Sexual Harassment, but He Sued Accusers for Defamation
An assistant professor at Berkeley was fired over sexual harassment, but he has sued three of his four accusers for defamation.
Hourly Employees at University of Chicago can Hold a Union Election, Announced NLRB
Undergraduate hourly workers at the University of Chicago library can hold a union election, said the NLRB.
How Linda Sarsour Reflects Current Academic Values
Commencement speakers may not share our values and experiences but they are perfectly in sync with the world view in academia today.
Court Overrules Tenure of Conservative Professor at Marquette
Tenure has long been treasured by progressives, except when it benefits conservatives, like John McAdams.
Evergreen State College Imploding
Why do the same students who cry out for safe spaces try to make their universities unsafe?
University of Maryland Announces New Procedures after Black Student Killed in Possible Hate Crime
A black student at Bowie State University was stabbed to death while visiting the campus of the University of Maryland, and the police arrested a white student who is an alleged member of an online hate group.
Defending Western Books and Canon
The James G. Martin Center ran a piece on defending Western civilization by ensuring that Western intellectuals and their books are taught in higher education.
History Lessons Teach Children to be Scofflaws and That’s OK
History lessons teach children a “healthy contempt for authority,” writes Reason.