When a noted libertarian scholar concocted an economics quiz which conservatives passed and liberals failed, right-wingers who read it high-fived each other, figuratively speaking.
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Abortion Disinformation at CUA
It’s always awkward when a Catholic college or university invites a pro-choice speaker to lecture on campus, at least to Catholics outside of its gates.
Token Republicans In Academia
One of many ways to gauge the political tilt of academia is to see how many cabinet members from past presidential administrations have obtained academic berths.
Nothing Succeeds Like Failure
In academia, it seems, nothing succeeds like failure.
Academia’s Growing Credibility Gap
The gap between what academia promises and what it actually delivers is becoming ever more apparent by the day.
JINSA Honors Military Heroes
On this Veterans Day, I want to note an annual event I attended this week, on November 7, put on by the Jewish Institute for National Security Affairs (JINSA), which honored six young military heroes.
Remembering MIAs and POWs
On January 17, 1973 the Paris Peace Accords were signed by the United States, South Vietnam, Viet Cong and North Vietnam.
Dueling Education Reforms
A blogger at the American Enterprise Institute has suggested a set of principles to guide education reform. The problem is, well-intentioned and logical as they are, they look a lot like No Child Left Behind.
As the world turns…
Co-author of failed foreign policy continues to offer input from academic berth.
Teachers Desire Unearned Surplus
Believe it or not, when Nebraska teachers saved some money on their health insurance that they never paid into, many of them wanted the cash remitted to themselves.
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Bad Timing? Tufts University Student Senate Passed Resolution to Protest Israel before Passover
Before this year’s Passover, students at Tufts University pushed a petition to divest the university from Israel-related investments.
Anti-Semitism on Campus 2017
A new report said that at the 113 U.S. schools that Jews were most likely to attend, anti-Semitic incidents went up 40% from 2015 to 2016.
UC-Davis Student Government: No US Flag at Our Meetings
Student government members at UC-Davis voted to strike a bylaw that required the presence of an American flag at their meetings.
Donald Trump Jr. Mocks Duquesne Students Worried about Chick-Fil-A On-Campus Restaurant
Eric Trump, Jr., the son of President Donald Trump, mocked the anti-Chick-fil-A student activists at Duquesne University in a tweet.
Law School Needs More Political Ideological Balance
Law schools have fewer conservatives and libertarians among their faculty than the U.S. Supreme Court, writes Jonathan Adler.
Catholic Professor Under Attack for Opposition to Identity and Diversity Movements
A Catholic professor at Providence College said that his colleagues disapprove of his disdain of the leftist identity political agenda on college campuses.
Iowa State Students Unhappy about Prison Labor Wages, University Purchases of Prison-Produced Furniture
Prisoners are underpaid for prison labor products, claimed Iowa State University student protesters.
Gallup Poll: Americans Agree on Federal Funding for School Choice
A Gallup poll confirmed that the majority of Americans favor federal education tax credits to give parents the power to choose which schools that their children attend.
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Cal-Berkeley Made It Difficult for Conservative Speaker, Raised Security Price Tag and Restricted Hotel Location
Administrators at Cal-Berkeley made it difficult for the College Republicans chapter to schedule speaker David Horowitz, which they ended up canceling.
Lawsuit against American Studies Association Approved over Organization’s Israel Boycott Efforts
The American Studies Association, an academic association, is facing a lawsuit from current and former members on its stance to push the Boycott, Divestment and Sanction (BDS) movement on its members.