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Recent Articles
Crisis of the European Union
Václav Klaus, president of the Czech Republic, in a Hillsdale College-sponsored cruise event, spoke about the roots of the current economic problems facing the European Union (EU), as well as its significance to Americans.
Epic Fail @ Medill Innocence Project
They found a guilty convict.
The Positive Economic Effects of Charter Schools
Allowing charter schools can allow for a plethora of benefits both inside and outside the classroom.
Detective Stories
GLEN COVE, NY — Once, detective stories were an essential element of popular fiction. That their golden age has long passed is a sad commentary on today’s educational and cultural environments.
AIA DINNER: CONSTITUTION DAY
Accuracy in Academia will celebrate Constitution Day with presentations from We Read the Constitution and Accuracy in Media at the next AIA Author’s Night on September 12, 2011.
Dreaming of the Sixties
“We were waking up from a dream in the ’60s, and it was not easy to wake up, especially with all the drugs we were taking.”—singer Judy Collins in an interview with The Washington Post.
No Bottleneck Left Behind
“Some people may escape poverty and low incomes through education, but a problem arises when education becomes the only escape route from those conditions—because that road will very quickly become bottlenecked.”—John Marsh, assistant professor of English at Penn State
Affirmative Action or Privilege?
Dr. Anthony Bradley, author of the new book Black and Tired: Essays on Race, Politics, Culture, and International Development, spoke at the Heritage Foundation about his research on the downward moral trend of black culture in America.
Gaming Higher Education
The long-held academic instinct to “make a game out of it” when teaching is becoming so widespread that it threatens to completely eclipse actual education.
Recent Articles
College President Wary of Big Government
That alone is a newsflash. Usually, college presidents approach big government with their hands out. At the Cato Institute on March 30, 2017, Mark Zupan, president of Alfred University, noted that trust in government is…
Pro-Traditional Family ‘Free Speech Bus’ Defaced at Harvard University
Looks like tolerance is a one-way street at college campuses like Harvard University, where a conservative group-sponsored “Free Speech Bus” was defaced due to one of its sponsors being the National Organization for Marriage (NOM),…
Academic Economist Endorses Free Market Health Care Reform
Occasionally, one of our more free market economists in academe latches onto an idea that moves us away from collectivism. Unfortunately, the impact is usually marginal. Such an idea is “reference pricing,” or competitive pricing…
William and Mary College President Rebuffed Black Lives Matter Demands such as Tenured Diversity Position
The college president, W. Taylor Reverley III, rebuffed Black Lives Matter demands because he does not like demands being imposed on him. He said suggestions and recommendations are fine, but demands are not. Here is…
College Student Reinstated by College after Disputing Muslim Professor’s Remarks about Jesus Christ
A college student at Rollins College was suspended due to his alleged challenge to a Muslim professor’s remarks about Jesus Christ, but now that suspension has been lifted and the student has been reinstated.
University of South Dakota Installs Condom Dispensers after Spike in STDs in the state
Safe sex is in, abstinence is out at the University of South Dakota: Condom dispensers have been installed in several dorms at the University of South Dakota in response to a rise in the number…
Scripps College Students Call Food Provider ‘Neocolonial Imperialist’
Sodexo, an international food company, is an alleged “neocolonial imperialist” corporation in the minds of some Scripps College students: The Claremont Independent reports that the student-led campaign, called “Drop Sodexo,” included a one-day boycott as well as a simultaneous…
Trump Education Budget Rattles Establishment
President Trump’s budget “blueprint” for the U. S. Department of Education recommends a 13 percent decrease in spending for the agency, but provides few details on how he will reach that goal. Nevertheless, the details…
University of Minnesota Settled Lawsuit with Former Employee who didn’t like Race Descriptions in Crime Alerts
Mentioning the suspect’s race in crime alerts at the university was incorrect, according to a former employee of the University of Minnesota: Alysia Lajune was hired in 2012 as assistant director of orientation and the transfer…
The New Jacobins: Where Israel Is Involved, the Suppression of Campus Speech Is an Old Story
Editor’s Note: This piece was originally published at the Times of Israel. When Chester Evans Finn, Jr., a former United States Assistant Secretary of Education, observed in 1989 that university campuses had become “islands of…
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…
Recent Posts
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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