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Public Pension Time Bomb
Academic economists rarely fret over who will pay for public employee pensions, perhaps because many of them get them and most of us pay, quite a bit, into them.
The Subprime Of A Columbia Economist
When we first encountered Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph E. Stiglitz’s assertion that the Iraq War led to the sub-prime mortgage crisis, we found the assertion a bit of a reach. It turns out that there may have been more to it than met the eye.
Missing the Epoch
“No one is better that the Liberals at avoiding epochal events that they have played little part in.” R. Emmettt Tyrrell, Jr., in the September 2011 issue of The American Spectator.
No Waiver Left Behind
The granting of waivers seems to favor states that have voted for the current administration in the last election, at least for the past decade.
No Deficit Left Behind
The curriculum of No Child Left Behind and Race to the Top are eerily similar, and have the same result: government vagueness that leaves much to the imagination of applicants for federal funds.
9-11 By The Numbers
The tenth anniversary of the September 11, 2011 attacks upon the United States has inspired academics attempting to diminish its importance to get uncharacteristically quantitative.
University Competition with Private Enterprise
Thousands of commercial programs are being run by state and private non-profit universities, engaging in unfair competition with for-profit companies, including small businesses.
The Gipper For Real
Find out what academics will not tell you about the Reagan Years in the latest issue of Accuracy in Academia’s monthly Campus Report newsletter.
9/11 Academically
Pedagogical testimonies indicate that academia remained immune from the wave of patriotism that swept across the country in the wake of the 9/11 attacks upon America.
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Canadian University Hosted ‘Masculinity Confession Booth’ for Men to Repent of ‘Hypermasculinity Sins’
The University of Regina, or at least its students, felt that men should repent of their “hypermasculinity sins” by setting up a “masculinity confession booth.” Oh, Canada: The University of Regina this week is hosting…
No Violent Protests against Charles Murray at Duke, Columbia
This past week, American Enterprise Institute (AEI) scholar and author, Charles Murray, gave two speeches at Duke University and Columbia University, without a violent protest at either campus. This is newsworthy because his previous speech…
Outgoing UC-Berkeley Chancellor Violated Rules, Used Free Perks for the Gym
The outgoing California-Berkeley chancellor, Nicholas Dirks, violated ethics rules for university administrators by accepting free perks related to the university’s gym. Rules dictate that administrators should not accept these free “perks.” The Los Angeles Times…
Anti-Hoop Earring Activists Feel Threatened after News Spreads about Their Actions
Remember this? Some students e-mailed the entire student body at Pitzer College and said that white women should not wear hoop earrings since it’s cultural appropriation. Now, the same students claim that they are being…
Liberals Endangered in Own Natural Habitat: Liberal Colleges
At Skidmore College, where there are no immediately identifiable conservatives, faculty members have started to intimidate liberals with stray thoughts. Robert Boyers, an English professor at Skidmore, recounted a couple of recent episodes in The…
Diversity Council’s White Supremacy Awareness Campaign Flops, Offends Fellow Students
Instead of its intended effect of creating constructive, inclusive dialogue, the recent effort to criticize white supremacy and racism at Gustavus Adolphus College fell flat on its face: Many students and others at Gustavus Adolphus…
Chinese Professor who works in Australia is Deemed Security Threat in China, Can’t Return to Australia
From Inside Higher Ed: China has barred one of its citizens, a professor at an Australian university, from leaving the country. State officials suspect him of being a threat to national security, The New York Times reported….
Syracuse Asked Journalists about Trump’s Relationship with the Press
Journalists are not exactly neutral with the Trump administration, but it is a two-way street. Communications@Syracuse recently asked several D.C.-based journalists, editors and producers on their thoughts on the Trump administration’s relationship with the press….
Lawmakers Complain about University-Affiliated Reporter’s Lack of ID during Interview
The reporter in question was fired because she failed to identify herself as a reporter while interviewing Tennessee state lawmakers with a group of high school students. Lawmakers said she did not clearly identify herself…
Women’s March Organizer Felt March Participants were Selfish
One of the organizers of the anti-Trump Women’s March on Washington, Tamika Mallory, took issue with the alleged selfishness of those who marched in Washington, D.C. The University of Pennsylvania hosted Mallory recently, and the…
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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