The Leadership Institute congratulates Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island on the approval and launch of a for-credit course on conservatism.
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Dr. Strangelove Deconstructed
Professor interprets Dr. Strangelove in ways even its cast and crew never did.
College: Education’s Dead End
The problem with studies on college that come out of colleges is that they tend to stress the importance of higher education, even when their own data do not support that conclusion.
Iran vs. Iranians
Dating back to the 1979 Iranian revolution that lifted Ayatollah Khomeini to power and boldly challenged President Jimmy Carter, the US-Iranian relationship has been strained, to say the least.
Education Reform Goes Global
To conceive of a better education system for the struggling classrooms of the United States, Andrew Coulson of the CATO institute invited education experts from Sweden and Chile to share thoughts on their success.
Prof Weighs in on Wikileaks
Late last year, a law school professor weighed in on the wikileaks controversy over the reams of government documents, some confidential, which were published on the internet.
Lessons From Chilean History
Is there a government in recent history that inherited runaway government spending, massive debt, entitlements and interference in the economy and turned it around? Yes, Chile in 1973.
Queer Ecology @ The MLA
A panel on “Queer Ecology” was featured at the 2011 Annual Convention of the Modern Language Association (MLA).
Queer Studies @ the MLA
While those casually aware of the Modern Language Association (MLA) might assume that a panel on “Queer Studies and the Future of the Profession” would deal primarily with LGBTQ issues, this year, those people would be wrong.
Palintologists @ The MLA
At almost any gathering of the self-described intellectual elite, it seems that irrationally celebrating hatred of Sarah Palin is practically mandatory. The 2011 Modern Language Association (MLA) Annual Convention was no different.
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Middle Schoolers Charged with Throwing a 2×4 Block of Wood at Trump’s Motorcade
From The College Fix: A quintet of Palm Beach, Florida middle schoolers tossed a piece of a 2×4 at President Trump’s motorcade on Friday morning as the chief exec was on his way to his…
Students Protest Professor’s Column on Limiting Immigration of Muslims
Interesting, the professor (named Shannon Gilreath) works at Wake Forest’s Department of Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Yet, Wake Forest students did not agree with the point that hardline interpretations of Islam target homosexuals. Also, Gilreath…
When the Democrats and Russians Opposed Reagan
“It is preposterous to believe that the Russians had any effect on the outcome of voting in this country,” said Rush Limbaugh on “Fox News Sunday.” Nevertheless, Republican-led congressional committees have already been stampeded into…
Chinese Students at Cal-San Diego Protest ‘Unreasonable’ Visit by Dalai Lama
From Campus Reform: Not everyone at UCSD welcomed the news, however, according to the Atlantic Mediapublication Quartz, which reports that the Chinese Students and Scholars Association (CSSA) issued a lengthy statement via social media claiming that it had…
Northern Arizona Professor Called President Trump a ‘Rapist in Chief’
Quite a strong allegation from panel of political science professors at Northern Arizona University: The Northern Arizona University Political Science department recently hosted a “Specter of Fascism” event at which professors repeatedly compared Donald Trump…
Rating the Presidents – and Obama
Editor’s Note: This report originally appeared at the American Spectator. I’ve been getting emails from bewildered colleagues asking about a survey of presidential scholars that determined that Barack Obama is the 12th best president in the history…
After Berkeley Riot, Campus Police Reconsidering ‘Hands Off’ Approach
From Campus Reform: Berkeley Police Sgt. Sabrina Reich, however, defended the officers’ placidity, pointing out that several officers fired paintballs to mark certain rioters for arrest, but could not ultimately follow through because up to…
University of Pittsburgh Deciding over ‘Sanctuary Campus’ Status and Risking Federal Funds
Per Campus Reform, the University of Pittsburgh is weighing whether the possible loss of federal funding is worth declaring itself a ‘sanctuary campus’ to appease the pro-illegal immigration activists (faculty and students) on their campus.
Texas Assembly Advanced Bill on Defunding Sanctuary Campuses
From Campus Reform: Senate Bill 4, which passed the Texas Senate on February 8, threatens fines of up to $25,500 and the withholding of funds from cities or campuses that refuse to cooperate with federal…
Appointing Richard Vedder could Help Reform Higher Education
From the James Martin Center: DeVos’s department is also deeply involved in higher education, but the issues are different. What roils higher education are problems such as excessive costs, lack of intellectual diversity, faltering academic…
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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