Law Prof mangles history of U. S. Constitution and George Washington’s teeth.
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Dickens and Psychoanalysis
At the Modern Language Association (MLA) Annual Conference earlier this year, the Dickens Society partnered with the American Psychoanalytic Association to put on a panel entitled “Dickens and Psychoanalysis.”
Graphic Aging at the MLA
With a title like “Graphic Aging,” one might think that such a panel at the 2011 Annual Modern Language Association (MLA) Convention was meant to discuss porn for the elderly.
Activist Professors
The 2011 Modern Language Association (MLA) Annual Convention featured more than just lectures on language. One roundtable, entitled “Transmedia Activism,” dealt with both “technocultural innovation” and the more controversial idea of increasing political activism among students.
Dr. Strangelove and Company
Although millions have seen this particular movie, it may be safe to say that few of those viewers have examined Dr. Strangelove with the interpretation offered at the MLA.
FREE SPEECH, AFTER TUCSON
While many in the mainstream press wasted no time in blaming conservatives for creating a climate of incivility that led to the tragedy in Tucson, a leading academic, UC Berkeley Chancellor Robert J. Birgeneau also stepped up to the plate several days after the event to blame what he called the “climate” of speech in Arizona for the shooting.
Dude Where’s My Sovereignty
Overlooking a student government president’s citizenship status because he is on the right side of an amnesty bill for illegal aliens.
No Deficit Left Behind
One of the biggest expenditures in many state budgets is educational bureaucracies.
IPAD NATION
The latest teaching tool to show up in America’s classrooms is the Apple iPad, a product that many educators seem to view as the magic potion that will ignite a lifetime of learning for our nation’s students.
Breaking the Code
“Pragmatism is the magic word to describe what liberals want, but do not want to argue for.”— University of Virginia professor of politics James W. Ceaser
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West Virginia University Student Harasses Conservative Group
From The College Fix: West Virginia University’s student government has approved funding for a leftist student group whose leader was recorded physically attacking members of a conservative group three weeks ago. The Left Alliance had also told…
Academics and the Reproduction of Cultural Hegemony
Here’s an excerpt from a piece at the James G. Martin Center (formerly the William Pope Center) on Marxists occupying college administrations and academic circles: Much as Martin Center readers may disparage Marxism, there is…
The SAT has become Political
The Wall Street Journal (beware of the paywall) had a piece blasting the politicization of the annual college entrance exams called the SAT.
CSPAN Presidents Survey: Lincoln, Washington are Top Two for Historians
A survey of historians of American presidents ranked the following as the top five presidents: Abraham Lincoln George Washington Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt, or “FDR” Dwight D. Eisenhower, or “Ike” Obama made the…
After Yale Bowed to Pressure to Rename Calhoun College, Clemson Students Target Tillman Hall
From The College Fix: Seeing Yale finally alter the name of its Calhoun College, students at Clemson University are reinvigorating the debate over its Tillman Hall, named after founding trustee — and slave-owning white supremacist —…
Colorado State University Suspended ‘Diversity Grant’ after Pro-Life Students Sued
From The College Fix: Colorado State University refused to fund a pro-life student group’s event with its “diversity grant” – intended to “raise the awareness of differing perspectives” – allegedly because the intended pro-life speaker…
Remembering President’s Day: The Gettysburg Address
On this President’s Day, let’s recall the words of Abraham Lincoln in his Gettysburg Address: “Four score and seven years ago our fathers brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in liberty, and…
Penn Frat Beer Pong Team ‘Viet Pong’ Offends Students
Everything is offensive, even a beer pong team name from a Penn fraternity: A member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity and his date have miffed Asian students at the University of Pennsylvania after it was…
Maryland Politicians Consider a Bill on ‘Affirmative Consent’
From The College Fix: “Affirmative consent” is a fuzzy concept even for adults, which is why one of them taught 10th graders in California that they must say “yes” every 10 minutes during sex or it becomes…
University of Cincinnati to hold a Workshop on ‘White Fragility’
Sounds like the college ‘snowflake’ generation needs a workshop on their ‘white fragility’ at the University of Cincinnati.
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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