“Americans are not only against government spending in the abstract but against each particular instance of it in the last two years.”—Claremont McKenna scholar William Voegeli at Hillsdale College Capitol Hill lunch on October 1, 2010
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Academic Amnesia on the 1990s
In even-numbered years, political science professors are frequently called upon by the media to offer their thoughts on national elections, although they may not be as well-versed as they should be on history, of even the more recent variety.
Not Your Mother’s Girl Scouts
Americans may still see the Girl Scouts of America (GSA) as an apolitical group but the group’s leader has acknowledged a marked change in the GSA.
Pro-Life Students Defended
Attorneys with the Alliance Defense Fund are offering free legal assistance to students who participate in the Pro-Life Day of Silent Solidarity if the students’ First Amendment rights on public school campuses are violated.
Still Waiting for “Superman”
“Waiting for Superman” is a powerful film with a message crucial to our nation’s future.
Billion Dollar Dropout Riddle
Researchers are scratching their heads over the massive number of college dropouts.
No Love For 70s
“I’m looking for a Ronald Reagan in 2012. I’ve lived through the 1970s.”—
George Washington University professor Henry Nau at the Heritage Foundation on September 30, 2010.
Conservative Attrition at Cornell
The conservative contingent on the faculty at Cornell dropped to zero. He left.
Incredible Disappearing Research Paper
PRINCETON, NJ (October 14, 2010)—The National Association of Scholars (NAS) has published a long-buried study on the state of the history research paper in American high schools.
AIA Turns 25
Accuracy in Academia, which has been annoying academics for a quarter of a century, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
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Higher Education’s Hysteria May Have Elected Donald Trump, said George Will
George Will, over a week after the Election Day results were finalized and Donald Trump was declared the winner, noted how the higher education mess and mass hysteria may have been a contributing factor to…
TCU Students Assigned to go to a Mosque for a ‘Religious Experience’
From The College Fix: Students enrolled in a world religions course this semester at Texas Christian University must attend a mosque service as part of the class. The field trip was scheduled to take place…
Minnesota could have Tuition-Free College for Families Earning less than $125,000/year
From The College Fix: A Minnesota lawmaker wants to make sure that financial uncertainty is never the reason a student drops out. Minnesota Daily reports that Sen. Ron Latz of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party (the state’s version of…
Safe Spaces are Creating an Unsafe Space for Faculty, writes Anonymous Professor
From Campus Reform: An anonymously written op-ed is raising the question of whether the current obsession with “safe spaces,” “microaggressions,” and “justice” has made classrooms an “unsafe space for faculty.” In a column for Inside Higher Ed,…
Professor Warned against Influx of Pro-Israel People in the Trump White House
Pro-Israel people will be a big part of the incoming Trump administration, warned one Columbia University professor: A Columbia University professor notorious for promoting anti-Israel boycotts was forced to walk back comments warning that Israel…
Deafening Silence: Businesses Ignore March for Life But Sponsor LGBT Movement
Conscientious conservative consumers face a serious problem—American businesses support the LGBT movement en masse and this economic epidemic has metastasized to so many brands and businesses that social conservatives would struggle if they attempted to…
John Stossel on What Trump Nominee Betsy DeVos should’ve said
From Fox News’ John Stossel: Donald Trump’s nominee for secretary of education, Betsy DeVos, probably survived the grilling she got from angry Democrats last week. When Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) demanded she promise not “to…
Professors Worry about Trump’s Border Wall and How It Could Affect Collaborations with Other Countries
Academics and college professors were unhappy that Donald Trump won the White House on Election Day and are now worried that intellectual exchanges and collaborations will be greatly affected by Trump’s proposed border wall on…
Cal-Davis Professors Used Email to Encourage Anti-Trump Teach-Ins, Could Violate Tax Status
From Campus Reform: Professors at the University of California, Davis are encouraging their colleagues to spread “as widely as possible” a list of anti-Trump teach-ins on Inauguration Day using university list servs. In fact, Campus Reform recently…
As New York Schoolchildren Get Older, They Do Worse on Math
From School Reform News: Results of 2016 state testing data indicate 44 percent of New York 3rd graders were proficient in math, yet only 24 percent of 8th graders reached proficiency. The contrast is especially…
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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