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—Cato Institute Fellow Jim Powell, on April 12, 2009.
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AIA Authors’ Nights
See highlights of the authors’ nights that Accuracy in Academia has held so far this year in the latest issue of AIA’s monthly Campus Report newsletter.
Judgement at Heritage
Scholars at a recent Heritage Foundation lecture debated whether judicial activism is a “value-neutral” label for judges’ actions or an aspersion cast on some of their decisions.
Academic Freedom For Who?
Left-wing radicals throughout history have at least one thing in common: They like to claim that their own freedom of speech is endangered while endangering the first amendment rights of others.
Summer Of Silencing Dissent
This has been a busy summer for academics seeking to silence dissent on campus.
University Sued Over Insensitivity
An Augusta State University grad student has sued the school after she said she was threatened with dismissal for refusing to participate in a “remediation” program to increase her tolerance of gays and lesbians.
Newsflash: Stalin Liberates Normandy
Call it another Twilight Zone moment; another ignominious contribution to the “you-can’t-make-this-up” category.
Rich Nukes, Poor Nukes
Last month, in a Cato Institute lecture, Georgetown professor Matthew Kroenig outlined what he sees as the strategic reasons why nuclear nations help spread these weapons to other countries.
Too Many Cuba Libres
A former New York City high school teacher was banned from returning to the school system after a three year investigation into a field trip to Cuba.
The Young & The Jobless
In “What I Did When I Couldn’t Find a Job,” Fordham University alumnus Andrew Dana Hudson reflects on the economic decisions which prompted him to move to India post-graduation.
Recent Articles
The Decline of American Studies in America
From the Pope Center: These days, when American Studies captures any attention, it’s usually for unfortunate reasons. Sometimes, a jargon-y article wins an ironic bad writing award. Consider, for example this excerpt from a paper…
Five Examples of Anti-Trump Rhetoric on College Campuses
Suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome, college professors, faculty, administrators and students appear to be unable to cope with an impending Donald Trump presidency. Examples of Trump Derangement Syndrome and anti-Trump rhetoric range from extra credit…
Five Examples of Trump Derangement Syndrome
The Left on college campuses appear to suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome after the election of Donald Trump as the next president of the United States. Ranging from hate crimes and race hoaxes to not…
Fifty Great Thomas Sowell Reflections
A column at the Daily Caller is a great read, so check it out. Here’s to a great retirement, Thomas Sowell.
University of Oregon Punished Professor for Halloween Costume, but Law Professors Disagree
From The College Fix: Law professors around the country are frowning upon the university’s finding that one of their peers, School of Law Prof. Nancy Shurtz, committed “discriminatory harassment” by dressing as a black male…
Liberals Tried to Disinvite Speakers SEVEN Times More than Conservatives
From The College Fix: FIRE has been chronicling attempts by students and faculty to stop perceived controversial speakers from lecturing on campus since its first disinvitation report came out in 2014. Individual Rights Defense Program…
College Students Unhappy University of Chicago Invited Trump’s Press Secretary
Looks like Sean Spicer is not beloved among the college students at the University of Chicago: According to The Chicago Maroon, the Spicer announcement “drew criticism from some students who say they may protest the IOP’s…
Campus Anti-Semitism: The Year in Review
Editor’s Note: The following post was published by the Louis B. Brandeis Center in their email newsletter. This has been an extraordinarily eventful year in the campaign against campus antisemitism, especially from our perspective at…
Five Trump Supporter Hate Crime Hoaxes at Colleges
Too often, the liberal narrative is that Donald Trump supporters are bigots, homophobes and racists. However, in their search for validating this narrative, liberals have delegitimized their narrative by making up incidents involving Trump supporters….
Ten Examples of Anti-White Rhetoric at Colleges
‘White privilege’ is an oft-used term at colleges nowadays, which alleges that white Americans have an internal privilege complex that demeans other ethnicities and races by exerting supremacy. Here are ten examples of anti-white rhetoric…
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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