Faithful Catholics who send their children to Boston College (BC), and the no less devout students who matriculate there may begin to wonder what the C in the college’s acronym stands for.
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Backward Progressives
A couple of decades ago, syndicated columnist and Democratic Party strategist Mark Shields told a joke that went like this: When two liberals came upon a man who had been mugged, the first liberal looked at the second and said, “We must find the person who did this. He needs help.”
Reagan on Moral Courage
‘No arsenal, or no weapon in the arsenals of the world, is as formidable as the will and moral courage of free men and women.’
– Ronald Reagan
Tariq Ramadan’s Amen Corner
In 1989, Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Khomeini, issued a fatwa calling for the assassination of British writer Salman Rushdie in retaliation for his writing a book that depicted Islam in a negative light.
Academics Boost Arizona Tourism
Here’s the difference between left-wing celebrities threatening to leave the United States because they don’t like the results of a presidential election and left-wing groups who threaten to boycott a state to show distaste for its laws. The former make America a better place while the latter make Arizona a better place.
Flag Day
For one northern California high school Cinco de Mayo didn’t pass quietly as five students were threatened with disciplinary action for wearing American flag t-shirts to school.
More than Choice
At a recent book forum at the American Enterprise Institute, AEI scholar Frederick Hess argued that education reform should move beyond whole-school conceptions of school choice and focus on the dynamics of “supply.”
Santa Rosa Showdown
Liberty Counsel has filed a comprehensive lawsuit against the Santa Rosa County School District and its Superintendent, Timothy S. Wyrosdick, for their persistent and widespread violations of First Amendment rights.
Mann-made Climate Changes
Penn State University professor and climatologist Michael Mann recently threatened to sue a group for its video satire of his climate science entitled “Hide the Decline.”
Finance Reform = Government Takeover
It’s time to take our heads out of the sand about the agenda of President Obama and his insider supporters. Having passed legislation that will give government bureaucrats the power over who gets medical care and who doesn’t, he has now set his sights on taking control over who gets money and who doesn’t—of every person in the USA through the alleged “Financial Reform Bill.”
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Meet Betsy DeVos, the New Education Secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has selected billionaire philanthropist Betsy DeVos, a relatively unknown figure on the national scene, to head the U.S. Department of Education. Calling her a “brilliant and passionate education advocate,” Trump said in…
College Professors Circulate Email Petition about Trump EPA Pick Myron Ebell
This brings into question why university professors at state universities, paid for by taxpayer dollars, are circulating a political petition against a potential political appointee in Myron Ebell: Emails obtained by Campus Reform show that…
Trump’s Education Secretary Pick Betsy DeVos May Support Common Core
From Debbie Schlussel: Betsy DeVos and her husband, Dick DeVos, financed anti-Israel, pro-Muslim propaganda posing as “curriculum” in America’s public schools. The Dick & Betsy DeVos Family Foundation financed the anti-Israel, pro-Muslim MidEast Policy Council’s…
Really?! Loyola Maryland University Calls ‘Party in the USA’ Theme ‘Divisive’
Since when is patriotism offensive or ‘divisive’? Apparently, it’s after a Republican wins the White House, at least to administrators at the Loyola Maryland University in Baltimore, Maryland.
African-American History Missing
Field trips to museums in Washington, D.C. are nothing new but the latest archive in our nation’s capital may break records set by other museums in the Smithsonian network. The much-heralded National African-American Museum of…
Huh? Over 450 UPenn Faculty Members Ask Trump to Comment on UPenn Incident
From The College Fix: According to The Daily Pennsylvanian, over 460 Penn faculty have signed on to a letter asking Donald Trump to “to condemn the racist GroupMe chat sent to a group of black Penn freshman students last…
IUPUI Opens Disease Research Collaboration with Cubans
From IUPUI’s press release: Scientists in Indianapolis and Cuba are now collaborating to discover treatments for neglected diseases. Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis undergraduate students and researchers recently traveled to Cuba to conduct a workshop and…
Fidel Castro Dies at Age 90, but We Remember His Human Rights Abuses
Fidel Castro, the longtime communist dictator of Cuba, has passed away at age 90. Although the liberal media and elites in academia praise his name, we at Accuracy in Academia remember his human rights abuses:…
‘Therapy Wall’ at UT-Austin Created for Students to Share Election Grief
From The College Fix: The student government created a “Therapy Wall” in the Student Activity Center Wednesday for students to properly express themselves in a therapeutic manner. Many of those expressions posted on the wall…
‘Sanctuary Campus’ Leaders: Yes, We Can’t Actually Make Campuses a ‘Sanctuary Campus’
From Campus Reform: Screenshots of a mass group chat between leaders of the movement were obtained by Campus Reform, revealing that their consultations with legal counsel left the activists with little confidence in the prospect…
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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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Ayn Rand Reconsidered
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