After a series of tragic teen suicides, the Massachusetts legislature is considering an anti-bullying bill that would put a greater emphasis on the problem in local schools.
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Progression Analysis
Progressives now acknowledge some of the key failures in public education but what solutions they propose to fix them may only exacerbate the problem.
Of Pedagogy & Propaganda
Your column “As the Third World Turns” did a good job of pointing out the even larger entanglement between the National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) and organizations putting on workshops about Islam for teachers. However, I feel that your (largest) section about Barbara Petzen’s presentation left out some very important points.
Baby It’s Cold Outside
Academics and climatologists are on the defensive about the ClimateGate scandal and errors in UN-sponsored research, especially amid a public growing more skeptical of climate change news hype.
Looking for Patterns in Chaos
AJC: The government is constantly looking for ways to identify threats to national security before American citizens are threatened.
Spurning Waterboarding, Courting Disaster
AJC: The United States is in danger of another 9/11 attack, because the U.S. is no longer focused on capturing, detaining and interrogating the senior leaders of al-Quaida, a former White House senior staff member said at the Heritage Foundation.
Education’s “Remote” Control
In one of his first public appearances since the controversy over his appointment, “safe schools czar” Kevin Jennings came out of hiding to address a group of teachers yesterday at the National Press Club.
Reagan on War
‘Of the four wars in my lifetime, none came about because the U.S. was too strong.’
– Ronald Reagan
As The Third World Turns
Public schools are often seen as indoctrination centers due to high-profile incidents such as Diatha Harris’ in-class criticism of the Iraq war and the many examples of students praising President Obama at the behest of their teachers.
How hi are u?
Left-wing California politicians have been talking about legalizing and taxing marijuana to save the state from bankruptcy. But thanks to the state’s most notorious pothead, Pentagon shooter John Patrick Bedell, that vision may now go up in smoke.
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Northwestern Professor: Christian Fundamentalism is More Dangerous than Radical Islam
Huh? She’s being serious, apparently: “Humanist” scholar Catherine M. Wallace of Northwestern University told the Seminary Co-op near the University of Chicago that “the Christian fundamentalist movement in the United States is more dangerous than Islamic…
Notre Dame President Criticizes NCAA Pulling out of North Carolina, but Professors Disagree
Father John Jenkins, who heads Notre Dame, criticized the NCAA for a political stunt in a Wall Street Journal op-ed. That was met with a response by progressive professors: Jenkins received public criticism from 48 members…
Thanksgiving is Safe, For Now
Interestingly, Thanksgiving has remained relatively unscathed as progressives try to remake the American calendar. Maybe they because don’t want to blow a four-day weekend. I did have an oddball professor—it does sound redundant—35 years ago…
Poll: 22% of College Graduates Don’t Know When Election Day Is
ACTA conducted a poll which raises serious questions of whether Americans care about elections and understand the basics: Although 97% of college graduates (Bachelor’s degree or higher) agreed it is somewhat or very important to…
Michael Brown’s Mother Speaks at Xavier University
From the College Fix: At Xavier University’s Black Lives Matter conference this weekend, the mother of Michael Brown said that her son “will never be able to attend college” due to his having been shot…
Journalism 101: Orwell Revisited
Pity the poor journalism student: He, or she, has to keep up with so many ways to spin a story that it would make George Orwell dizzy. “During Republican administrations they prided themselves on being…
LOL: Obama Compared ObamaCare to Smartphone that is a Fire Hazard
From Reason: The strangest moment in yesterday’s big presidential address on Obamacare came when President Obama implicitly compared the health care law to Samsung’s Galaxy Note 7 smartphone, which was recently recalled worldwide for being…
California Student Senate Passed Resolution for University to Give Scholarship Preference to Refugees
From Campus Reform: Refined Right reports that the Student Senate passed a resolution Tuesday recommending that the university offer reserved spots and scholarships for displaced Syrian refugees looking to attend the university. Details regarding the…
Don’t Say ‘Man Up’ or Other Gender-Related Phrases because They’re Offensive, Chico Athletes say
From Campus Reform: Students at California State University-Chico are being treated to an educational campaign instructing them to avoid phrases like “man up” and “like a girl.” The school’s athletics department announced last week that it…
Trump Threatens Liberal Media Monopolies
Ask the media critics on the left to identify the bible of their movement and they will inevitably cite Ben Bagdikian’s famous book, The Media Monopoly. But in a sign that the media monopoly has…
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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