Considering that 49% more Americans can identify “Jon and Kate plus Eight” than the first U.S. Supreme Court Justice, the push to revamp public education is probably justified.
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The Dwindling Uninsured
For the past two decades, the ever-rising tens of millions of uninsured have become an accepted premise of America’s political and academic elites but they may be as overcounted as the 57 stars on the U. S. flag.
al Quaida Assessed
AJC: As the attempted Christmas Day terrorist attack proves, it is integral for the Obama Administration to address the vulnerabilities that continue to exist in the U.S.’s aviation, maritime and border systems, a former government official said.
Academics Get Reality Check
There is such a disconnect between what colleges and universities offer and what students need that even professors are starting to notice.
Craig’s List
In Boston, an English professor is trying to sell his class on society’s collective guilt when said students are already believers in personal responsibility.
Professing Against Proposition 8
The trial to decide whether California’s Proposition 8 was unconstitutional by banning same-sex marriage opened on January 11 before the California Supreme Court. A large portion of the testimony will originate in the ivory tower.
Amnesty Again?
AJC: Because Congress and the president are getting set to revamp immigration law, the Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) undertook a task few academics or policymakers have. The CIS looked at what happened the last time that the executive and legislative branches got together to relax border controls.
Pentagon Funds Campus Left
For about a half a century, the U. S. Defense Department has been feeding the hand that bites it.
The Political Economy of Malthus
Those unfamiliar with the happenings at Modern Language Association (MLA) annual conventions might wonder why it is that Sarah Palin’s stance on sex education received mention during a panel on “Major Romantic Writers.”
Speaking Up For Tough Choices
AJC: There is certainly no better time for the release of former GAO head David M. Walker’s latest book, Comeback America: Turning the Country around and Restoring Fiscal Responsibility than this.
Recent Articles
Rush Limbaugh Quotes AIA Blog
Our recent article on Donald Trump confusing academics was cited by talk show radio host Rush Limbaugh this past Friday! Take a listen at this link here and read the transcript below: “These people couldn’t…
University of New Mexico doesn’t have Enough Funding to Redesign Their School Seal
The seal of the university was criticized as racist, even when it was designed by an indigenous artist, but the university cannot redesign it anytime soon due to lack of funding.
It’s the Accreditation, Stupid!
The good news is that the Left has noticed what a scam college accreditation is. The bad news: They want the federal government to take it over. “Accreditors are self-regulating membership organizations,” Ben Miller, David…
American University is Thinking of “Restorative Justice” Measures as Sanctions against Bias Incident Offenders
AU and their bias incident/response measures…it sounds quite heavy-handed: Provost Scott Bass and Vice President of Campus Life Gail Hanson sent a memo to students last week that featured three dozen “action steps” it is…
Columbia University Offers No-Whites-Allowed Student Retreat
Doesn’t this sound like segregation to you? The “Students of Color Leadership Retreat 2016” is open to students within the Columbia University undergraduate community, including its all-women’s Barnard College. Slated for the weekend of Nov….
Columbus Day: Celebrating American Exceptionalism, Not the PC Narratives
Below is a portion of a great piece at the National Review on why Christopher Columbus is important to American history and idea of American exceptionalism: One man, two narratives: 1. Born to a working-class…
Why did the Department of Education Give ITT Tech the Death Penalty?
George Leef at the Pope Center said the following about the Department of Education’s overreach in their sanctions of ITT Tech, a longtime vocational school: On September 6, ITT announced that it was closing its…
Middle Tennessee State Students Vote ‘No’ on Safe Spaces
No safe spaces at Middle Tennessee State University, thanks to a vote by the student government: In a demonstration of what one committed person can accomplish, Middle Tennessee State University’s student government has overwhelmingly approved a…
Creationist Wins Lawsuit against Cal-State Northridge
Big news for the creationist academic community: A creationist scholar recently received a six-figure settlement from California State University Northridge, a payout that resolved a 2-year-old lawsuit that alleged the scholar had been fired after…
James Madison University Issues Seven-Page Speech Guide for Students
Seven pages on what not to say to your fellow students, courtesy of James Madison University: Student leaders of this year’s freshman orientation at James Madison University were given a list of 35 things they…
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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