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Comparative Effectiveness Not Healthy
The system of comparative effectiveness, the study of how cost effective drugs are, is ruining health care, according to several medical experts at a panel sponsored by the Galen Institute.
The Doha Dance
One part of recovery efforts to combat a world-wide economic decline is the reexamination of international trade barriers.
Backbone of Economy Aches
“Small businesses are the heart of the American economy,” President Obama said at an event at the White House attended by small business owners.
Rhee Revised
Michelle Rhee, the highly praised/beleaguered Chancellor of the Washington, D.C. public school system, is facing another hurdle.
Forgotten War Gets Longer
Military campaigns in Afghanistan have a very poor record, historically.
Harvard MBAs Fail Test
It might pay to check the roster of financial failures and match them up with their alma maters.
The name that keeps coming up over and over is—Harvard.
Anthony Lewis & AIM
At the end of 2008, Harvard hosted the inaugural Richard S. Salant lecture on Freedom of the Press, featuring Anthony Lewis, a journalist and author of several books, including the well-known Gideon’s Trumpet.
An Alternative Science Fair
A group of second and third graders in Kitsap County, Washington recently spent several hours outside at a local park and recreation area, counting piles of dog waste as part of their science curriculum.
Bill Ayers Bias Watch
Accuracy in Media editor Cliff Kincaid provides an update on the not-so-benign activities of former 60s radicals turned tenured college professors Bill Ayers and Bernardine Dohrn.
Recent Articles
Brown University Students Tell Others the Do’s and Don’ts of Cinco de Mayo
Seriously?! People are upset at Cinco de Mayo festivities? Considering it’s mostly an excuse to go out, party and drink (native Mexicans don’t celebrate it), this is really dumb. Photo by Angela Radulescu
The New Family Norm? Polyamory is the New Thing at College
Not a joke, polyamory is now being highlighted at college campuses. Photo by theslowlane
Local Funding = Local Schools
School boards have been vexing about their loss of authority over the schools they ostensibly govern. There is a solution to their problem, but it’s not necessarily one they want to hear. “The public must…
No Charges against Serial Graffiti Artist at University of Washington
Looks like the county prosecutor kowtowed to protesters and dropped all 11 charges against the serial vandal Denzell McDonald.
Should We Hold Off on Online and Blended Learning?
It is a good question to ask as some people are worried that this new trend may not lead to good educational outcomes. Photo by The Open University (OU)
Mizzou Committee on Race Relations Issues 5 Videos on How Not to be Racist
Yes, because white people are the only racist people ever: The University of Missouri’s Race Relations Committee has released a video series to educate white people about racism. According to the Maneater, Mizzou’s student newspaper,…
Condom Core
While some parents still reel in disbelief when they learn that their children have to apply latex to raw vegetables in sex education classroom exercises, the federal government doesn’t think that public schools are doing…
UC-Merced Student Gov’t Leaders Try to Block Pro-Life Display
From the College Fix: Several elected members of the Associated Students of UC Merced and others students used their bodies and makeshift signs to partially obstruct the large, graphic pro-life display on campus last week….
Too Much ‘Eurocentric’ Curriculum, Boston College Students Allege
Too “Eurocentric“?! Really?! Students at Boston College (BC) are petitioning administrators to change the school’s core history requirement because it is too “Eurocentric.” “After careful analysis of the core curriculum at Boston College, we, the…
The Forgotten Story of the Revolutionary War
On April 8, 2016, military historian and author Patrick K. O’Donnell spoke at the Heritage Foundation to discuss his book “Washington’s Immortals,” a book about the forgotten people and battles in the revolutionary war. The…
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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