Experts and pundits warn that if we do not improve our college graduation rate, our nation’s power and status may decline more quickly, in comparison to the rise of other powers in an increasingly multi-polar world.
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Stimulating Shame
The United States faces what www.recovery.gov calls “a crisis unlike any since the Great Depression.” To combat this crisis, the government has come up with The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009.
Academics Fight the War on Terror
American educators and human rights activists are looking to make sure foreign academics with ties to terrorists or anti-American views can get back on American campuses.
Sex on the Brain
A new bill hit both the House and Senate yesterday, flying below the media’s radar. Reps. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) and Sen. Frank Lautenberg (D-N.J.) followed up the liberals’ plea for more international “family planning” funds with a request for some home-grown sex education.
While America Slept
The Obama administration, in its first few months in office, has paid so much attention to the current and potential opponents of the U.S. that some fear we have forgotten our traditional allies.
Shock Treatment
At 27, Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Ill., is currently the youngest member of Congress.
Illegal Entries
More than half of higher education institutions responding to an educational association’s recent survey indicated that they knowingly admit illegal immigrants to their colleges and universities.
Sally Quinn Showcases Bigotry
Catholic League president Bill Donohue comments today on an article by Robert S. McElvaine, a professor at Millsaps College, that is posted on the joint blog site of the Washington Post and Newsweek, “On Faith.”
Are There Any Limits on Bad Behavior?
We have entered a strange new era. Failing businesses – whether financial or industrial – are bailed out by taxpayers, and individuals who took loans they could not afford are subsidized by those who lived within their means.
Bill Ayers Returns Again
After the election, Bill Ayers, the left-wing extremist and leader of the Weather Underground, largely faded from the air waves. But he was not forgotten.
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USC Video Game Panel Canceled because of Male Panelists
Male privilege, or something: The University of Southern California cancelled an event for students in its game-design program last week because the panel of industry leaders did not include any women. Just hours before the…
Mao’s Cultural Revolution Bred Capitalism
Editor’s Note: Maybe the ‘May Day’ activists need a refresher course in socialism. Mao Zedong’s Cultural Revolution during the 1960s was a disastrous failure and it created a capitalist society in rural China, noted one professor…
PC Police Lose Battle over Renaming UConn’s Calhoun College
From the Campus Reform: Yale University is refusing to replace pro-slavery Senator John Calhoun (D-S.C.) as the namesake of Calhoun College, but is dropping the title of “master” to avoid unintentionally evoking associations with slavery…
Maryland Law Protects Student Journalists from Repercussions
It’s a good step to protect student journalists from advisors and high school and college administrators who could suppress their work. Republican Governor Larry Hogan signed the bill into law, which was sponsored by state…
The Dr. Jekyll To Mr. Hyde Transformation Of Title IX
From our friend George Leef: Title IX has now become a “juggernaut” in the words of NYU law professor Richard Epstein. He explains in this Hoover Institution articlethat extremely zealous bureaucrats have abused the law…
Tennessee Lawmakers Revoke Funding for ‘Sex Week’ for One Year
Common sense prevails in Tennessee’s legislature? Legislation that will strip state funds from the University of Tennessee Knoxville’s (UTK) diversity office is on its way to the governor’s desk after both the House and Senate voted…
Study: Bernie Sanders’ Free College Plan would Benefit the Rich, Not the Poor
A study by the left-leaning Brookings Institute found that Bernie Sanders’ free college tuition plan would benefit the rich and not the poor. Photo by origamidon Photo by origamidon
Health Care in Academia vs. the Real World
Four Harvard University students won the annual Econometrics World Championship (also known as the Econometric Game) in Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The annual event is organized by the University of Amsterdam and the VSAE (Association of…
Martin Luther King Jr.’s Civil Rights Movement is Nothing Like Today’s Activists, Clemson Professor Writes
Dr. David Woodard made some great points about today’s activist students: A political science professor at Clemson university drew a stark contrast Monday between recent student protests and Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Civil Rights Movement….
#MayDay: A Day to Remember the Millions Murdered by Socialism
It’s not a day to celebrate:
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
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Ayn Rand Reconsidered
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