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Get Carter
When Jimmy Carter made an unsuccessful bid for reelection as president, even Democrats couldn’t say for sure why they were voting for him. Nearly three decades later, he is treated as an elder statesman.
Of Monsters, Moms, and Metal Men
What do psychology, Jurassic Park, Star Trek, and Rouben Mamoulian’s Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde have in common? They represent lessons in developmental miscarriages, deadly toilet training, and inflamed bestial passions, according to three professors.
Slow Boat to China
The relationship between the United States and China may be the most important bilateral relationship in the world.
Lessons from Mumbai
In the second episode of a Senate hearing about what can be learned from the Mumbai terrorist attacks, five senators and four witnesses discuss what has been done and what still needs to be done.
The Case for Afghanistan
Because of its important place near the top of Barack Obama’s to-do list, Afghanistan has been the subject of renewed attention since the inauguration.
Animalistic Shakespeares Explored
Not only did the Bard speak to human nature and love, but he also spoke to philosophy, epistemology, and sociology, according to four Modern Language Association (MLA) scholars speaking at a panel arranged by the Division on Shakespeare.
Friends of Tom Daschle
They consist of media, political, and academic elites and maybe a red flag.
Onward Christian Youth Groups
Liberty Counsel filed a federal lawsuit against Cobb County School District, which has a discriminatory policy against religious groups.
Profs Downgrade O’brien’s Law
So novel is this use of the law that this is the first time it has ever been used against a church; it is typically used against politicians and CEOs.
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UNC President Under Fire for Obeying North Carolina’s Bathroom Law
Wait, isn’t obeying the law the right thing to do? What is going wrong here? Lobbyists are assailing the University North Carolina’s (UNC) president for asking all of her schools to abide by a new…
Stanford Students Reject Western Civilization Requirement for Graduation
Campus Reform reported: Stanford University students rejected a resolution during their spring election that would have brought Western Civilization courses back to their curriculum. Only 14 percent of the student body voted in favor of…
Bill Ayers Writes New Chapter on Hypocrisy
Three and a half decades after avoiding punishment for bombing the Pentagon, Bill Ayers is still “guilty as sin, free as a bird,” to use his own phraseology of 35 years ago. “For every human…
Maryland Schools Sued for Islam Indoctrination Assignment
From the Thomas More Law Center: “[We] filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of former Marine, John Kevin Wood, and his wife, Melissa, who refuse to allow their teenage daughter to be subjected to Islamic…
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Student Senator Asked to Resign after Pro-Trump Chalk Message
A student at the University of Tennessee-Chattanooga, Hailey Puckett, has been asked to resign by some other student senators.
UCLA Prof Unravels Diversity Sham
In the latest issue of The Chronicle Review, UCLA historian Russell Jacoby offers some insights into the campus diversity craze that are actually refreshing. Jacoby asks, “Should all quarters of society demographically reflect all other…
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Students Confuse Dominican Priest with Ku Klux Klan
They both wear white robe-type garb, but really?! At least ask what the man is doing at a frozen yogurt shop before assuming anything.
James Madison University Cleared Student, then Re-Charged and Convicted Him
Double jeopardy and/or due process, anyone? Photo by mdsnbelle
Harvard Campus Police Intimidated by Protesters?
Typically, Harvard campus police ask protesters to leave and could escort them out. But, in a recent confrontation between yelling protesters and an invited speaker, they did nothing. Photo by Little Koshka
Mural Offensive to Some UVA Students so They Form a Committee to Work It Out
Via Campus Reform: The University of Virginia has created a committee to consider repainting or hiding a mural that depicts student revelers and what some professors perceive as an image implying a student-professor sexual relationship….