Everyone seems to have their own theory as to what caused the economic crisis and which reforms will alleviate the suffering. But does anyone really understand what went wrong?
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No Permits Needed for Faith
In response to an Alliance Defense Fund-backed lawsuit, Yuba Community College District in California has decided to drop disciplinary actions against a Christian student who had proselytized on campus without a permit.
Universal Malpractice
Michael Cannon, the director of Health Policy Studies at the Cato Institute, does not believe in socialized medicine, and he thinks that the road President Barack Obama and his officials are about to take leads very close to that.
Confronting the Bear
Fittingly, 2009 began with an energy crisis. In the middle of a bitter winter, Russia shut off its gas supply to Ukraine, affecting much of the rest of Eastern Europe, over disputed payment agreements.
House of Cards Teeters
Senator Jim DeMint (R-SC) has a message he wants to “take…directly to the people.” At a recent Conservative Bloggers’ Briefing, Senator DeMint spoke about President Barack Obama’s stimulus bill that has just been passed in the House and will soon fight its way through the Senate.
Stimulated Economists
Just as Professors and Economists banded together to express their dismay at the economic demerits of the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) funding, so too many academics and economists are concerns that the pending stimulus bill, H.R. 1, focuses on Keynesian spending that will expand the national debt without actually stimulating the economy.
Stimulus a Moral Hazard
Still in the shadows of an already-in-progress bailout plan and a yet-to-be-passed stimulus package, Congress seriously considers what to do to protect the fragile economy and help it grow again.
The Wondering Wanderer
Members of the Ivory Tower, some of whom remain ardent Marxists themselves, maintain that McCarthyite “hysteria” suppressed free expression in the 1950s and led to the unjustified blacklisting of those with socialist sentiments.
Women’s Rights Rehabbed
A women’s rights activist wants addict mothers to follow the example of Amy Winehouse and avoid rehab.
Red Badge of Courage
Just as students sporting t-shirts of Che Guevara are often ignorant of his bloody revolutionary record, so too it seems that champions of the Abraham Lincoln Brigade suffer from a peculiar form of “historical amnesia” promoted by academics and activists alike.
Recent Articles
There are Downsides to Tax Cuts?
One of the scholars at the recent Philadelphia Society conclave of conservative intellectuals found an unexpected downside to tax cuts. “Congress voted against Grover Cleveland’s tariff cuts arguing that government will become bigger because of…
Free Speech Advocates Confronted by Race Activists at Harvard
Universities are now a battleground over free speech: Tensions are rising at Harvard Law School (HLS) after a confrontation between student activist group Reclaim Harvard Law (RHL) and students who are concerned about freedom of…
UPenn Administration: Free Speech Doesn’t Mean You Can Shut Down a Speech
But student protesters did just that last week at the University of Pennsylvania, preventing John Brennan of the CIA from speaking. Photo by CSIS: Center for Strategic & International Studies
Stanford Student Senator Claimed It’s Not Anti-Semitic to Question Why Jews Run Banks and Media
As the Campus Reform reported: During Tuesday’s ASSU Senate meeting, a Stanford senator running for reelection argued that it is not anti-Semitic to question whether Jewish people control the media and banks. He apologetically clarified…
Lenin’s Stubborn Facts
Lenin famously said that facts are stubborn things, and they are, no matter how much his fans in academia try to hide them. “Currently the public and academic view of markets is distorted,” Paul Dragos…
Portland Community College Begins Its “Whiteness History Month”
From the Campus Reform: Portland Community College kicked off “Whiteness History Month” Friday with the first of over 100 planned events, starting with discussions about inappropriate approaches to tolerance. According to Oregon Live, PCC officials…
Campus Carry Threatens Academic Freedom, University President Claims
The University of Memphis president made the allegations in an e-mail to students. Photo by ilovememphis
‘Black Lives Matter’ Student Protesters Don’t Like University’s Race and Equity Office
From the Campus Reform: Hundreds of Black Lives Matter (BLM) students interrupted a discussion on race and equity, alleging that their school’s office of “race and equity” is not committed to racial equity. According to…
The Fight-for-$15 Reaches Duke’s Campus
Some students are occupying an administration building to force the university administration to raise their minimum wage to $15 an hour. Photo by OZinOH
The Left Labels Christians as Those Having “Privilege”
From the College Fix: A poster campaign recently seen at several universities across the nation lists “Christians” as a group of students who enjoy privilege along with the usual suspects: whites, males, heterosexuals, the “able-bodied,” and…
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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