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Secret Ballot at Risk
On January 13, 2009, former Congressman Ernest Istook spoke at the Conservative Bloggers Briefing about the mission of Save Our Secret Ballot.
Pornography Prep Schools
What did your sixth grader learn at school today? There is a good chance that she learned how to use a condom, or learned about homosexual relations from a gay activist.
Literary Deficiencies Identified
Professor Walter Benn Michaels recently argued that teaching social justice to rich students was hypocritical in the face of ongoing economic disparities between college students and the poorer populations who, he asserts, can’t get access to these schools.
Valley Girl Scouts
As the season approaches when we load up on Thin Mints, we might want to ask ourselves what happened to the group that sells them.
Neutering the Net
Because the internet has become such a fundamental, inescapable tool in everyday life for most Americans, many argue that it is now under threat of severe regulation.
Leave Those Kids Alone
Charles Murray has a few problems with the United States’ current educational policy.
Virtually Gay Ghettos
At this year’s Modern Language Association (MLA) Convention, two panelists diverged on whether new media aids or undermines the process of gay liberation.
CAPitalism
Matt Miller repeatedly called himself a capitalist at a recent think-tank event, which he should understand the implications of, being an economist. However, he would have done better to argue that he is a capitalist who has converted to something else entirely.
Academic “Stimulus” Takes Shape
According to Politico, the education sector as a whole, including higher ed and other K-12 programs, might receive as much as $140 billion from the stimulus bill, although the final text of the legislation has not been released.
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Tennessee Lawmakers to Withhold Funding from Univ. of Tennessee over Annual ‘Sex Week’
Apparently this has been an ongoing battle between the state legislature and the University of Tennessee over the university’s annual ‘Sex Week.’ Photo by mjpeacecorps Photo by mjpeacecorps
Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming
Craig Idso, Robert Carter and S. Fred Singer tackled climate change alarmism in the book, “Why Scientists Disagree About Global Warming: The NIPCC Report on Scientific Consensus,” published by the Heartland Institute. As much as…
Lawrence Summers: No Hypersensitivity against Anti-Semitism at Colleges, but Why Not?
Summers, a professor at Harvard, makes some great points in his piece in the Washington Post. Photo by :::mediActivista:::
Son of Close Clinton Advisor Praised Hamas Attack on an Israeli Base
Oh, Max Blumenthal…of all things you could say: At London University’s School of Economics last month, Max Blumenthal was caught on tape praising the terror group Hamas, saying its armed faction, the al-Qassam Brigades, sent an…
A Man Called Adam Smith
If the Left thinks of Adam Smith at all, it is probably as a profile on neckties worn by their bete noires on the right, but genuine liberals might find him a worthy subject of…
Some Scripps College Students Protest Madeleine Albright as Commencement Speaker
Why are they upset? It was due to her being a white woman and isn’t inclusive enough, apparently. Photo by Miller_Center
Campus Police Investigate Chalk Writings as Hateful
Some of the chalk writing on sidewalks were hateful and offensive, in the defense of UCSB’s investigation.
Conservative, Libertarian Professors Ignored in Job Searches
A good take from a Georgetown University professor. Photo by ehpien
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#TheChalkening Scares Snowflakes on College Campuses
Chalk writings appeared on college campuses across the U.S., whereby liberal ‘snowflake’ college students complained of how offensive “Trump 2016” is to them.
New Mexico Students Protest University Seal, Don’t Know It Was Designed by Native American
From the Campus Reform: Students at the University of New Mexico (UNM) are protesting their school’s official seal because of its implicit discrimination against Native Americans even though the seal itself was created by a…