Health insurance for the unemployed, more money for non-profits, and “Pay-As-You-Drive Car Insurance” are three “new ideas” panelists have proposed for the new progressive agenda.
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Military Occupation
David Edelstein argues for one major variable of success for military occupancy, and his research shows that the War in Iraq has done a poor job of recognizing this all-important factor.
Warm and Fuzzy Global Regulation
Václav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic, told a Competitive Enterprise Institute audience last week that he believes climate change forms the ideal political issue because its dogma cannot be disproven.
Bilingual Education Still Hanging On
On June 2, California celebrates the 10th anniversary of Proposition 227 initiative many believed would end bilingual education in the state’s classrooms.
Saving the Banana Boys
Some creative high-school seniors at Zion-Benton High school in Waukegan, Illinois recently thought up what they believed to be the perfect harmless prank.
Valley of the Diverse
In a recent essay, English professor David Trinidad shows us how the teaching of literature has evolved.
Global Warming On the Rocks
As the congressional curtains open on the Lieberman-Warner “Climate Security Act,” the subjects of higher taxes, job expansion and economic growth are taking center stage in many people’s minds.
Biblical Trojan Horse
Alabama State Senator Scott Beason has turned out to be the principal opponent of a new textbook, the Bible and Its Influence, backed by liberals for schools which want to teach about the Bible.
Homeschooling Stereotypes Shattered
Here and across the nation, the homeschooling movement has grown in stature and popularity – defying stereotypes and occasionally, disarming critics.
Philadelphia Freedom
Eight days shy of the eviction deadline imposed by the city of Philadelphia, the Cradle of Liberty Boy Scout Council is striking back.
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The New Microaggression: Micro-Inequity
Someone in Australia came up with the term, which adds another term to the academic jargon.
Poll: 71% of Democrats want to Punish Free Speech, like Hate Speech
Hate speech is not something we encourage, but it is protected under the First Amendment of the Constitution. Yet Democrats want to punish people who say racist and hateful things, which goes contrary to past…
Academic Animal Studies/Farm
George Orwell might have been amused. Academia is well on its way to quite literally becoming Animal Farm. Indeed, the very first day of the latest Modern Language Association (MLA) convention featured a panel on…
Push-ups, Other Disciplinary Actions by Ohio State Marching Band Banned by Administrators
Well, political correctness and sensitivity running amok: Ohio State University (OSU) recently banned senior members of its prestigious marching band from assigning rookie members with traditional first-year duties, according to a report from Rolling Stone….
Missouri Lawmaker Proposes Bill to Protect Student Journalists
This is, no doubt, a response to Melissa Click’s attempt to kick out a student journalist from protests at the University of Missouri.
ACLU Scares Elementary School to Stop ‘God Bless America’ after Pledge of Allegiance
It was a tradition started after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New Jersey’s Glenview Elementary School and now the ACLU has ended it.
Rape Exhibit at Columbia gets the Trigger Warning Treatment
It’s a confusing situation. First, the exhibit was poorly advertised, then flyers were passed out to warn of a trigger warning. The exhibit was also done when students were preparing to go on Christmas break.
Rock, Paper, Scissors
It’s interesting that some of the same people who go ballistic at the suggestion that corporations are people are quite willing to ascribe human attributes to inhuman things. “I’m out to prove that rocks are…
Health Care is Racist, says UC-Davis Medical Students
But, they did not define what was inherently racist about health care. Huh?!
George Mason University College Republicans Protested Obama’s Townhall on Guns
Prior to last week’s townhall debate, televised by CNN at George Mason University, College Republicans protested the anti-gun rhetoric of the Left and Obama.