A gathering of academics and human rights activists at Georgetown Law last week delivered some predictable broadsides at the Bush regime but also some unexpected critiques of the Clinton Administration.
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The Crime or the Coverup
The blogsphere went nuts Wednesday over the story of Athens, Texas teen, 13-year-old Melanie Bowers.
Progressive Calls for Civics Education
A member of the progressive movement recently lamented that students were losing touch with their American heritage.
Madeleine and her Exes
When big-name Democrats return to academia after leaving elective or appointive office, they may go through withdrawals.
Campus Populist
Jim Hightower, America’s #1 populist and corporate critic, talks about on-campus progressive advocacy and his new book, Swim Against the Current.
Arizona Prom Bags
Wait unti you see what is in them. We have come a long way from corsages.
Air Force Academy Blowback
Yesterday, the U.S. Air Force Academy decided to cancel the scheduled showing of movie clips from “Constantine’s Sword” to an audience of faculty and cadets.
Africa’s AID Problem
Foreign aid’s ongoing failure to spark change in Africa recently incited Edward Luttwak to ask the international community to just leave Africa alone.
Not The Write Stuff
If recent test scores are any indication, though, instruction in the writing basics is in short supply in North Carolina.
Dropouts Abandon Urban Schools
When it comes to education, more parents may consider themselves pro-school-choice after reading the sobering new report about U.S. dropout rates.
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Update on China’s Detention of Labor Activists
Via the AAUP’s Academe Blog, here’s the background: On December 3, authorities detained 20 labor activists in Guangdong Province. Four have been placed under criminal charge, several are unaccounted for, and the rest have been…
Cornell Bans All But Snowflakes from Holiday Decorations
Snowflakes at Cornell, both for holiday decorations and an apt description of many college administrators and students nowadays.
Pros and Cons of Tenure
At year’s end, we thought, looking over copy for 2015, that we could get a snapshot of how tenure works in academe. Ultimately, we came up with 14 arguments for tenure and thirteen against but…
Ted Cruz Calls Out Parents, College Students for Being ‘Pampered’
Well, Ted Cruz is probably right, given recent developments on college campuses.
Christian College Under Fire for Suspending Hijab-Wearing Professor for Equating Christianity with Islam
Wheaton College is under fire for putting one of their professors on leave for comparing the two religions, which by the way, Wheaton College is a Christian college.
Professors and Rights Groups Defend Due Process Rights
Wait, due process has to be defended?! What is this world coming to?
Rutgers Celebrates 250th Anniversary by Reminding Everyone of Oppression
Don’t really get how celebrating one’s 250th anniversary by remembering the “enslaved and disenfranchised” people in the school’s history is a good idea.
Muslim Voices Against Radical Extremism
At the Heritage Foundation recently, several voices against radical Islam and extreme Islamist ideology stood as a stark contrast to the spokesmen represented in the typical 24-hour news cycle. Naser Khader, a member of parliament…
UCLA Resolution Bars Taking Sides in Israel-Palestine Conflict
Uh, free speech, anyone? No?
Louisville Bars Asian and White Candidates from Applying for Physics Position
The job posting has been removed since the outcry, but really, University of Louisville? “The post … on HigherEdJobs mostly resembled a typical ad, encouraging applicants ‘with a Ph.D. in physics or a related area,…
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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