Prof. Michael Oppenheimer, a UN IPCC Lead Author, is in the news again, this time defending his hilariously wrong climate predictions he made in 1990 and being embarrassed by the unearthing of a 2000 article in the New York Times.
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Hugo Chavez & The AAUP
It turns out that Venezuelan dictator Hugo Chavez could have had a much closer relationship with the American Association of University Professors (AAUP) if the former head of the AAUP had his druthers.
The Shariah You Never Knew
A British journalist points out that what you don’t know about it can hurt you.
Looking For Actual Scholars
The number of genuine intellectuals in academia goes down every year while the ranks of ersatz scholars grow.
Professors For Prisoners
Wait until you see the latest cause that Noam Chomsky and other academic luminaries are rallying around.
Politically Correct Christmases Past & Present
The war on Christmas has been waged for a number of years.
Post-Secondary Education
Is the Washington Post’s for-profit educational subsidiary not only carrying the loss-amassing institution but also aggressively recruiting veterans with hype and glory?
Christmas at Katyn
The people of Poland got an early Christmas present this year.
Not Taxed Enough Already?
A key dividing line between those within the Ivory Tower and those without might be on the issue of taxes: Academics like them while the rest of us clearly don’t.
Bill of Rights Day
December 15 is Bill of Rights Day.