For decades, media elites and academics alike have accepted the accounts that veterans of the anti-Vietnam War movement gave of themselves, particularly when those vets occupied academic berths.
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Generally & Particularly Irate
“Americans are not only against government spending in the abstract but against each particular instance of it in the last two years.”—Claremont McKenna scholar William Voegeli at Hillsdale College Capitol Hill lunch on October 1, 2010
Academic Amnesia on the 1990s
In even-numbered years, political science professors are frequently called upon by the media to offer their thoughts on national elections, although they may not be as well-versed as they should be on history, of even the more recent variety.
Education Empire Strikes Back
Stung by a spate of recent documentaries on public schools, the education establishment is trying to rebut the filmmakers’ charges.
Still Waiting for “Superman”
“Waiting for Superman” is a powerful film with a message crucial to our nation’s future.
Potemkin Presidency and Professoriat
In his recent foray to George Washington University, the president and his hosts pretty much dropped all pretexts of above-the-fray statesmanship and detached scholarship.
AIA Turns 25
Accuracy in Academia, which has been annoying academics for a quarter of a century, celebrates its 25th anniversary this year.
My Own Private Berkeley
The good news is that Berkeley produces a skewed world view. The bad news is that it provides an all too accurate microcosm of academia.
Consensus on Academic Bloat
A man who Accuracy in Academia rarely sees eye-to-eye with nonetheless makes a good point in the October 8, 2010 issue of the Chronicle of Higher Education.
Subsidized Professors Reject Transparency
Professors dependent on government subsidies in Texas are complaining about a new law there that forces them to let their students know what is in their courses before they are trapped in their classrooms.