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Princeton Backtracks Language Guide that Eliminated Use of ‘Man’

From Campus Reform: Princeton University has redacted several portions of its “gender inclusive language” guide after facing national criticism for banning the word “man” from all of its HR publications. The guide comes with a list of terms or phrases to avoid, such as “man and wife” and “forefathers,” instead suggesting the use of words […]

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Exhibits You Won’t Find in the New National Museum of African American History and Culture
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Exhibits You Won’t Find in the New National Museum of African American History and Culture

Many exhibits in the new $500 million National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. will be worthwhile. They will highlight the struggle to overcome slavery and give black people the rights they were promised in the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution. Many black Americans have achieved great success. But black […]

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Cornell Football Assistant Coach Forced to Apologize for Tweet with Players Wearing Sombreros

The outrage mob on social media has gotten another scalp, this time at Cornell: A Cornell University football coach has been forced to issue an apology for the “cultural insensitivity” of tweeting a photo of two players wearing sombreros. Cornell Football’s offensive line coach Roy Istvan came under fire for a tweet sent out Tuesday […]

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Dr. Sebastian Gorka on ISIS, Political Correctness and the Media

The political correctness propagated by the government and the liberal media has hamstrung America’s war efforts even as ISIS imperils Americans domestically, Dr. Sebastian Gorka explained during an interview on the #MediaMadness podcast. Dr. Gorka, author of the book, Defeating Jihad: The Winnable War, said that “… we have to get political correctness out of […]

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Black Power Icon Goes Vegan to Save Animals

Former top communist, college professor and “Black Power” advocate Angela Davis has picked a new cause on the road to liberation—animal rights. In a major speech in black-ruled South Africa, at the 17th Steve Biko Memorial Lecture, she said animals were “sentient beings who endure pain and torture as they are transformed into food for […]

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‘Ten Things You Should Know About Socialism’, says Libertarian Economics Professor

From the College Fix: After a recent Pew Foundation poll found that 69 percent of voters under 30 would vote for a socialist presidential candidate and a YouGov.com poll found that 43 percent of millennials said they prefer the economic system of socialism over that of capitalism, Loyola University Maryland economics professor Thomas DiLorenzo said […]

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BDS Threatens Palestinians

Way back in the Big Band Era, even before my time, the Mills Brothers did a song called “You always hurt the one you love.” The political Left in America should resurrect it and make it their theme song. Currently, they are trying to get anyone with capital to invest, including colleges and universities, to […]

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University of Kentucky to Give Context for Controversial Historical Mural

From Campus Reform: The University of Kentucky has reversed its decision to shroud a historic mural depicting scenes of African Americans and Native Americans that some students found “unsettling.” President Eli Capilouto announced via blog post Thursday that the mural will once again be displayed after an appointed panel provided a series of recommendations for […]

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Phyllis Schlafly: A Woman Worth Studying

Here’s the key problem with women’s studies: They ignore the women most worthy of study. Into this category falls the dear—and she was—departed author and activist Phyllis Schlafly. She crammed more achievements into one lifetime than any trio of the feminists she so implacably opposed crammed into three: six children, advanced degrees, more than a […]

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Gender Ideologues Trade Stereotypes

In their rush to provide a warm, inclusive and diverse environment for all, save—of course—Christians and conservatives, university officials might want to ask themselves whether they are becoming what Pope Francis called “gender ideologues” and engaging in their own stereotyping. Not far from our office in Bethesda, Maryland, in College Park, “The University of Maryland […]

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Are Universities and Economic Growth Oxymoronic?

It was while attending my alma mater—the University of Scranton—three and a half decades ago that I began questioning the economic value of universities. What intrigued me was “Da U” claiming that it helped fuel the local economy, even while America recovered from a recession and Scranton never did. Thirty-five years later, as America struggles […]

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