One of the scholars at the recent Philadelphia Society conclave of conservative intellectuals found an unexpected downside to tax cuts. “Congress voted against Grover Cleveland’s tariff cuts arguing that government will become bigger because of…
Topic: academia
Free Speech Advocates Confronted by Race Activists at Harvard
Universities are now a battleground over free speech: Tensions are rising at Harvard Law School (HLS) after a confrontation between student activist group Reclaim Harvard Law (RHL) and students who are concerned about freedom of…
UPenn Administration: Free Speech Doesn’t Mean You Can Shut Down a Speech
But student protesters did just that last week at the University of Pennsylvania, preventing John Brennan of the CIA from speaking. Photo by CSIS: Center for Strategic & International Studies
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Stanford Student Senator Claimed It’s Not Anti-Semitic to Question Why Jews Run Banks and Media
As the Campus Reform reported: During Tuesday’s ASSU Senate meeting, a Stanford senator running for reelection argued that it is not anti-Semitic to question whether Jewish people control the media and banks. He apologetically clarified…
Lenin’s Stubborn Facts
Lenin famously said that facts are stubborn things, and they are, no matter how much his fans in academia try to hide them. “Currently the public and academic view of markets is distorted,” Paul Dragos…
Portland Community College Begins Its “Whiteness History Month”
From the Campus Reform: Portland Community College kicked off “Whiteness History Month” Friday with the first of over 100 planned events, starting with discussions about inappropriate approaches to tolerance. According to Oregon Live, PCC officials…
Campus Carry Threatens Academic Freedom, University President Claims
The University of Memphis president made the allegations in an e-mail to students. Photo by ilovememphis
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‘Black Lives Matter’ Student Protesters Don’t Like University’s Race and Equity Office
From the Campus Reform: Hundreds of Black Lives Matter (BLM) students interrupted a discussion on race and equity, alleging that their school’s office of “race and equity” is not committed to racial equity. According to…
The Fight-for-$15 Reaches Duke’s Campus
Some students are occupying an administration building to force the university administration to raise their minimum wage to $15 an hour. Photo by OZinOH
The Left Labels Christians as Those Having “Privilege”
From the College Fix: A poster campaign recently seen at several universities across the nation lists “Christians” as a group of students who enjoy privilege along with the usual suspects: whites, males, heterosexuals, the “able-bodied,” and…