Perspectives Yale Republican Leaves “Intellectual Ghetto” Alex Nitzberg October 25, 2016 David Gelernter, a Republican Yale professor of computer science, appeared on the O’Reilly Factor last week to discuss his recent Wall…
Faculty Lounge Donald Trump Talked Specifics on College Reform Spencer Irvine October 18, 2016 From the Chronicle of Higher Education, which is not a beacon of conservative politics or policies in higher education: At…
Perspectives Trump Baffles Academics Malcolm A. Kline October 6, 2016 The “best and the brightest” in academe have been trying to unravel the Trump phenomenon for about as long as…
Faculty Lounge Harvard Professor Called Donald Trump a ‘Predator’ for Rhetoric Spencer Irvine September 27, 2016 Well, that sounds a bit unfair, no? Donald Trump and his supporters are accustomed to being derided as racists, but…
Faculty Lounge Teacher Compared Donald Trump Speeches to Adolf Hitler’s Spencer Irvine A teacher at North Carolina’s Cedar Ridge High School was accused of comparing Donald Trump’s speeches to Adolf Hitler’s: Instead…
Faculty Lounge Donald Trump Talks about Homeschooling and School Choice in Recent Summit Remarks Spencer Irvine September 22, 2016 At the Values Voters Summit, held by the Family Research Council Action arm, GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke about…
Faculty Lounge Trump Cutout Torn to Shreds by Cal-Berkeley Protesters Spencer Irvine September 12, 2016 Looks like College Republicans at Cal-Berkeley are being singled out by anti-Trump college students who don’t appreciate free speech. Protesters…
Faculty Lounge Boston University Student Tweeted Video of Stealing Trump Yard Signs Spencer Irvine August 11, 2016 It’s stealing and it is a crime: Boston University student Katia Checkwicz posted — then deleted — a video of…
Faculty Lounge Judge, Accused of Bias in Trump University Case, Gives Trump a Small Win Spencer Irvine August 10, 2016 Donald Trump doesn’t have to worry about his video testimony becoming public record in a Trump University lawsuit case, but…
Faculty Lounge College Professors Blame ‘Heteronormativity’ for Melania Trump’s Speech Controversy Spencer Irvine July 28, 2016 Yes, ‘heteronormativity’ is a word coined by academics to describe heterosexuals and it now applies to Melania Trump’s speech scandal.
Perspectives The Division between Evangelical leaders and Donald Trump Kallina Crompton July 21, 2016 In a meeting with Donald Trump last fall, megachurch pastor Paula White prayed for the candidate saying that “any tongue…
Perspectives Donald Trump challenges Hillary Clinton at Road to Majority conference Amanda Florian June 17, 2016 WASHINGTON — Over the weekend, the Trump train took a more faith-friendly route, making a stop at the Faith and…