The federal workforce is graying at a very fast rate—nearly half will be eligible to retire in five years, and there is not sufficient interest or knowledge from top talent…
Monthly Archives For August 2006
Whatever became of the SDS?
Students for a Democratic Society are back, after a 37 year absence.
Elementary and Postsecondary Campus Report
In brief: Unions’ blocking school reform, high school dropouts and Indian boarding school issues.
Burying the Big Myth
Tim Carney’s new book is a fact-filled expose of government thievery and collaboration with business at the expense of everyone else.
Wag the Scholar
What should a university do about professors with conspiracy theories?
Sun Devils Sued for Discrimination
Arizona State University is now the latest university to be sued by the Alliance Defense Fund on behalf of a student club.
Cold War History Restored
What college student knows that the Soviet Union murdered twenty million people and the Chinese murdered fifty million?
Is Accuracy Academic?
Unfortunately, constant change in standardized testing poses a bit of a problem for those of us bogged down by an interest in accuracy.
World Bank Primer
Although the World Bank is a frequent target of the academic left, the multilateral government agency actually functions in a manner not altogether dissimilar from that of the UN. Specifically, it subsidizes government agencies all over the world.
Checks and Balances
A recent Judicial Watch event for interns communicated their firm belief that everyone in government must be held accountable.