Despite the theory purveyed by the media, consumer spending is not the strongest catalyst of economic expansion, according to economist Mark Skousen, author of The Structure of Production. “…Because consumer spending represents…two thirds basically of…
Monthly Archives For May 2016
Retired General Claims College Removed Him over Not-So-PC Comments
Is this a ‘he said, she said’ scenario? Possibly, but Let. Gen. Jerry Boykin’s removal can seem suspicious at first glance.
Harvard Students Drown Out African-American Pro-Life Speaker
Imagine if the speaker were a minority and a political liberal. Would conservatives or libertarians drown out the speaker?
Some Seattle University Students Upset at Western Culture Classes
From the College Fix: “Dozens” of students at the Seattle University-affiliated Matteo Ricci College have been involved in a “sit-in” at the school administrative building, busy protesting the “classical curriculum that focuses on Western ideas and history.”
California Student Newspaper thinks $25 Million Set Aside for Illegal Immigrants is Too Little
$25 million for three years is not chump change, students: “The editorial board of The Daily Bruin, UCLA’s student newspaper, argued in an editorial Monday that the decision—announced last week by UC system President Janet Napolitano—is not an adequate long term solution because it is set to expire in 2019.”
Social Justice VS. America’s Founding Principles
The eloquent Justice Clarence Thomas recently warned the class of 2016 in a commencement address at Hillsdale College that since “the rising tide of social justice demands run afoul of this nation’s founding principles,” this…
Alleged Racial Slurs leads to Suspension of Wisconsin Fraternity
A fraternity at the University of Wisconsin has been suspended over suspicions of tolerating racial slurs.
Sensitive UC-Santa Cruz Students will have 7 Administrators Join ‘Bias Reporting’ Panel
The College Fix has more on the subject: “For years, students at the University of California Santa Cruz have used the school’s bias reporting system to alert campus leaders that their feelings have been hurt or they have been called mean names by peers – complaints then probed by administrators.”
Food Activists Lose Fight at University of Chicago
The College Fix reported, “University of Chicago student government representatives are more worried about a food fight with their constituents than the societal problem of mass incarceration.”
Maryland’s Pro-LGBT Lavender Graduation
Lavender Graduation is all the rage in some circles these days, especially at the U. of Maryland where event sponsors at the LGBT Equity Center note that “each LGBTQA+ graduate will receive a rainbow tassel…