Maybe it’s better when schools and students don’t observe Columbus Day.
Monthly Archives For October 2017
Elementary School Cancels Halloween
They’re calling it “black and orange day” instead.
Real Historians Know History
Here’s the difference between real historians and the counterfeit variety we usually get in academe: The former bring history to life because they make an effort to know their subject.
Columbia University Pledges $100 Million for Faculty Diversity
Columbia University pledged $100 million for a more diverse workforce.
Laurence Tribe Loses It
The 76-year-old public intellectual wants to get in a fist fight with 46-year-old Sebastian Gorka over one of Gorka’s speeches.
New Mexico Science Standards Evolve From Global Warming
In the rare cases when schools deviate from establishment mores, they can expect a very partisan backlash.
Cost of West Point Traitor: A Quarter Million
The communist who worked propaganda into social media messages and his own wardrobe while at West Point was underwritten by U. S. taxpayers in a big way
Political Science Lesson from Evangelicals
The nation’s pre-eminent political science professors are still scratching their heads over the result of the 2016 presidential election: Perhaps they should chat with some of the people who voted for the winner rather than consult The New York Times.
Students Aim to Raise $20 Million to Rename Gianforte Building After Someone Else
A technology institute is trying to raise $20 million to rename a campus building named after Greg Gianforte, a Republican congressman who assaulted a journalist before a special election and won the election in Montana.
Wisconsin Student Group wants Disclaimer for Lincoln Statue
A student group at the University of Wisconsin-Madison wants to put a disclaimer at a statue of President Abraham Lincoln of his role in the Dakota 38 “massacre.” The university rebuffed the demand.