Here’s a lady who is not likely to get many invites on the college lecture circuit, even with her Nobel Prize.
Monthly Archives For November 2017
Taxing The Rich on Campus
It turns out that the House Republican tax plan actually does tax the rich, at least in academia. “One is the proposal for a 20 percent excise tax on employee compensation over $1 million at…
Feckless @ Fresno State
Gregory Thatcher, the Fresno State University professor who literally tried to erase the first amendment rights of pro-life students who chalked their views on the sidewalks of the university has to pay for his attempt…
MIT Global Warming Study Based On Speculation
The study from MIT that linked recent Hurricane Harvey to global warming didn’t actually examine Harvey.
Does Campus Carry Endanger Academic Freedom?
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) avers that it does.
Where Diversity Fails
Few academics actually make the points nobody else will make. Economist Walter Williams is a notable exception.
University Departments Push Back, Disavow Any Support of Campus Antifa Network
The Campus Antifa Network (CAN) claimed it was endorsed by five university departments. Two of the departments named have said that they never endorse the anti-fascist network.
Portland School District May Bypass Parents In Maine
The Portland, Maine School District may move to take the usurpation of parental authority to a new level.
Fact-Checking History’s First Draft
Journalism, the old cliché goes, is the first draft of history. Unfortunately, it rarely gets through rewrites before it hits the classroom. Yesterday’s headlines often look a bit silly when viewed through a microfiche, and…
Diversity & Rent-a-cops: Nixon is the one
A professor of African-American Studies recently made an intriguing assertion indicating that Richard Nixon was the father of campus diversity offices and rent-a-cops.