The coronavirus pandemic exacerbated many college and university’s biggest threat: students aren’t buying their pitches to pay tens of thousands of dollars a year for an undergraduate degree. The Detroit Free Press profiled Albion College,…
Monthly Archives For February 2021
Transgender bathroom policy tweet lands Baylor lecturer in trouble
A single tweet landed a lecturer at Baylor University in rhetorical hot water, which is yet another example of the widespread toxicity of cancel culture. Cancel culture is the Left’s anti-free speech tactic to publicly…
America is Ready for School Choice Post-Pandemic
The Coronavirus upended the education system in the United States, forcing teachers and students to adopt a virtual method of instruction. As time has passed, parents have become frustrated at the continued lack of in-person…
“Safe Spaces” and Neo-Segregation for Black Students
Richard L. Cravatts, Ph.D., a Freedom Center Journalism Fellow in Academic Free Speech and President Emeritus of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, is the author of Dispatches From the Campus War Against Israel and Jews. Just before the…
Biden’s $15 Minimum Wage Ignores Basic Economics
As President Biden settles into Washington, there has been more and more pressure to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour. Although this may seem like a positive step for people who live below…
For Illinois school, no opt outs for ‘Gender and Sexuality Program’
A high school student in Illinois is facing off against her school over mandatory participation in the school’s “Gender and Sexuality Program.” The program is mandatory for all students to attend. The Illinois Mathematics and…
Goodbye to the ‘1776 Commission’
In an eventful first week as Commander-in-Chief, President Biden has already signed at least 22 executive orders into law. Despite claims during his campaign that governing by executive order was dictatorial, Biden has not been…
Campus Hate Speech and its Use as a Tool Against Opposing Views
Richard L. Cravatts, Ph.D., a Freedom Center Journalism Fellow in Academic Free Speech and President Emeritus of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, is the author of Dispatches From the Campus War Against Israel and Jews. “Everyone is in…
Chicago teachers’ union and schools fight over school reopening
The coronavirus pandemic not only pitted the United States against China, which was the source of the virus outbreak, but also pitted powerful teachers’ unions against public officials, teachers, parents, and schoolchildren. Although many politically-red…