Perspectives Mathematically Challenged Common Core Malcolm A. Kline December 5, 2014 The roster of actual mathematicians taking issue with the math in Common Core grows. “In mathematics, mastery of several calculation…
Events, News, Perspectives Disability Rolls Balloon Malcolm A. Kline December 4, 2014 When a veteran academic finds something notable in a Republican president’s administration, it’s generally the expansion of a federal government…
Perspectives The Constitution: Dead or Alive Malcolm A. Kline December 1, 2014 It’s interesting that some of those who would make the “living Constitution” argument seem most anxious to put the old…
News, Perspectives How Government Destroys Cities Malcolm A. Kline November 25, 2014 Academics have long vexed over urban studies, putting the flight out of major cities down to everything from technology to…
Events, News What Obama’s Amnesty/Immigration Plan Misses Malcolm A. Kline November 24, 2014 The Constitutional law professor in the White House missed a few key details in his pitch to halt the deportation…
News, Perspectives Academic Bias on Human Rights Malcolm A. Kline November 21, 2014 Academics have made a cottage industry of their concern over human rights but their consciousness gets raised pretty selectively. “In…
News, Perspectives Teachable Moment on Israel Malcolm A. Kline November 13, 2014 A pair of activists in the state of Washington are promoting an anti-Israel curriculum that high school social studies teachers…
Perspectives MLA’s Canada Health Care Guide Malcolm A. Kline November 12, 2014 Next year, thousands of English professors head to Vancouver for the annual Modern Language Association (MLA) convention. Let’s hope they…
Perspectives Veterans Honored Off Campus Malcolm A. Kline November 10, 2014 This is the week that Americans honor military veterans. On America’s college campuses, the attitude towards them is more ambivalent,…
Perspectives Liberals Can’t Believe their Eyes: More Women in Congress after GOP Wave Malcolm A. Kline November 9, 2014 In the wake of the 2014 election, a record number of women have been elected to Congress but academics question…
Perspectives Common Core Boosts Homeschooling Malcolm A. Kline November 8, 2014 Naysayers take note: Common Core has had at least one unanticipated positive outcome. “Home schooling has steadily risen in North…
Perspectives The Timelessness of Phyllis Schlafly Malcolm A. Kline November 7, 2014 At 90 and counting, a feminine conservative icon is sharper than feminists who are half her age, particularly the ones…