The writer who created the angst-ridden teenage hero of Catcher in the Rye has passed away at the age of 91. Teenagers in the six decades the novel has been in publication devoured the story, first as contraband, later as required reading.
Articles By: Malcolm A. Kline
Requiem
Quiz question. Who said this? “I think people are dazzled by Obama’s rhetoric, and that people ought to begin to understand that Obama is going to be a mediocre president…
Warning: Indoctrination @ work
Although at first blush, polls seem to show that the youth vote mirrors that of society in general, a closer look at changing attitudes among college freshmen shows that they may be, as the liberals used to say, “a product of their environment.”
Dragon Tales
Academics conclude that China is not quite the threat it has been presumed to be, though hardly benign. Boston College political scientist Robert Ross reminded a Capitol Hill audience recently that China surpassed the United States as the number one trading partner of both Taiwan and South Korea in 2001.
Speaker Series Slants Left
The roster of lectures at George Washington University is about as balanced as an MSNBC broadcast.
Think Globally Read Locally
The UN warns that illiteracy is a global problem but Americans may not have to look that far to find it.
Poppy Gets Advanced Degree
Believe it or not, a Republican president may be benefiting from some revisionist history. Indeed, the academic literature on George Herbert Walker Bush, although brief, like his presidency, is mostly, so far, laudatory.
Sociology For Adults Only
Like Brittney Spears and Madonna or Tiger Woods and a groupie, Sociology and Pornography had to meet, and on the stomping grounds of the former field of study. Wesleyan just approved a forum—Sociology 420—entitled Pornocopia: Society and Pornography.
The Dwindling Uninsured
For the past two decades, the ever-rising tens of millions of uninsured have become an accepted premise of America’s political and academic elites but they may be as overcounted as the 57 stars on the U. S. flag.
Academics Get Reality Check
There is such a disconnect between what colleges and universities offer and what students need that even professors are starting to notice.
Book Review
Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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