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Recent Articles
MidEast Video Game
Academics frequently take we unlettered folk to task for trivializing serious issues. It turns out that they can take us to school on how to do just that.
The Business of Academia
Academics are hardly shy about offering businesses advice but they go ballistic when industry deigns to return the favor.
Out-Of-Closet Traditionalists
“I’ve spent most of my life in academia, and can say with some conviction that most professors have no friends or colleagues who are out-of-the-closet traditionalists.”— Robert Maranto (rmaranto@uark.edu) , 21st Century chair in Leadership at the Department of Education Reform at the University of Arkansas.
Is Obama’s America Yours?
A college president actually wrote a book critical of the president.
Finding The Right Frequency
A little bit of broadcasting history which you are unlikely to get in a broadcast journalism class.
Imagine No Imagination
“You know that a lot of people don’t have a big imagination, even with sixth-graders, their imagination is slowly dying, so you have to continue to dream big and you can do great things in life.”—Imaginative sixth-grader Gabrielle Williams
Rotten Science?
“With the exception of a few areas — specifically, climate and the environment, certain fields within biology and medicine, history of science and the interaction between science and public policy — the rot that infects the rest of academia has been averted in science and engineering schools.”— Ron Lipsman, professor emeritus of mathematics and former senior associate dean of the College of Computer, Math & Physical Sciences, University of Maryland.
Whose Common Core?
If the federal government’s new education standards are so common, why have few people seen them?
Baby Steps Towards Traditional
It might not be seismic, but there is a shift in academia away from the faddish and back towards the traditional.
Recent Articles
Study: Minimum Wage Workers Lost $125 Per Month due to Rapid Minimum Wage Hike
Hiking the minimum wage too quickly and too much has led to a decrease in hours worked and wages for minimum wage workers.
History of Left-Wing Violence in America
In a recent column, veteran author Patrick J. Buchanan, who has worked in two White Houses, gives us a very valuable historical review, especially in the wake of the armed assault on a Republican congressman, of Left Wing violence in America.
The Autism Research Bias
New research on autism is always welcome but some of the old findings may still apply.
Free Speech Absolutists Step Up
Some progressive pedagogues actually believe free speech is for me and thee.
Students Learn about “B**** Planet”
At what point does a graphic novel become pornographic? The English Departments that assign them don’t seem to care.
California State Travel Ban could Affect College Athletics
California’s travel ban has been extended to four more states, which includes Texas, and would affect state university athletics.
New Jersey College Fired Professor after ‘White Privilege’ Remark on Fox News
A college professor was fired over her comments on Fox News, where she told TV host Tucker Carlson that he could not use his ‘white privilege card.’
Hampshire College: “Identity-Based Housing”
Combining identity politics, social justice doctrine and the concept of “safe-spaces,” Hampshire College allows students to self-segregate by living in “Identity-Based Housing.” The college’s website explains: “Residence Life and Housing facilitates the continuation of many…
University of Delaware Fired, Condemned Adjunct Professor who said Otto Warmer Got What He Deserved
University of Delaware condemned the remarks of an adjunct professor, who said former hostage Otto Warmbier got what he deserved. Warmbier died from injuries sustained while a hostage in North Korea.
Coming Soon: Ohio Wesleyan to launch ‘Social Justice Major’ in Fall 2017
Yes, a university in Ohio is starting a ‘social justice major’ in fall 2017.
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…
Recent Posts
The Origins of Political Correctness
Emerson College: ‘Homosexual’ is Offensive to Gays so Stop Using It
Self-Identifying Marxist Professors Outnumber Conservatives as College Professors
Ayn Rand Reconsidered
Black Lives Matter Lists “White Supremacy, Patriarchy, Capitalism” Among Reasons for Orlando Attack
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