Academics like to cultivate an image of themselves as cutting edge. Actually, while they may be more up-to-date than flat-earth theories, they are frequently not quite as far ahead of the curve as earth shoes.
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The Prince of Journalism
It contains more useful information than any journalism textbook we have seen but don’t expect legendary reporter Robert Novak’s memoirs to become required reading in communications classes anytime soon.
Who Decides?
Thought to be a relic of the 1980’s, the ironically named Fairness Doctrine that enabled the federal government to muzzle conservative voices on the airwaves may soon come back with a vengeance.
Mental Health Screening…Coming to a School Near You
Lawmakers are increasingly looking to schools to serve on the psychiatric front lines; fortunately, parents and a host of other organizations are crying foul.
From Russia With Love?
Contrary to popular perception, Russia is said to be seeking public-private partnerships with western experts to invest vast sums of Russian savings, Charles Ryan, Chief Executive Officer, Deutsche Bank (Russia) said at the Heritage Foundation last week.
Good Morning Afghanistan
Some analysts claim that the process of building a stable democracy in Afghanistan has not been achieved with the gradual pace of reconstruction, government corruption and ineffectiveness.
The Road Less Traveled
Although something of a liberal icon because of his presence at President Kennedy’s inauguration, poet Robert Frost was anything but left-wing, according to a friend who knew him well.
Protectionism or Protection?
Disapproval of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) ventures by the Democratic controlled Congress is said to be sending a wrong message contrary to America’s efforts to win the hearts and minds of Arab and Moslem allies on global war on terrorism.
Embedded With the Enemy?
The new art exhibit, “Unembedded”—a photojournalists’ account of the Iraq War—has been featured at several prestigious universities amid widespread applause as to its self-described “nuanced view of the civilian instability.”
Commemorating Alger Hiss Day
A look at two academic icons—the United Nations and Alger Hiss.
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Columbia University Files Motion to Dismiss ‘Mattress Girl’ Lawsuit
It’s sad this is still going on in the courts, really. Columbia University has asked that Paul Nungesser’s lawsuit against the school be dismissed, saying it “did nothing wrong in allowing Emma Sulkowicz […] to…
Conservative Campus Newspaper Criticized for T-Shirts
Social media outrage mobs descend via Facebook. Cowardly, right? In Facebook posts, the writers’ peers called them “idiotic” and “ignorant,” among other names, and as the online insults continued to pile up, some the publication’s…
The Real Nativists
The original piece was published by FGF Books on their website. FRONT ROYAL, VA — Some 30 years ago, Mrs. Alice du Pont Mills invited me to visit her in her expansive Virginia horse farm…
Abortion Doctor’s Ties to University of Missouri Severed
As the College Fix reported: The University of Missouri is cutting its ties with the college town’s only abortion doctor, a month after the state legislature launched a probe into the relationship between the doctor…
North Carolina Paper Bans Use of Words like “Freshman”
This is getting out of hand. Campus Reform with more on the story: The Daily Tar Heel, the student newspaper at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, has decided it will no longer use…
Academia’s Binder Full of Women
In the last presidential election, the Republican candidate, Mitt Romney, received much derision when he announced in a debate that as governor of Massachusetts, his team assembled “a binderful of women” as the top applicants…
Portland State Students Protest Arming of Campus Police
Wait, so if there is an armed shooter on the college campus, who will stop the shooter? Just saying that arming campus police may be a good safety measure.
Harvard University Freshmen Class is Very Liberal
As Campus Reform reported: Harvard’s freshman class contains five times as many liberals as conservatives, according to a survey by the Harvard Crimson. More than 65 percent of Harvard’s class of 2019 identifies as either…
UC Regents Listen to Jewish Community, Publicly Acknowledge Necessity of Addressing Antisemitism!
Regents scrap meaningless Principles Against Intolerance and form a committee to rework the language. Shana Tova! Great start to the new year! After hearing from dozens of students, faculty, alumni and Jewish groups yesterday at…
Free Speech is Back at Johns Hopkins?
The College Fix reported: After a string of free-speech controversies related to abortion in recent years, Johns Hopkins University has adopted a statement on academic freedom that’s being praised at least one higher-education group.