A library featuring the personal
papers of anti-communist hero Whittaker Chambers will be opened on the site of
his farm.
Recent Articles
Iran Confrontation Study
If you are really serious about Middle East Studies, you should look outside of academia to make such a study.
Of Political Science & Scientists
If you think that political science no longer refers exclusively to a course on government, you might be onto something.
Is it true what they say about Dixie?
Should you notice a disconnect between the southerners that you meet and the American South that you hear about, your personal impressions are probably more accurate than the analysis you may get from media and academic types.
Red China & JHU
Johns Hopkins University not only has a history with China but at least one notable communist sympathizer in its hall of famed scholars—Owen Lattimore, who whitewashed many of Mao Tse Tung’s earliest massacres in his official reports.
JHU Plays China Card
When Johns Hopkins University opened a branch in Mainland China did communist officials there acquire another propoganda arm?
Moving America Left
If Americans still don’t buy gay marriage, it won’t be because the left isn’t trying.
Been There Done That
Young conservatives watching the poll ratings of the only president they have ever voted for implode got some words of comfort, sort of, from a veteran conservative journalist last month at the Heritage Foundation.
Progressives Gone Wild
Although “compassionate conservative” George W. Bush presides over an economy that boasts a lower unemployment rate than that of his predecessor, who was a self-described “progressive,” progressives argue that their philosophy has been proven to be sound.
Right-Wing Media Bias?
Duncan Black, a noted internet blogger, recently offered his “liberal critique of the mainstream media” at the “Take Back America 2007” progressive conference.
Recent Articles
Textbook Prices have Risen over 1,000% since 1977
Wait, what?! Yes, that’s what the Bureau of Labor Statistics indicated.
Sound Familiar? Secret E-mails Released, but from Illinois University over Firing Controversial, anti-Israel Professor
As the College Fix reported: University of Illinois officials conducted official business and discussed controversies on email accounts that they didn’t make available for public records requests, the school admitted Friday. Freedom of Information Act requests…
Whistling Now Considered Sexual Assault at California-Santa Barbara
Whistling makes the list of what constitutes sexual assault at the University of California-Santa Barbara.
Wisconsin Faculty’s Mass Exodus
He may not be getting as much attention as The Donald but Governor Scott Walker’s higher education reforms in Wisconsin are having a real world impact there. “Who wants to work in a state where…
Missouri Teacher Suspended over Traffic Tweets after Black Lives Matters Protesters Blocked Highway
The College Fix reported: Hating on protesters who block traffic isn’t exactly a new thing. But it appears to have gotten a Missouri teacher suspended. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that special education teacher Stacy…
Student Loan Debt: Now at $1.27 Trillion
Holy cow, that’s a lot of money and student loan debt. The national debt is at least $18 trillion, so that’s a huge amount of debt by students.
Harvard Professor Explores 2016 Presidential Bid
Seriously?! Yes, Harvard University law professor Lawrence Lessig said he’s exploring a presidential bid and identifies strongly with the Democratic Party.
What’s Going On in the Catholic Church?
FRONT ROYAL, VA — Millions of Americans, including many Catholics, were stunned when Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Catholic Archbishop of New York, attacked opponents of illegal immigration as “nativists” in a recent and widely-circulated column in…
Christian University in Memphis Pledged to Help Illegal Immigrant Students
That’s one way to subsidize illegal immigrant students over citizens and legal residents: In a response to the growing Hispanic population in the Memphis, Tenn. community, Christian Brothers University (CBU) has pledged to help its students…
The Next Wave of College Innovation? Western Governors University
Western Governors University offers a different model for students than your typical brick-and-mortar university model. Quite an interesting read by the Academe Blog.