This economic storm is still gathering. If we fail to act, it will soon be upon us. But we can rise above it – if we work diligently to train and nurture the scientific and mathematical talents of the next generation.
Read the articleWith the recent Russian economic boom, many Russians now see Putin as their Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Read the articleFreedom of speech is much prized on the nation’s campuses, and often invoked by faculty. But is there freedom of speech for college trustees?
Read the articleOnly an academic would comb the Watergate tapes looking for Richard Nixon’s views on homosexuality.
Read the articleNicholas Wapshott’s book on Ronald Reagan and Margaret Thatcher, A Political Marriage, offers first hand observations these leaders transformed the world.
Read the articleThe spirit of the Spanish Inquisition is alive and well in the American university, according to George Mason University law professor Todd Zywicki, in remarks he made at the 2007 Pope Center Conference. Academia has a “new dogma” based on multiculturalism, environmentalism, and feminism, he said. “They will enforce it viciously.”
Read the articleGeneral David H. Petraeus told a congressional committee on Monday that in Iraq “we will be able to reduce our forces to the pre-surge level of brigade combat teams by next summer.”
Read the articleOnce again, Republican officials have helped to pave the way for a pet project of the overwhelmingly left-wing educational establishment—all-day kindergarten.
Read the articleTraditional North Carolina public schools will open their doors next week under mounting pressure to perform.
Read the articleThanks to the actions of U.S. government officials, we will soon get a chance to discover whether ignorance really is bliss.
Read the articleThe Social Security Trust fund is steamrolling towards bankruptcy, yet the majority of Americans do not fully comprehend the future crisis of today’s working generation.
Read the articleIn stark contrast to political science and economics lecturers in classrooms around the country, U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao spoke at the Heritage Foundation on June 26th, delivering a message of uncommon good cheer concerning the status and direction of “America’s Dynamic Workforce.”
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