Seeming to give credence to Bertrand Russell’s observation that “The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, and wiser people so full of doubts,” Michael Saunders,…
Topic: Accuracy in Academia
Stanford University plays the race card after Atlanta spa shooting
In the wake of the Atlanta spa shootings, the families of 8 victims, six Asian and two white, were forced to grieve the loss of a child. Despite the absence of evidence indicating that the…
Social studies teacher calls for left-wing U.S. civics curriculum
Left-wing U.S. civics education is gaining some momentum, according to a report from the Washington, D.C metropolitan area. NBC Washington reported that teachers working in the area endorsed the idea of implementing a new U.S….
Higher education blasts voter integrity laws
Several states, including Georgia, Texas, and Arizona are reforming their election and voter integrity laws. However, the Republican-led efforts did not escape the notice of the mainstream media, “woke” corporations such as Coca-Cola, or higher…
Cancel Culture targeted Virginia Medical Student
Last month, I wrote about a freedom of speech case dealing with a student who was reprimanded by his college for sharing his religious beliefs on campus. This week, the woke movement was dealt another…
Anti-Semites Should Not Define Anti-Semitism
Richard L. Cravatts, Ph.D., a Freedom Center Journalism Fellow in Academic Free Speech and President Emeritus of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, is the author of Dispatches From the Campus War Against Israel and Jews. As the 2016…
A Race to the Bottom in Language Standards
Richard L. Cravatts, Ph.D., a Freedom Center Journalism Fellow in Academic Free Speech and President Emeritus of Scholars for Peace in the Middle East, is the author of Dispatches From the Campus War Against Israel and Jews. When the prescient…
West Virginia scores major victory over teachers’ unions
Over the weekend, West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice signed the Hope Scholarship program into law marking a major victory over the teachers’ unions which crippled his state’s education system years before. In February 2018, the…
Florda, DeSantis lead the way with ‘Get There Faster’ initiative
This week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis unveiled the “Get There Faster” initiative, which aims to address challenges imposed by the pandemic and to restore Florida’s workforce by improving access to technical education courses, postsecondary credentials,…
The Left targets children to ‘dismantle bias’
Social justice indoctrination is running rampant in America’s schools, and so-called learning experts are telling parents that now is the time to discuss social justice issues with their young children. According to The Washington Post,…