Editor’s note: This is an excerpt of a speech given at George Mason University on October 3, 2016 as a part of the Ronald Reagan Lecture Series. Barack Obama ran two campaigns on the promise to…
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Trump Baffles Academics
The “best and the brightest” in academe have been trying to unravel the Trump phenomenon for about as long as this election season has run. Martin Kich of Wright State University devotes about three blogs…
No Dissent from Any George Mason University Law Professor over Scalia Name
Wow. Not a single one dissented (one abstention) in a vote over the renaming of the law school after the passing of SCOTUS Justice Antonin Scalia.
George Mason University Faculty Not Fans of Donation to Rename Law School after Antonin Scalia
Specifically, the faculty senate said that the agreement between the university and the Charles Koch Foundation means that donors would have undue influence over professors, in addition to their opposition to renaming the law school…
Universities Against Regulation… Of Themselves
Academics found something they don’t want the government to regulate when they looked in the mirror. “Last year, for example, the Task Force on Federal Regulation of Higher Education—formed in 2013 at the behest of…
George Mason Faculty Believe Naming the Law School after SCOTUS Justice Scalia is Offensive
Specifically, faculty members say it’s an affront to the LGBT community to honor the late Supreme Court justice. Photo by SteveMasker Photo by SteveMasker
Lenin’s Stubborn Facts
Lenin famously said that facts are stubborn things, and they are, no matter how much his fans in academia try to hide them. “Currently the public and academic view of markets is distorted,” Paul Dragos…
George Mason University to Rename Law School after Antonin Scalia
A good move by the university, which is based in Fairfax, Virginia, after receiving significant donations. Photo by Cknight70
Did the Feds Mess Up the 2008 Recession?
That was the question on the minds of several economists at a panel discussion held at the Cato Institute recently. Daniel L. Thornton, former vice president and economic adviser for the Federal Reserve Bank of…
Um, Ok: Court Rules George Mason University Violated Rights of Expelled Student
Uh, this is a different kind of constitutional right case: In a sweeping ruling that also encompassed speech codes and sexual privacy, U.S. District Judge T.S. Ellis in Alexandria, Va., ruled that George Mason University…
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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…
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