When thousands of English professors gathered in Austin, Texas earlier this month for the annual Modern Language Association (MLA) convention, they were rather pessimistic about the future of their profession, with one small but notable…
Topic: George Mason University
George Mason University College Republicans Protested Obama’s Townhall on Guns
Prior to last week’s townhall debate, televised by CNN at George Mason University, College Republicans protested the anti-gun rhetoric of the Left and Obama.
Study: Both Parties’ Presidents Increase Regulations While in Office
Both political parties like to reinforce the image of Democrats embracing government regulations while Republicans fight them but a new study from the Mercatus Center at George Mason University shows that, as George Gershwin might…
How Conservatives Teach
Liberal friends curious about how conservative professors actually teach might consider asking them. That’s what Jeisi Zhao of the Young America’s Foundation did in an interview with George Mason University economist Walter Williams. “I teach…
Walter E. Williams: Baltimore suffers from Gov’t-Induced Economic Slavery
The second part of Williams’ interview with Black & Blonde Media:
Walter Williams: Failed Economic Policies, not Racism, Defines Baltimore
Noted black economist at George Mason University, Walter E. Williams, gives his take on why Baltimore is an example of failed economic policies. First part of his two-part interview:
George Mason University Dumps Free Speech Zones, Finally
Yes, another win for free speech. As The College Fix reported: “OK, perhaps not many schools are coveting the responsibility to let students speak freely and not punish or intimidate them into docility when it…
Student Rep. at George Mason Removed for Opposing In-State Tuition for Illegal Immigrants
As The College Fix reported: “Storm Paglia, until Friday the “executive undersecretary for university services for dining services” at George Mason University, was removed from his position after tweeting against “illegals” getting in-state tuition, the Fourth…
Free Speech Codes at George Mason U aren’t Good
George Mason University, out in suburban northern Virginia, isn’t the only university to have speech code issues on campus. Check out this op-ed by Todd Zywicki on the issue of speech codes at universities.
The Obama Administration Restricts Credit Card Use
The Obama administration is pushing Americans away from credit cards and regular lines of credit in the financial market and pushing them toward loan sharks and other lines of credit, a panel of professors noted…