Liberty
Trigger Warnings Get in the Way of Great Art
Ella Whelan writes for Spiked that great art is supposed to trigger uncomfortable reactions. … [T]he idea that art can and should surprise us in shocking or even hurtful ways…
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private liberal arts college in Oberlin, Ohio, United States
Law & Public Safety
National Review editor urges forceful response to riots
Rich Lowry of National Review Online explains why authorities need to respond to riots with force. Restoring order to America’s cities isn’t a complicated proposition. All it requires is resources…
Education
Martin Center column probes colleges’ ransomware vulnerability
Matthew Robare writes for the Martin Center about the threat of ransomware in higher education across the country. Colleges and universities around the country are proving to be easy prey…
Education
Oberlin prof dissects clear case of campus craziness
Retired Oberlin College Professor Abraham Socher offers Commentary readers a detailed description of a disturbing incident involving the famed liberal school. The jury found that Oberlin College and its dean…
Education
Leef’s latest Martin Center column focuses on Oberlin court case
George Leef writes for the Martin Center about the implications of a recent court case involving Oberlin University. Another way for college officials to get their schools into trouble is…
Education
Martin Center column identifies a pending crisis for Christian colleges
William Anderson writes for the Martin Center about a challenge Christian schools face in the years ahead. An African-American pro-life speaker recently spoke at a Midwestern college and several members…
Elections & Public Integrity
National Review editor reminds us that America is not a ‘safe space’
Rich Lowry of National Review focuses his attention on post-election protests targeting president-elect Donald Trump. Pity the anti-Trump protesters thronging the streets of American cities. Apparently, no one ever told…
Education
National Review responds to NCAA’s anti-N.C. actions
The latest print edition of National Review features the following blurb: The National Collegiate Athletic Association — the self-serving bureaucratic apparatus that reaps an annual multibillion-dollar paycheck off the labor…
Elections & Public Integrity
National Review editor probes unintended consequences of anti-Trump protests
Rich Lowry‘s latest column at National Review Online explores the impact of high-profile protests targeting Republican presidential front-runner Donald Trump. Donald Trump is lucky in his enemies. Every time leftist…
Education
Cooke examines half-baked university ideas about open debate
Charles Cooke of National Review Online recounts not-so-civil university debates about tolerance, oppression, and censorship. … [I]n the course of an asinine argument about David Horowitz’s visit to the University…
Education
Daily Caller uncovers cases similar to the UVa ‘rape’ story
Eric Owens of the Daily Caller examines the recent history of rape hoaxes on college campuses. In a now-infamous Nov. 19 story in Rolling Stone, disgraced journalist Sabrina Rubin Erdely…
Education
Another sign of college craziness that even the New York Times can see
Robby Soave of The Daily Caller dissects recent New York Times coverage of the debate over college “trigger warnings.” Trigger warnings–the authoritarian left’s latest attempt to patrol speech at college…