Education
And now, for some good news about NC schools
North Carolinians have two more reasons to be happy our schools. Earlier this week US News announced the latest rankings of public high schools in the US. North Carolina had…
U.S. News & World Report
American news magazine
Energy
Biden Bureaucrats vs. Gas-Fired Stoves
Last month people were outraged when a rogue commissioner on the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission began speaking openly of banning gas stoves. In response, the Biden administration and their…
Liberty
Should North Carolina Follow Ron DeSantis’ Example on CRT?
Gov. Ron DeSantis of Florida has announced that his state is expanding its efforts to remove diversity, equity and inclusion funding from public universities. It’s part of a broader Higher Education Reform…
Law & Public Safety
Mental Illness and Substance Abuse
Substance abuse, severe mental illness, homelessness, poverty, crime, and other social disorders are now seemingly rampant problems. Videos taken from the streets of Los Angeles and Philadelphia and shared on…
Liberty
American Bar Association Rejects Standardized Tests
Ronny Reyes writes for DailyMail.com about a diversity-driven decision from a national legal group. The American Bar Association voted to drop the LSAT and other standardized tests as requirements for…
Liberty
Yale Law Bolts After Slipping in U.S. News Rankings
Aaron Sibarium of the Washington Free Beacon assesses Yale Law School’s decision to remove itself from consideration in annual U.S. News rankings. Yale Law School dean Heather Gerken is framing…
Liberty
Cheering Judges Who Reject Yale’s Stance Against Free Speech
Editors at the Washington Free Beacon explain why they support a new boycott. Rejected. That word, perhaps above all others, strikes fear in the hearts of careerist, Ivy League overachievers…
Liberty
Federal Judges Take Action Against Yale’s Anti-Free Speech Stance
Aaron Sibarium of the Washington Free Beacon reports on federal judges’ interesting response to Yale’s disturbing approach to free speech. A dozen federal judges say they are no longer hiring…
Liberty
Conservatives on Campus Face Continuing Threats
Karin Lips writes for the Washington Examiner about a key challenge for college campus conservatives. Prompted by the leaked draft of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization majority opinion,…
Liberty
Liberals Dominate Elite Schools’ Commencement Speeches
Jeremiah Poff writes for the Washington Examiner about the ideological skew among commencement speakers at top-ranked colleges across the country. Just a handful represent a right-of-center political perspective. Only three…
Education
One negative consequence of devotion to diversity
Kenny Xu writes for the Daily Signal about the costs of the education establishment’s embrace of “diversity.” Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology in Arlington, Virginia, is widely…
Education
Martin Center column highlights a high-profile case of meritocracy in action
Walt Gardner writes for the Martin Center about one school in which meritocracy still holds sway. All that matters at Cal Tech is a proven record of aptitude to handle…