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Andrew Stuttaford of National Review Online ponders our current political divisions. There is, I think, a growing awareness of the fact that, however much the current unrest in cities on…
Ben Shapiro uses a National Review Online column to challenge one of today’s standard political complaints. One of the more tiresome lines we hear over and over from our politicians…
George Leef’s latest Martin Center column chastises academics who stray from the worthwhile goal of seeking truth. The academic enterprise is supposed to be about truth. Those who are entrusted…
George Mason University economist Donald Boudreaux writes for the Martin Center about the continuing need for economics education. In an article published recently in the Atlantic, “The Curse of Econ…
Walter Williams‘ latest column at Human Events decries the “lunacy” plaguing college campuses across the country. As the fall semester begins, parents, students, taxpayers and donors should be made aware…
Elizabeth Harrington reports for the Washington Free Beacon on one interesting data point associated with the introduction of new school lunch rules. A federally funded study on the effects of…
George Mason University economist Walter Williams notes in his latest column a number of problems on today’s college campuses, including a growing disrespect for the free flow of ideas. The…
I agree that last night’s ragged title game between UConn and Butler is symbolic of the poor quality of play in college basketball this season. It’s a lucky thing for…
The cover story in Phi Beta Kappa?s latest issue of The Key Reporter examines the issue of ?rude democracy? and methods for dealing with it. Author Susan Herbst, who will…
Actual thought being given to the notion that Michigan State playing in the title game is not an economic boon for Dee-troit. The UConn fans, for example, have left town…
The Fayetteville Observer‘s Corey G. Johnson writes that North Carolina is second to none in secrecy over selecting public university leaders: North Carolina is the only state in the nation…
In fall 2005 the Intercollegiate Studies Institute commissioned UConn?s Public Policy department to give a multiple-choice exam on American civics and history to 14,000 students from 50 different colleges. The…