Harvard Law Prof: Colleges have become ‘propaganda vehicles’
Harvard Law Professor Emeritus Alan Dershowitz says U.S. colleges increasingly teach students what to think, not how to think.
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Updates
Is the Constitution as Racist as the Flag and Anthem That Celebrate It?
To fill the vacuum created by our universities, let us consider the arguments on race, slavery, and the Constitution presented by three giants in American history: Frederick Douglass, Abraham Lincoln, and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Betsy DeVos and the Search for Truth in Campus Sexual Assault Policy
It’s not necessary to get into the partisan nitty-gritty to acknowledge the wisdom and justice of DeVos’s efforts to reform the process universities use to adjudicate alleged sexual assaults on campus.
Freedom of “Expression” Is a Lie
Clearly, many college students lack a fundamental understanding of the First Amendment. Their confusion might stem from a conflation of the terms “speech” and “expression.”
The Government’s “Diversity” Mania Gets Worse
It’s pointless to worry about the diversity of a profession. When you need a doctor for an operation, you don’t care about the “diversity” of the medical profession – you care about securing the services of a highly competent surgeon.
Dear Colleague: It’s over! Education Department rescinds controversial 2011 letter
A study released by FIRE earlier this month found that college students are routinely denied even the most basic elements of a fair hearing.
New survey on free speech on campus sounds the alarm
In case anyone needed reminding that free speech—that cornerstone of the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution –is threatened around the country, especially on college campuses, a new survey provides frightening evidence.
America The Distrustful: Bureaucratization, Cynicism, and Despotism
History suggests that, when citizens come to deeply distrust their country’s institutions, the cancer of political degeneration may be taking hold.
Why Universities Are Phasing Out Luxury Dorms
In recent decades higher-education institutions have tried to lure students with extravagant amenities, but some are finding that these attempts can actually threaten enrollment and retention.
The Left in the Universities
There is a book coming out that everyone interested in campus politics should read. It is a refresher course in the recent past, years 1998-2010, well before the current protests and disinvitations and riots broke out, though it foreshadows everything that has happened since.
