Recent Articles

Event: Humility, The Scientific Method, and Climate Change

Join the National Association of Scholars for a lecture by Francis Menton as part of our Future of Freedom Lecture Series.

Press Release: Trump's Education Secretary Nominee Linda McMahon is Just What America Needs

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held its confirmation hearing last week with President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Education Linda......

California is in Cahoots with China on Climate Policy

Higher education partnerships between America and China are hurting America's economy while benefitting Beijing.

The Grown Ups are Back: On Gender, Trump Replaces Confusion and Chaos with Clarity and Common Sense

With this administration, the grown ups are back: Trump is replacing confusion and chaos with clarity and common sense—not just for women’s sports but also for America.

Most Recent from Minding The Campus

A Review of "Don't Go To College"

It is easy to assume that the authors of Don't Go To College: A Case For Revolution (2022) would be anti-intellectuals who never darkened a university's doors and are jealous of anyone who did. Ah, bu......

The Influence of Identity Ideologies on 'Psy' Practices

Editor’s Note: The following is an article originally published by the Observatory of University Ethics on February 5, 2025. It was translated into English from French by the Observatory before being......

Reports

Waste Land

This report sheds a new light on the history of the U.S. Department of Education (ED), its abuses of policy, and recommendations for a path forward. The report's evidence, and the long-term politi......

Instagram the Intifada

This report maps the organization, leadership, and affiliations of America's largest pro-Palestinian and pro-Hamas student organizations—Students for Justice in Palestine. 

Shifting Sands: Report IV

Shifting Sands: Zombie Psychology examines the science underlying implicit bias theory. The report finds that many researchers and legislators believe policies based on this theory are harmful. M......

Shadows of Influence

Foreign funding of American universities remains an open secret. This report details the underreporting of foreign gifts to universities by analyzing a complementary database compiled using public rec......

CounterCurrent


February 19, 2025

California is in Cahoots with China on Climate Policy

Higher education partnerships between America and China are hurting America's economy while benefitting Beijing....

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February 11, 2025

Taming the Education Leviathan

A new report by NAS details the inner workings of the Department of Education, its failures, and a potential path forward through reform....

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February 4, 2025

Common Sense Returns to Government Education Policy

Title IX sanity restored by Trump Education Department....

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Statements

Rooting Out Race-Based Discrimination

A statement on President Trump's Executive Order, "Ending Illegal Discrimination and Restoring Merit-Based Opportunity."

NAS Welcomes Introduction of Ohio SB 1

The National Association of Scholars and the Civics Alliance welcome the introduction of Senate Bill 1, the Advance Ohio Higher Education Act, by Ohio State Senator Jerry Cirino.

Press Releases

Press Release: Trump's Education Secretary Nominee Linda McMahon is Just What America Needs

The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions held its confirmation hearing last week with President Trump’s nominee for Secretary of the Department of Education Linda......

Press Release: Scholars Publish Plan to Fix Education Department

America’s citizenry supports the reform of ED, but not its elimination.

Events

Event: Waste Land—The Education Department’s Profligacy, Mediocrity, and Radicalism

Join the National Association of Scholars for the launch of our new report, exposing the Education Department and detailing a path forward.

Event: A New Edition of an Ancient Hate

Join the National Association of Scholars for a disccusion with Ernest Sternberg on the New Anti-Semitism.