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January 5, 2015

The Cheap Moral Indignation of Bowdoin College

Michael Toscano

A highly ranked elite liberal arts college chastises students for dressing up as American Indians at Thanksgiving, while at the same time encouraging rampant immorality as part of campus cul......

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January 2, 2015

Better Alternatives to the Common Core Are Out There

National Association of Scholars

Sandra Stotsky responds to the claim that the Common Core is impossible to replace.

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December 31, 2014

Campus Tolerance for Violence

Peter Wood

Peter Wood examines how academics have promoted and contributed to lawlessness and violence.

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December 22, 2014

Academic Freedom in a Time of Silencing

Ashley Thorne

Today academic freedom is an embattled principle as campus guardians of political correctness wield the power to hush discussion of subjects they don't like. 

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December 17, 2014

Winter 2014 Academic Questions Features Special Section, "God and Guns"

National Association of Scholars

The special section of the winter 2014 Academic Questions highlights campus attitudes toward guns and religion.

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