January 19, 2012

College is a Risk, Not a Guarantee

Jason Fertig

We need to help prospective students better understand the costs and risks of going to college, argues Jason Fertig.

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January 19, 2012

Capitalism and Western Civilization - Exchange

William H. Young

William Young begins a new series on Capitalism and Western Civilization with an analysis of its philosophical and moral basis.

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January 18, 2012

Are Outside Donors Dangerous to Academe?

George Leef

Mr. Walter dismisses the claimed threat of outside influence on academic matters.

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January 18, 2012

The Right to Dissent: Reply to KC Johnson

Peter Wood

NAS president Peter Wood responds to KC Johnson's assertion that NAS's defense of counseling student Jennifer Keeton contradicted NAS's commitment to equal treatment.

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January 17, 2012

Wall-Chart Wisdom

Peter Wood

Peter Wood praises vintage illustrated botany and zoology wall charts as reflecting an antidote for postmodern epistemological malaise.

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January 16, 2012

Far Worse Than Mere Dumbing-Down

George Leef

Robert Weissberg questions APSA's assertion that all knowledge is race based.

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January 16, 2012

Look Who's Endorsing a Race-Based View of Knowledge

Robert Weissberg

A new document from the American Political Science Association views race and epistemology as inseparable.

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January 13, 2012

John Stossel Interviews Illinois Affiliate Head Jonathan Bean

Glenn Ricketts

The leader of the Illinois Association of Scholars is eloquent on the subject of business & race.

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January 13, 2012

Collegiate Press Roundup

Glenn Ricketts

Student columnists and editors hold forth on President Obama's Middle East policies, clear up misconceptions about bisexuality, examine the subculture of the South and deplore proposed voter ID......

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January 13, 2012

Some Critical Thoughts

Peter Wood

Peter Wood argues that “critical thinking” in the humanities has come to mean uncritical orthodoxy.

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