Recent Articles

Academic Freedom's Broken Shield

“Institutional neutrality” has become an excuse for higher education’s absence of reason.

Press Release: The National Association of Scholars Denounces New Biden Title IX Rule

Congress never intended Title IX to become a weapon of leftwing sexual politics. But that’s what the Biden Administration is making it.

The Academic's Roadmap

By all means, pursue your noble dream of improving the condition of humanity through your research and teaching. Could I do it all again, I would, but I would do things very differently.

The Case of the Anguished Airman

There are only two good reasons for attending graduate school: (1) getting a degree prerequisite to a teaching career, and (2) having nothing better to do. 

Most Recent from Minding The Campus

What Is Natural Law?

As with negative rights, there’s a lot of confusion regarding natural law. People use the term without much explanation of what it means, and those of us who are not trained lawyers or legal historian......

The Right Must Avoid the Left's Free Speech Pitfalls

Years ago, after the Bush administration initiated the Deep State’s surveillance regime via the Patriot Act, I observed that the left and right in this country seemed to be competing to see who could......

Reports

The Illusion of Institutional Neutrality

College presidents often come under the spotlight for their political pronouncements or lack thereof. Since college presidents must contend with difficult issues of morality, principle, and politics a......

Imbalanced: A Study of Influence at the University of Virginia

This analysis finds that political donations from the faculty and staff of the University of Virginia go almost exclusively to the Democratic Party. If the faculty and staff are combined, the ratio of......

Curriculum of Liberty

In this report, we propose the Curriculum of Liberty, in the spirit of NAS’s principles, which will educate American college students toward freedom, the pursuit of truth, and virtuous citizensh......

Disowned Yankees

This study explores the history of Americans' birthright of liberty. We teach our children social studies, above all history and civics, so they can know what liberty is, where Amer......

CounterCurrent


April 23, 2024

Academic Freedom's Broken Shield

“Institutional neutrality” has become an excuse for higher education’s absence of reason....

April 9, 2024

Florida Restricts Foreign Researchers

Florida’s new law on researchers from hostile countries is unfortunately needed for national security....

April 2, 2024

In Pursuit of Liberty

A new report by David Randall offers a path back to excellence for higher education....

Statements

Can Florida Ban Chinese Academics from University Employment?

We applaud the efforts of Florida lawmakers to address malign foreign influence on college campuses and the accompanying national security risks. But lawmakers must be narrow and precise when imposing......

Indiana Senate Bill 202 Reforms DEI Policy

Senate Bill 202 is a good first step for removing authoritarian “diversity, equity, and inclusion” policies from Indiana’s public universities. We urge Indiana’s citizens and p......

Press Releases

Press Release: The National Association of Scholars Denounces New Biden Title IX Rule

Congress never intended Title IX to become a weapon of leftwing sexual politics. But that’s what the Biden Administration is making it.

Press Release: Constitution Week Lesson Plans

To make the informed decisions the ballot requires, it is imperative that our high schools graduate students with a strong understanding of their Constitution. These Constitution Week lesson plans see......

Events

Event: Constitution Week Lesson Plans

Join us for the launch of the Civics Alliance's newest high school initiative to further the preservation of liberty.

Event: China's Soft Power Strategy: Influence in American Education

Updated Event Date: How has China's strategy of soft power in education shifted since the tarnishing of its brand in the form of Confucius Institutes, and since COVID-19 more broadly?