October 8, 2010
The contemporary sequel to the 1980s original, this is a film of spineless characters without much character.
October 8, 2010
Student journalist size up various issues, from vanishing academic libraries to the legalization of marijuana.
October 5, 2010
According to The Chronicle this afternoon: An overwhelming majority of Americans say it is better for some students to go to community colleges instead of four-year colleges and universities, acco......
October 5, 2010
A victory for the California Association of Scholars, who argued against a bill that would have legalized racial, ethnic, and gender discrimination.
October 5, 2010
Presenting both sides of controversies begins with recognizing that an opponent is not a “bad person."
October 4, 2010
New York Times Public Editor Arthur Brisbane consulted the NAS for his article, "Scholarly Work, Without All the Footnotes," published yesterday: Peter W. Wood, an anthropologist who is president......
October 4, 2010
The Chronicle Review has a scurrilous piece by one Charles Ferguson, who is a documentary film director. His targets are 1) Larry Summers; 2) academic economists generally; and 3) anything that sugg......
October 4, 2010
In today's Pope Center piece, I respond to a recent NYT article by Richard Kahlenberg in which he argues against legacy preferences in college admissions. I think the case against legacy p......
October 1, 2010
Peter Wood takes on this question in "Nouveau Relativism in Academe": What is the proper status of “opinion” in the university, as opposed to fact, established knowledge, theory,......
October 1, 2010
NAS board member Christina Jeffrey spoke on behalf of the NAS at the Summit. Here's her report on parents' and colleges' frustrations, the state governor's composure, and a bureaucra......
March 31, 2025
Columbia's descent into chaos is by its own hand. Actions to right the university must be swift and tough....
March 24, 2025
Are American colleges and universities finally getting their comeuppance?...
April 15, 2025
The academic bureaucracies and professoriate are so deeply committed to their radical program of replacing American society with their own vision of a new order that we have no real choice b......
May 15, 2015
A look at the double standard that has arisen regarding racism, illustrated recently by the reaction to a black professor's biased comments on Twitter....
May 20, 2025
The anecdotal evidence is starting to pile up while academia’s thesis that white men are source of evil continues to crumble....
April 30, 2025
We celebrate and remember the life of David Horowitz, a champion of intellectual freedom and truth-telling during a long era of lies, collective self-deception, and institutional malfea......
