March 6, 2012

Regulatory Overreach

Richard Vedder

Richard Vedder says the approval by the House of Representatives of a bill ending credit-hour and “state authorization” legislation is an important step in reining in the Obama administr......

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March 6, 2012

Should Universities Continue "Affirmative Action" Policies?

George Leef

George Leef and James Sterba debate the usefulness of "affirmative action" in contemporary college admissions.

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March 5, 2012

Princeton and Urbana Universities: A Tale of Two Schools

Richard Vedder

Tax policies favor rich colleges, even though small, struggling liberal-arts colleges probably make far better use of incremental private donations, says Richard Vedder.

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March 2, 2012

A Tribute to James Q. Wilson

Steve Balch

The NAS mourns the passing of James Q. Wilson, its friend, long-time advisor, and monumental figure in American social science.

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March 2, 2012

Student Says Scrap Student Surveys

Glenn Ricketts

A student journalist states what should be obvious, but usually isn't.

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March 2, 2012

The Core Conundrum

Peter Wood

Peter Wood takes note of the emerging battle over the legality of the Common Core curriculum.

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March 1, 2012

Capitalism and Western Civilization: Finance

William H. Young

William Young discusses aspects and issues in modern financial capitalism.

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February 29, 2012

CUNY History Professor Urges Trustees: Preserve the Traditional Core

David Gordon

David Gordon, history professor and president of the New York Association of Scholars, gave this address on February 21, 2012, to the CUNY Board of Trustees, asking them to maintain the integrity of......

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February 29, 2012

Johns Hopkins Violates a Donor's Intent

George Leef

Johns Hopkins finds itself in court over its use of donated property.

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February 28, 2012

How You Ask the Questions Matters

George Leef

Results on a poll about affirmative action would be more strongly against if the questions were asked differently.

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In Memoriam: David Horowitz

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......