January 5, 2012

That Man May Revel in His Freedom of Speech

Glenn Ricketts

Is the use of inclusive use of the masculine singular pronoun grounds for accusations of sexual harassment? It was at CSU-Chico till FIRE ridiculed them with "Speech Code of the Year."

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January 5, 2012

Will Harvard Stop Trying to Impose Orthodoxies?

Harvey Silverglate

FIRE co-founder Harvey Silverglate applauds the Harvard student newspaper for defending free inquiry at the University, where the faculty is increasingly inclined to enact political orthodoxy.

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January 5, 2012

New Hampshire Passes Law Banning Racial Preferences

The NAS hails New Hampshire's new prohibition against racial preferences as a victory for equal opportunity in higher education.

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January 4, 2012

Ed Schools Are a Big Part of the Problem

George Leef

American primary and secondary education is feeble, largely because uneffective Ed schools must certify teachers no matter what they know about the  subject matter they teach. Also, those schoo......

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January 4, 2012

Richard DeMillo’s Blog

George Leef

Mr. Leef highlights a blog of the author of Abelard to Apple.

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January 4, 2012

Ask a Scholar: Noah's Age

Jon Levenson

Do ancient calendars account for the biblical record of Noah's long life?

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January 4, 2012

A Law Professor Takes On the Victimhood Industry

Hans Bader

Hans Bader describes the Byzantine case of law professor Lawrence Connell, who's in big trouble for actually defending himself against preposterous harassment charges.

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January 3, 2012

NAS Blog Stats in 2011

Ashley Thorne

The NAS blog is ever more popular as gauged by visitor hits.

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January 3, 2012

Admissions Preferences

George Leef

California has a concrete diversity ceiling that discriminates against high performing students of Asian origin.

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December 30, 2011

Nominate a Student: Hertog Political Studies Program

NAS members are invited to nominate great students for summer programs studying classic texts in political thought and public policy.

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