January 21, 2011

Ask a Scholar: Class Warfare

Walter Block

Where can I find information that explains the true facts about the class warfare in the United States?

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January 21, 2011

Collegiate Press Roundup

Glenn Ricketts

Undergraduate journalists assess Sarah Palin's political future, the impact of popular culture, the value of Greek life and student mental health care.

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January 20, 2011

Series Answers "How Should Ethics Be Taught in College Today?"

Ashley Thorne

Over at NAS.org is a new series of essays by three professors on how to teach ethics in college today.

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January 20, 2011

Why is Economics Called "The Dismal Science"?

George Leef

The term was coined by enemies of laissez-faire who thought that slavery was just fine and found the free-market case against it "dismal." Hat tip: Frank Stephenson

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January 20, 2011

Give Students the Gift of Ethics

Douglas Campbell

Adhering to a set of ethical standards is our greatest expression of human freedom and individuality, writes Douglas Campbell.

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January 20, 2011

Can We Teach Someone to Be Ethical?

Nicholas Capaldi

Nicholas Capaldi outlines four ways of persuading someone to do the right thing.

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January 20, 2011

Teaching Ethics: A View from the Trenches

Nathan Tierney

Nathan Tierney offers principles and practical advice, including arguments against ethical relativism, for teaching ethics in a college classroom today.

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January 19, 2011

Race and College Admissions: Still More

Glenn Ricketts

The day simply has to be coming when the issue of race in college admissions or faculty hiring generates no new litigation "diversity" policies, because everyone is finally one the same page: we all......

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January 19, 2011

The Same Tired Arguments on Racial Preferences

George Leef

In today's Pope Center Clarion Call, John Rosenberg reviews a recent book that purports to show how terrible it was for California to have adopted Proposition 209, thereby dropping racial prefer......

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January 19, 2011

Shut Up and Listen, Together

Keith Whitaker

A night at the symphony prompts Keith Whitaker to consider the value of the disciplined attention and shared experience that should characterize the college classroom.

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