October 19, 2023
Academic Questions: Literary Friendship, Dinosaurs, and Retrieving Our Literary Legacy
Donald T. Williams
Donald T. Williams absorbs the work of literary greats so thoroughly that it is appropriate to consider these authors “friends.”
October 18, 2023
Academic Questions: Wynton Marsalis: What We Need Now
Daniel Asia
Composer and Professor of Composition Daniel Asia traces the rise of Jazz trumpeter Wynton Marsalis
August 30, 2023
MTC: Thucydides as Artist and Individual
Eric-Clifford Graf
(For don Pedro Schwartz, a great economist and a true gentleman) For sociological, political, and economic reasons—family breakdown, information overload, technological innovation, chemical and behav......
August 16, 2023
MTC: American Goddesses
Eric-Clifford Graf
“Stopping first at Ephesus he made sacrifice to Artemis …” —Thucydides, The Peloponnesian War (fifth century BC) “You can check out any time you like, but you can never leave.” —Eagles, “Hotel Cali......
June 7, 2023
MTC: Affirmative Action Forever
Hamadryad
In a 2003 Supreme Court decision, Justice Sandra Day O’Connor famously said, “We expect that 25 years from now, the use of racial preferences will no longer be necessary.” Five years to go and … fat c......
April 28, 2023
Statement: Comments on College Board Duplicity in Florida
National Association of Scholars
The NAS is keeping an eye on the College Board as it continues its efforts in Florida to radicalize curriculum.
May 11, 2023
MTC: Educating for American Ignorance
Robert Weissberg
When it comes to civic literacy, the average American is hardly a rocket scientist—and the problem seems to be getting worse. This is, of course, not exactly news for experienced professors who regula......
March 28, 2023
Article: Letter: Comments on Indiana Social Studies Standards
Peter WoodDavid Randall
The draft Indiana Social Studies Standards provides a solid basis for social studies instruction, although they would still benefit from systematic revision.
March 21, 2023
MTC: On Standardized Testing, the Elites Have It Wrong
Wenyuan Wu
Since the University of Chicago pioneered the test-optional movement in 2018 by dropping the SAT and the ACT from its undergraduate admissions requirements—ostensibly to “level the playing field”—1,84......
March 21, 2023
MTC: To Fix Student Loans, Keep It Simple
Neetu Arnold
In “How To Fix Student Loans—Permanently,” Foundation for Research on Equal Opportunity Senior Fellow Preston Cooper proposes an alternative solution to the Biden administration’s expensive student lo......