Equity = Inequality, Discrimination and Mediocrity
The fixation on equity is a loser for all concerned.
Education
UCLA — a University With a Sensitivity to Race
Racial controversy comes to UCLA.
Monopoly Games
With a Biden presidency looming, charter schools are once again under attack.
New York City Public Elementary Schools to Reopen
New York City’s public schools will begin to reopen for in-person learning on December 7th, starting with elementary schools for students, Mayor Bill de Blasio […]
Dr. Scott Atlas Responds To Stanford Faculty Senate Resolution Criticizing His Work For COVID Task Force
Dr. Scott Atlas, a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University and a member of the White House Coronavirus Task Force was criticized […]
U. of Illinois Offers ‘Buyback’ on ‘Racist’ Indian Chief Mascot Merchandise
Breitbart reports, “the University of Illinois student government is offering a “buyback” of “racist” merchandise featuring the school’s former mascot, Chief Illiniwek.” The students want […]
Boston University and the Societal Engineers
Like most parents of high school graduates at this time of year, I am cleaning up the vast array of promotional materials sent by colleges […]
Apollo’s Triumph—and Public Schooling’s Tragedy
This past weekend the country celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 moon landing. It was, for those too young to recall, the first […]
A Speech That Should Be Punished
Much has been written about the attacks on free speech, especially at universities and colleges. Speakers with conservative viewpoints are routinely banished from important venues, […]
Up Against the Wall with Washington
Why didn’t Sir Isaac Newton, the famed English mathematician, physicist, and astronomer, invent the automobile? Newton was a clever guy. He came up with calculus, […]
The Real ‘Toxic Masculinity’
We’ve all been hearing plenty about “toxic masculinity” these days, and never from people who trouble to tell us what strong, virtuous, and noble masculinity […]
Why Free-College Schemes Won’t Fly
In their newest attempt at mass bribery, Senator Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.) and his fellow socialists are now loudly touting their plans to erase $1.6 trillion […]
What Made American Academia Great (and How It Was Destroyed)
Since retiring from the university, several people have asked if I miss it. I tell them I miss what it was, but not what it […]
We Need a Higher Education Reformation
American higher education, once the envy of the world, is suffering a crisis of confidence and a loss of purpose. “Once upon a time, universities […]
Did Your Child Return From College a Better Person?
When assessing America’s or any of the Western world’s universities—wondering whether you should send your child to one; whether you should pay for a child […]
Oberlin’s Comeuppance
As I write these words, a jury in Ohio is about to decide whether an $11 million verdict against Oberlin College, for libel and tortious […]
K-12 Education Has Become Progressive Sunday School
As an adolescent, just beginning my education as a Catholic, I had Catechism classes. There, for usually an hour, we learned some of the basic […]
‘Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho, Western Civ Has Got to Go’
On January 15, 1987, Jesse Jackson and around 500 protesters marched down Palm Drive, Stanford University’s grand main entrance, chanting “Hey hey, ho ho, Western […]
‘Hope’ and History
Clear, accurate, and inspiring, Wilfred McClay’s Land of Hope: An Invitation to the Great American Story is a welcome antidote for agenda-driven history textbooks that […]
A Mighty Fortress is Our Victimhood
The College Board last week announced a plan to add an “adversity score” to its Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT). Justifying the move, College Board President […]