The Silliest Generation
Every generation, in its modesty, used to think the prior one was far better. Tom Brokaw coined “The Greatest Generation” to remind Americans of what […]
Education
Lessons My Nazi Student Taught Me
Recent events invite me to recall my Nazi student. Back in the late 1970s I taught college extension courses at military bases in the Pacific […]
America’s Ailing Healthcare System Depends Upon Immigration—And That’s a Bad Thing
Now that President Trump has signaled his support for the RAISE Act, many Americans are being forced to think about the merits and pitfalls of […]
The Diversity Queen: A Poem
The Queen of Hearts, from Wonderland, Climbed from her rabbit hole, Strode into College Admissions And assumed royal control. “I object to objectivity!” She regally […]
In Defense of America’s Game
Every autumn, 4 million boys continue a tradition they share with their fathers, grandfathers and leather clad players of old. Football’s unique character and preeminent […]
‘Indoctrinationism’: The Ideology of Speech Policing
Speech policing in the United States, often called “political correctness,” has inspired much resentment and concern along with advocacy. Right now only its advocates have […]
Make Rhetoric Great Again
At the university where I teach rhetoric, an organization called the Center for Public Deliberation promotes events where students, faculty and other citizens can discuss […]
Memo to DeVos: Roll Back the Title IX Madness
Imagine for a moment you’re the male student at Amherst College, who, after a night out drinking with friends, accompanied a fellow student back to […]
Donald Trump vs. the Post-West
padding_top=”50″ padding_right=”0px” padding_bottom=”50px” padding_left=”0px” [fusion_text columns=”” column_min_width=”” column_ rule_style=”default” rule_size=”” rule_ ] Almighty God: Our sons, pride of our nation, this day have set upon […]
James Mattis the Teacher
I guess that in this day and age, we shouldn’t be surprised that a high school student was able to obtain Secretary of Defense Jim […]
The Curious Case of Ben Sasse
Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska has become something of a lightning rod on the Right. Many movement conservatives are drawn to his erudite and scholarly […]
Inside Chomsky-World
Some 35 years ago I attended a party in honor of Noam Chomsky. A group of us stood around him, hearing his thoughts on the […]
How Do We Rediscover Our American Heritage? Start With the Declaration
It’s sobering to consider the degree to which we have lost our knowledge of and connection to our American heritage. As a result, William B. […]
No, the Hipster Barista Does Not Represent Millennials
Have you seen that “hipster barista” meme floating around the Internet? How many of you have scoffed at the Millennial generation for being a bunch […]
Campus Chaos, and How to Fix It
This year will go down as the year of the Great Academic Meltdown. At campuses from Yale and Middlebury to Evergreen State and Berkeley, violence […]
Bloomington versus Belmont: School Vouchers and Economic Diversity
Boston suburb Belmont is Charles Murray’s example in Coming Apart of rich, liberal, respectable people who preach relativism and moral agnosticism while leading orderly lives […]
The Map of Academic Freedom
Once upon a time, in the golden age of yore, colleges and universities sprang up in our great republic. There was discussion about how best […]
Why Chicago Is Sinking Fast
Last week I was one of a dozen panelists brought together at an event in Chicago to answer the question, “What should we expect from […]
The Judgments of The Lord: Trump at Liberty University
The establishment, Right and Left, spent the weekend imagining the Founders had envisioned the linchpin of republican government to be an independent federal celebrity policeman. […]
The Hellscape of an SJW’s “City in Speech”
A curious document has begun to make the rounds on social media. The “Alternatives/Substitutes for Problematic Language” (you now need to request permission to view […]