Topic: Education

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Education, Government

The Kids Aren’t Alright

– March 21, 2022

“Maybe we’re all in this together, as the propaganda goes, but we are not equally in this together. Treating children the way government officials did was morally wrong.” ~ Ryan Sullivan & David R. Henderson

Crisis, Education, Government, Regulation

How Government Meddling Ruined Higher Education, Part 2

– March 20, 2022

“We must preserve the autonomy of the small number of colleges that don’t take federal money and are not under Washington’s thumb and try to establish new, non-governmental colleges that can offer students true education at lower cost.” ~ George Leef

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Education, Government

Cancel Culture Goes to Law School

– March 14, 2022

“Apparently the people in charge are more afraid of offending the BLSA than of losing a court battle. That speaks volumes about the weakness in university leadership these days.” ~ George Leef

Education, Free Markets, Government

A Flawed Report in the Funding Debate

– March 10, 2022

“Not all higher ed dollars are created equal. Idaho’s legislators should create more incentives for the state’s students and colleges to excel instead of simply maintaining the institutional status quo.” ~ Stephen C. Miller & Jason Jewell

Education, Government, History

Affirmative Action – Help or Hindrance for the Underrepresented?

– March 5, 2022

“Scientists should carefully examine the evidence before announcing their conclusions. If you examine the evidence concerning racial preferences, you have to question whether they don’t do far more harm than good.” ~ George Leef

Art and Culture, Crisis, Education, Government

American Law Schools: Becoming More and More Dysfunctional

– February 27, 2022

“From law school professors to the ABA, the legal profession in this country is actively promoting leftist ideology. This will only further inflame radical law students and eventually undermine the neutrality of the judiciary.” ~ George Leef

Art and Culture, Books, Education

Reading: Feeding the Mind and Soul

– February 25, 2022

“DiYanni’s subtitle says it all: ‘A Practical Guide to Reading Well.’ He doesn’t intend these chapters to substitute for great literature itself. DiYanni means, rather, to steer readers in constructive directions.” ~ Allen Mendenhall

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Education, International

Harvard Embraces Police State Hypocrisy

– February 22, 2022

“The supposedly dedicated committed climate change activist will take a 9,100-mile flight from Wellington to Boston. Meanwhile, back in New Zealand, Kiwis continue to come out in droves to protest the Ardern-led self-siege policy.” ~ Jordan Schachtel

Authoritarianism, Crisis, Education, Government

How the Coddled Kids Graduated But Never Grew Up

– February 18, 2022

“The coddled kids didn’t grow up, and now they’re in positions of authority everywhere. The madness of crowds had long been simmering at the doors of American institutions – then its halls, and then its board rooms.” ~ Joakim Book

Crisis, Education, Government, History

How Government Meddling Ruined Higher Education, Part 1

– February 15, 2022

“There is no need whatsoever for government to provide, subsidize, or control education. The United States would be a far better educated country if government had kept entirely out of education. Unfortunately, it did not.” ~ George Leef

Art and Culture, Crisis, Education

Princeton and the Woke Ballet

– February 4, 2022

“It takes Ivy Leaguers from Princeton to somehow place the desire for goodness, truth, and beauty in the realm of ideological wokeness, and not comprehend it as a simple and beautiful ontological truth and necessity available to all.” ~ Daniel Asia

Crisis, Education, Free Markets, Government

Families Are Fed up with Big Labor-Dominated Schools

– February 4, 2022

“Over the years, millions of mothers and fathers have expressed their views by voting with their feet. And Census Bureau data plainly show that parents, when they have a choice, prefer not to have their kids educated in states where government union officials wield the most clout.” ~ Stan Greer