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Loyalty Oaths Return with Faculty “Diversity Statements”

Mar 29, 2017 · George Leef · Comments Off on Loyalty Oaths Return with Faculty “Diversity Statements”

One of the worst features of America in the 1940s and 50s was the persistent demand for national loyalty oaths. In those days, people were expected to declare their support … Continue reading “Loyalty Oaths Return with Faculty “Diversity Statements””


College Faculties Are Mostly Leftist and Becoming More So

Nov 11, 2016 · George Leef · Comments Off on College Faculties Are Mostly Leftist and Becoming More So

A paper recently published in Econ Journal Watch, “Faculty Voter Registration in Economics, History, Journalism, Law, and Psychology,” shows that something almost everyone believes to be true—that college faculties in the … Continue reading “College Faculties Are Mostly Leftist and Becoming More So”

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