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Curiosity Is Important, But Colleges Are Suppressing It

May 14, 2021 · Francis H. Buckley · Comments Off on Curiosity Is Important, But Colleges Are Suppressing It

No one needs curiosity more than the young, but our educational system is doing its best to suppress it. The kids are being bored out of their minds. Of course, … Continue reading “Curiosity Is Important, But Colleges Are Suppressing It”


The Appalling Smith College Case—Race Tramples on Truth and Justice

Apr 16, 2021 · Lee Trepanier · Comments Off on The Appalling Smith College Case—Race Tramples on Truth and Justice

An unfolding case at Smith College shows how the obsession with race can blind administrators to facts and lead them to act in ways that harm innocent people. In 2018, … Continue reading “The Appalling Smith College Case—Race Tramples on Truth and Justice”


Jill Biden and the Doctoring of Doctoral Degrees for Nondoctors

Feb 17, 2021 · Terry Stoops · Comments Off on Jill Biden and the Doctoring of Doctoral Degrees for Nondoctors

“I’m hoping Dr. Jill becomes the surgeon general, his wife. Joe Biden’s wife. She would never do it, but, yeah, she’s a hell of a doctor. She’s an amazing doctor,” … Continue reading “Jill Biden and the Doctoring of Doctoral Degrees for Nondoctors”


Hot Tubs and Luxury Dorms and Climbing Walls, Oh, My!

Nov 21, 2016 · Alex Contarino · Comments Off on Hot Tubs and Luxury Dorms and Climbing Walls, Oh, My!

All is not well on higher education’s financial front. At many colleges, tuition prices have reached record highs, enrollment is stagnant, revenues have flattened or declined, budgets are constricted, and … Continue reading “Hot Tubs and Luxury Dorms and Climbing Walls, Oh, My!”


The Education Department Gives ITT the Death Penalty

Oct 5, 2016 · George Leef · Comments Off on The Education Department Gives ITT the Death Penalty

Foremost among the criticisms of the way our administrative law system works is that bureaucratic agencies get to act as lawmaker, judge, jury, and executioner all rolled into one. That … Continue reading “The Education Department Gives ITT the Death Penalty”

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    From late 2017 to 2018, three scholars wrote and submitted to academic journals 20 fake papers focused on gender and sexual identity—what the authors call “grievance studies.” Seven journals published … Continue reading “Divide and Conquer: Radicalizing Military Education”

  • A Devastating Exposé of America’s Colleges Jun 2, 2023

    It has become so generally known that the Left has infiltrated our colleges and universities that people seldom bother to produce the evidence of it. Without evidence, many who would … Continue reading “A Devastating Exposé of America’s Colleges”

  • The State of AI-Chatbot Detection Jun 1, 2023

    On April 4 of this year, the academic-services firm Turnitin activated a software designed to catch a certain kind of student plagiarist. As has been widely discussed on the Martin … Continue reading “The State of AI-Chatbot Detection”

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    From late 2017 to 2018, three scholars wrote and submitted to academic journals 20 fake papers focused on gender and sexual identity—what the authors call “grievance studies.” Seven journals published … Continue reading “Divide and Conquer: Radicalizing Military Education”

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    It has become so generally known that the Left has infiltrated our colleges and universities that people seldom bother to produce the evidence of it. Without evidence, many who would … Continue reading “A Devastating Exposé of America’s Colleges”

  • The Strange World of “Citational Justice” May 31, 2023

    The latest fresh hell is citational justice. Which is quotas for footnotes. Now we’re supposed to track the group identity of the authors we cite and make sure there are … Continue reading “The Strange World of “Citational Justice””

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    From late 2017 to 2018, three scholars wrote and submitted to academic journals 20 fake papers focused on gender and sexual identity—what the authors call “grievance studies.” Seven journals published … Continue reading “Divide and Conquer: Radicalizing Military Education”

  • NC State and the Great Land Grab Jun 5, 2023

    North Carolina State University’s campus is nestled in the heart of downtown Raleigh, but its physical footprint continues to grow and will eventually span from Hillsborough Street to U.S. Highway … Continue reading “NC State and the Great Land Grab”

  • The dilemma of “citational justice” Jun 4, 2023

    To the editor: “Citational Justice”?? Why bother? A citation is only an indication that Dubious Author 2 relied upon Dubious Author 1 to construct his own particular something by using … Continue reading “The dilemma of “citational justice””

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