June 6, 2008

Coercing the Conscience: New Examples of the Reign of Intolerance in Schools of Social Work

Glenn Ricketts

We're seeing more of the scandal of social work iceberg. Two students' case have come to light, showing once again how social work programs disregard students' personal convictions.

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June 6, 2008

Tap Dancers: Bottled Water and College Students

Ashley Thorne

Sustainability's latest wave on college campuses: ban the bottle, drink tap.

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June 5, 2008

Save It or Scrap It?

Peter Wood

Come the next presidency, what's to be done with No Child Left Behind?

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June 4, 2008

Wartime Thrift

Ashley Thorne

Book review: a British architect weighs in on the sustainability movement's anti-progress gospel.

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June 3, 2008

Virtuoso Violinists Beware Texas

Peter Wood

Texas, in the quest for diversity, tries to balance affirmative action and the top ten percent rule in college admissions.

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May 27, 2008

Political Correctness in the Science Classroom

Noretta Koertge

We are pleased to be the first to publish the following essay by Noretta Koertge, Professor emeritus in History & Philosophy of Science at Indiana University. Koertge drafted this article for and......

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May 23, 2008

Campus Speech Codes: Absurd, Tenacious, and Everywhere

Greg Lukianoff

Greg Lukianoff, the President for the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education, drafted the following article for and presented it at a conference on

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