Recently, Barack Obama suggested that law school be reduced from three years of study to two, with the third year for actual experience. I write about that idea – the only one of his so far that hasn't been harmful – in this SeeThru piece. While that idea is a step in the right direction, it doesn't go nearly far enough.
March 3, 2026
The U.S. strike on Iran and the foreign funding shaping how universities respond to it....
March 11, 2026
Trump’s EOs and the Supreme Court make DEI illegal—but colleges keep rebranding it to dodge the law....
January 27, 2026
As Western civilization courses vanish from higher education, so too are history professors, to the detriment of our civilization....
February 21, 2014
Is art worth dying for? The Monuments Men considers the value of good art and its purpose in preserving a cultural heritage....
May 15, 2015
A look at the double standard that has arisen regarding racism, illustrated recently by the reaction to a black professor's biased comments on Twitter....
October 17, 2018
William Young finds much to praise in the hit musical....
