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January 25, 2011

Reengineering Ethics Education

Jason Fertig

Teaching "ethics" won't prevent the next Enron; ethics can only be taught indirectly, argues Jason Fertig.

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January 24, 2011

An Engaging Course in Political Economy

George Leef

In today's Pope Center piece, Kurt Rothhoff of Seton Hall writes about an engaging course he has developed -- a lunchtime discussion class covering issues where economics and liberty overlap.&nb......

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January 24, 2011

Dictatorships and Double Standards: Part III

Robert L. Paquette

Professor Paquette chronicles the campus radicalism at Hamilton College that has "made it increasingly less hospitable to religious students, conservative students, and students who desire a traditi......

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January 24, 2011

Western Culture By Bits And Pieces

Glenn Ricketts

If the general education requirements at your school slight the traditional aspects of western culture, why not use your own courses to compensate?

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January 21, 2011

Rich Vedder Responds

George Leef

In this extensive Inside Higher Ed piece, Rich Vedder responds to criticism by Anthony Carnevale, who takes issue with Vedder’s argument that many college graduates derive no financial benefit f......

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