July 12, 2012

Capitalism and Western Civilization: Critical Thinking

William H. Young

William Young describes the kind of critical thinking skills needed in modern business enterprises.

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July 11, 2012

A Survival Guide for the Right in Leftist Academia

Robert Maranto

The ivory tower needs conservatives, and with the right attitude and a lot of hard work, conservatives can succeed in academia, write Robert Maranto and Matthew Woessner.

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July 11, 2012

One Way to Promote Intellectual Diversity

George Leef

Break the monopoly on publications that count towards tenure.

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July 10, 2012

Grade Inflation in Minnesota – Just Like Everywhere Else

Glenn Ricketts

Historian Chuck Chalberg analyzes the factors behind the surfeit of A's students get these days.

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July 10, 2012

The Texas Model of Higher Education Reform

Thomas K. Lindsay

Texas is trying some innovative ideas for higher education, setting a good example for the rest of the country.

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July 9, 2012

Anger and the Banality of Academe

Peter Wood

A contemporary poet's creations capture the spirit of the academy: angry, disdainful of America, mostly nonsensical.

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July 6, 2012

The Trouble with Multiculturalism

Clifford D. May

A new book by Salim Mansur, born an Indian Muslim, argues that multiculturalism propagates the false notion that all cultures are equally good.

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July 6, 2012

Elegies, Part 2

Peter Wood

Regretting cultural loss is valuable when it shows us the way forward. 

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July 5, 2012

Elegies, Part 1

Peter Wood

Reforming higher education is not just about nostalgia for the past.

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