Why Must Social Workers Be Indoctrinated in Leftism?

Another once-useful field has been ruined.

On the Urge to Ban ‘Bad Stuff’ on Campus

Good idea or not?

California’s Minimum Wage Wipes Out Thousands of Jobs

In their incessant efforts at pretending to help the poor, leftist politicians come back again and again to this issue.

On Government Power and Inequality

One economist’s case for decreasing government power.

Cutting in Higher Education — Act with a Purpose

The deflating higher-education bubble is causing budgetary anguish at many colleges and universities; the inevitable cutting back has begun.

Political Posturing on Minimum-Wage Laws

Bashing big business is mere posturing by politicians who pretend to want to help lower-wage workers.

How Are the States Doing in Combatting DEI?

Legislators in a number of states are responding to citizens who don’t want their money squandered on toxic DEI ideology.

The Grifters Taking Advantage of Higher Education’s Failures

Some alternatives to traditional universities are sketchy and should be avoided.

Applause for the UNC Board’s Democracy Initiative

The UNC Board has taken a good step with a proposal to require that students take a course on the foundations of democracy.

Cut Off Columbia

In his famous Rules for Radicals, Saul Alinsky set forth a strategy: Pick the target, freeze it, personalize it, and polarize it. In his latest…

How Non-Selective Colleges Might Survive

The higher-education bubble is deflating.

Grad Students Say They’re Often Poorly Informed

The government needs to stop doing something, namely, lending money for college.

Too Bad There Are No College Leaders Like John Silber Now

Colleges need leaders with backbone.

Yes, Plagiarism Actually Does Matter

Economics professor Jon Murphy explains why the rules against plagiarism matter and need to be enforced.

Antitrust Is Catnip for Statist Busybodies

Under the Biden administration, the people in charge of antitrust policy are eager to expand governmental power no matter how much long-run damage they do.

The ‘Whaddya Think?’ Methodology Is a Bad One

Some polling tactics are unhelpful.

Why Universities Should Embrace Institutional Neutrality

America’s higher-education leaders have gotten into a number of bad habits.

Questioning the Campus Mental Health Crisis

Our college campuses are, it seems, awash in crises that call for costly programs to treat them. But are these crises real?

Do Leftist Students Now Really Favor Free Speech?

Some recent polling suggests this is true, but are they correct?

Thought Controllers in the Education Blob Strike Again

A high-school student in North Carolina was hit with a suspension merely for asking a question in which he used the term ‘illegal alien.’

Some Progress on Higher Ed in West Virginia, but Far to Go

WVU has started cutting back on unnecessary expenses on its own, but there is much more to be done.

Colleges Should Be More Circumspect in Enrolling Foreign Students

Many schools now include foreign students in their “diversity” goals. Solution: Get rid of such goals.

The Ideological Monoculture of Higher Education

People used to think of college as a place for the vibrant exchange of ideas, but these days, it’s more like the incessant elaboration of one idea.

DEI Must be Destroyed

DEI has no place in any educational institution.

A Welcome Ray of Light at UNC

At many colleges these days, students can go through their entire “educations” without ever hearing any good words about the country’s basic institutions.