Transphobic Cruelty

When prejudice overrides simple humanity.

You Wore What to the White House?

The times, they are a-changin’.

Chinese Exclusion

A bill in Alabama would bar Chinese nationals from buying property in the state.

Proud Boys Convicted of Seditious Conspiracy

The worst of the worst Capitol Riot players have been brought to justice.

Scalia Law School is Conservative!

The New York Times looks into ties between a DC area law school and the Supreme Court.

Jane Roberts, the Supreme Court, and Conflicts of Interest

The Chief Justice’s wife is making a lot of money.

Community Colleges Not Serving the Community

A key pathway to success for low-income citizens isn’t working.

Is a College Education Still Worth It?

Americans are losing confidence in the bargain.

The Limits of Academic Freedom

UPenn law professor Amy Wax as a test case.

Fear and Censorship in Education

Teachers are frustrated over interference from outside.

Harvard Extension Fraud

How dare people who paid for a cut-rate degree claim they paid for the good one?

Addiction and the Public Health Question

A brief foray into looking at Alabama state policy on fighting addiction.

Labor Saving Technology That Creates More Work

ChatGPT is just the latest example of a perverse phenomenon.

Students Protest Harvard’s Comaroff Again

Understandable outrage at administrative complicity.

Ending College Degree Requirements

Too many jobs needlessly specify a bachelor’s.

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Colleges Fear Affirmative Action’s Demise

A pending Supreme Court ruling could be more impactful than many realize.

Zealots and Pluralists

A moderate Republican almost diagnoses the problem.

U.S. Government’s Woke Training!

There’s training on uncomfortable subjects. Oh noes!

The Perfect President

What Americans say they want in the Oval Office.

George Will on UATX (Part II)

Wherein I examine UATX specifically.

George Will on UATX (Part I)

Will discusses a nascent university and in doing so produced a cliched column about higher education.

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Farm Veterinarian Shortage

We can’t find enough people to treat cows, pigs, and horses.

University of California TAs and Postdocs on Strike!

A showdown over wages could upend the apprenticeship arrangement that has long characterized graduate education.

Ash Carter, 1954-2022

A brilliant national security leader is gone too soon.

Ben Sasse to Leave Senate to Become Florida President

The Nebraska Republican got an offer he can’t refuse.

Legendary Chemist Fired for Being a Hard Grader

A complicated case out of NYU.

When Autocrats Get Desperate

Autocrats facing defeat have all kinds of counterproductive, dangerous ideas.

Axios and Pre-Chewed News

Jim VandeHei and company have put out a new style guide.

Fear of a White Scholar

President Biden had a meeting with some historians. The horrors.

Masking and Endemic COVID

Most Americans are choosing to live a normal life in abnormal times.

David Kay, 1940-2022

A man made famous for discovering Iraq’s WMD program was virtually nonexistent is gone at 82.

David McCullough, 1933-2022

A great American author is gone at 89.

Minority Rule in a Winner-Take-All System

How long can the unsustainable be sustained?

Contractions and Proper Speech

A break from politics.

America’s Gun Problem is Here to Stay

The obstacles to fixing the problem are many.

Princeton Fires Creepy, Lying Professor Who Happened to be Conservative

There’s much more to the story than meets the eye.

Two Years After George Floyd

Very little progress has been made towards racial justice.

NATO Has Been Training Ukrainian Forces for Years

A fascinating report from the WSJ.

Madeleine Albright, 1937-2022

A trailblazing diplomat has died at 84.

Census Undercounted Some Groups, Overcounted Others

Antiquated counting methods lead to misallocation of resources.

Virginia’s Youngkin Already ‘Underwater’

The Commonwealth’s undemocratic political system is, shockingly, unrepresentative of the will of its people.

Dan Patrick’s Attack on Tenure in Texas

His attacks are, in fact, the best case for tenure.

Are the Teachers Quitting?

The plural of anecdote is not data.

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The Onion is Right Again: Black History Month & CRT-Bans Edition

I’m shocked, shocked, to find that this is happening here.

Clarence Thomas’ Continuing Conflict

Caesar’s wife must be above suspicion. Alas.

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[Updated 1/31] Both Sides Are NOT the Same: “Banned” Book Edition

People, details do in fact matter!

The Children Must Be Protected!

But from what? Comparing two stories from Tennessee that show our society’s contradictory impulses when it comes to “protecting the children.”

Republicans Take Over Virginia

Elections have consequences: Old Dominion Edition