Outside the Beltway

The U.S. War in Afghanistan sounds disturbingly similar to the Soviet one.

Is there another explanation for Michele Bachmann’s decision to keep bringing Rick Perry’s HPV vaccine order up?

The FBI has been using some odd materials to train its counterterrorism agents.

Are colleges teaching the right lessons about the 9/11 attacks?

The idea that students raised in the Information Age are therefore savvy about information is a dangerous but pervasive myth.

Contrary to myth, the college classroom is a rapidly evolving place.

Under new policies, deportation efforts will be concentrated on people who pose a threat to society. It’s a sensible policy, so of course it’s being denounced.

Schools of education attract the weakest students and give out the highest grades on campus.

Like Jon Huntsman, Rick Perry has something to say about evolution today and he handled it very differently.

Most students need remedial classes. Whose fault is that?

On reflection, the nature of Marcus Bachmann’s influence over his wife is indeed a legitimate question in a political campaign.

Not that there’s anything wrong with that.

So, you want a career in foreign policy field and are weighing your options….

Does a family court have the authority to tell a parent to delete a blog critical of his ex-wife?

A new Tim Pawlenty television ad is raising copyright issues rather than, as intended, bringing back memories of the 80s.

Howard Wiarda’s book on the National War College is based on his experiences from 1991 to 1996.

For the second time in two weeks, copyright lawsuit mill Righthaven has suffered a loss in Federal Court.

A new study shows that college students who take late classes drink more alcohol.

Do ideologically radical professors impose their biases on their students?

Texas A&M professor finds serious flaws in college faculty productivity study.

Is the college curriculum too heavy in humanities and social sciences and too light on science and mathematics?

A new study finds that college tuition costs could be cut in half if lazy professors got off their butts.

Some people still think Mitt Romney’s religion is a relevant issue.

Austan Goolsbee is resigning as chairman of the Council of Economic Advisors to return to the University of Chicago.

In colleges with non-selective or open admissions policies, having large numbers of F’s in introductory courses is the norm.

Is Peter Diamond qualified to be a Fed governor?

The Rapture has no biblical foundation and was made up by a 15-year-old girl in 1830.

Amanda Marcotte argues that society secretly sympathizes with rapists.

If you look at the Tea Party’s impact on state politics, you see it really isn’t much different from the Religious Right.

What ever became of Private Robert H. Lister of the 165th Infantry?

America’s war colleges have some problems but we can’t close them.

An increasing number of bright observers are questioning the notion that everyone needs to go to college.

Can most people learn the traits to be highly successful in business?

The experiences of two well-known academics denied tenure at Chicago provide some clues.

Add this to the list of things for parents to worry about: Car safety seats for children over 65 pounds are not adequately tested.

79% do not think Ivy League students make better workers. 18% are undecided.

Facebook limits accounts to those who say that they are at least 13 years old. Shockingly, some kids lie to get on the popular social network.

An Alabama legislator wants to ban the use of Islamic law in the state’s courts — just in case Muslims take over.

James Franco is a film director, screenwriter, painter, author, performance artist and actor. And working on a PhD at Yale.

Northwestern’s Human Sexuality course includes a naked woman being brought to orgasm with a dildo.

Should public schoolteachers make more money than the people paying their salaries?

The Wall Street Journal is joining the modern era and dropping the practice of referring to people as “Mr.” and “Ms.” But only on the sports pages.