Ellie Gardey writes at The American Spectator (abridged): When college students arrive for the start of the fall semester, they are usually greeted by lectures spewing that “whiteness” is oppressive, that we must refer to people by their incorrect pronouns, and that abortion is a gift to children. State-of-the-art multicultural centers welcome students of minority races with open […]
Biden’s Unity Task Force on Charter Schools
Is there any public issue that more clearly defines this coming presidential election than the future of education in big urban school systems across the U.S.? As Daniel Henninger in the WSJ asserts: “It is indisputable that black lives matter.” … the black lives most at risk are the young men and women living in […]
A University System Poisoned by the Left
At LewRockwell.com, Atilla Sulker outlines the way the left has expanded its control of academia from the Liberal Arts department, into the hard sciences. He writes (abridged): Originally published by Townhall.com, 7/9/20 We thought it was only the humanities department that was run by leftists. Time to think again. Before we know it, the same will be […]
Timeless Advice on How Parents Can Help Students Succeed in School
Here’s a wonderful post from my friend Mike Spinrad on how parents can help students succeed in school. Thank you Mike for your timeless advice. Many years ago, as a student teacher in an urban high school, I asked a parent for help in teaching an unengaged and out of control teenager. The parent responded […]
Universities Suppress Speech, Promote Double Standards, and Antagonize Law Enforcement
At The Federalist, Elle Reynolds explains how universities, bowing to the childish demands of their student bodies, suppress speech, promote double standards, and antagonize law enforcement. She writes (abridged): As cries for the abolition of police departments intensify across the country, the ivory towers of higher education are scrambling to outdo one another in political […]
Walter Williams Warns Against Education Insanity
Famed economist and academic, Walter E. Williams, explains to readers of LewRockwell.com that many of the most maddening trends in society find their start in academia. He warns of the Orwellian insanity of the approach to problem-solving taken by most academics. He writes (abridged): Most of the diversity and inclusiveness insanity has its roots in […]
The Reason Kids Love Socialism
Tucker Carlson and Neil Patel explain why kids, despite the complete failure of socialism everywhere it’s been tried in the world, still find the idea alluring in 2019. They write (abridged): You often hear it said that young people support socialism because they’ve been brainwashed by their professors. There’s some truth to that, of course, […]
The Great Walter E. Williams on the College Debacle
Nationally syndicated columnist, and John M. Olin distinguished professor of economics at George Mason University, Walter E. Williams slams the intolerance in academia today. He writes in his column (abridged): If you need an accurate update on some of the madness at the nation’s institutions of higher learning, check out Minding the Campus, a nonprofit […]
The University, Students, Employees – Pampered, Hypocritical, Intolerant, Obnoxious
With a new generation of Americans saddled with $1.5 trillion in student debt, Victor Davis Hanson suggests it’s time to acknowledge the harm higher education has done to the United States. Start with the fact that an increasing majority of these debtors “either cannot pay back or simply will not.” The Lost Decade of the […]
As Our Family Celebrates Babson’s 100th, a Reminder on How to Make Money
Last night Becky and I had the pleasure of attending Babson’s Summer Reception in Newport. Hosted by Mary and Thomas Gilbane, Jr., it was an opportunity for the entire Babson community in Rhode Island to get together and speak with Babson’s new President Stephen Spinelli MBA ‘92. Spinelli as President makes this year for Babson—it’s […]
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