SocietyCommentary
As George Orwell said, “some ideas are so stupid that only intellectuals believe them.” Many stupid ideas originate with academics on college campuses. If they… Read More
EducationCommentary
Proponents of “free college” would have you believe that getting rid of tuition fees is all it takes to create a high-quality, equitable, and accessible… Read More
EducationCommentary
Our college-age population consists mostly of 18- to 30-year-olds, and likewise our armed forces. I wonder whether they shared common responses to the 2016 presidential… Read More
LawNews
Attorney General Jeff Sessions named names Tuesday in criticizing colleges and universities across the country that censor free speech by students and visitors. Sessions specified… Read More
EducationCommentary
As a conservative columnist for my campus newspaper, it’s not unusual for me to be derided and accused of hate by leftist students. Some have… Read More
EducationNews
Students at San Diego State University can earn extra credit by taking a quiz that gauges their level of “white privilege,” according to a Tuesday… Read More
EducationCommentary
One of the true cornerstones of American exceptionalism is the First Amendment. But the free speech protection that the First Amendment provides is not just… Read More
EducationNews
Yale University has taken another step to change the language there. Marvin Chun, the dean of Yale College, posted an official statement on the college’s… Read More
EducationCommentary
In usual circumstances, going to see someone speak at a university is not expected to be very exciting, but these were not usual circumstances. I,… Read More
EducationCommentary
Peter Trinko and Christopher Piquette went to University of California, Berkeley to check out the protests ahead of conservative commentator Ben Shapiro’s speech on Thursday…. Read More
EducationCommentary
Maybe the coolest Halloween costume on campuses this fall will be dressing up as Ben Shapiro. Because apparently that’s about the scariest thing a college… Read More
EducationCommentary
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced in a speech Thursday that she will roll back an Obama-era “guidance” document that drove colleges to implement Star Chamber-like… Read More
EducationCommentary
On Sept. 30, the outdated federal Perkins Loan Program is set to expire. Policymakers should resist the temptation to revive this duplicative program and instead… Read More
EducationCommentary
Right now, all around the country, millions of students are returning to institutions of higher education for the fall semester, while others will be attending… Read More
EducationCommentary
Earlier this month, The New York Times ran an article titled “U.S. Rights Unit Shifts to Study Antiwhite Bias” on its front page. The article… Read More
EducationCommentary
Our university leaders and faculty need to grow a spine. Our times demand it. We have too many learned cowards lining once-hallowed halls of learning…. Read More
EducationCommentary
Ben Shapiro delivered the remarks below during a hearing July 27 on the issue of free speech on college campuses. Free speech is under assault… Read More
EducationNews
Yale University has covered up a musket on a stone carving depicting a hostile interaction between a Puritan settler and an American Indian, leaving the… Read More
EducationNews
Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said Wednesday that she “should have decried much more forcefully the ravages of racism in this country.” In an interview with… Read More
EducationCommentary
August is the month when parents bid farewell to not only their college-bound youngsters but also a sizable chunk of cash for tuition. More than… Read More
EducationNews
A professor at the University of Georgia created a “Stress Reduction Policy” that allows students who feel “unduly stressed” to choose their own grades, according to a… Read More
EducationNews
A professor who tweeted that President Donald Trump “must hang” and “justice = the execution of two Republicans for each deported immigrant” will not return… Read More
Education News
The police chief of the Evergreen State College resigned after the campus administration would not let her or her officers have access to rifles, according… Read More
EducationNews
A Harvard University professor asserted that the school president is abetting the “slow decline” of the university from an institution seeking “truth” to one pursuing “change” in… Read More
EducationCommentary
On Monday, North Carolina lawmakers took a bold stand in favor of free speech on public college campuses. The time is ripe for such reforms,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Most Americans are at least somewhat aware of what is happening at American (and European) universities with regard to conservative speakers. Universities disinvite conservative speakers,… Read More
SocietyNews
A college policy that led to the arrests of a student and two supporters of a conservative group for passing out copies of the Constitution… Read More
EducationNews
Instead of disinviting controversial speakers, college administrators should model civil disagreement for students, say Ben Shapiro and Adam Carolla. Shapiro, editor-in-chief of The Daily Wire,… Read More
EducationCommentary
“The history of intellectual growth and discovery clearly demonstrates the need for unfettered freedom, the right to think the unthinkable, discuss the unmentionable, and challenge… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In recent days, college students have shouted down, pepper-sprayed, punched, and otherwise shut down the campus guests whose ideas they considered offensive. The most prominent… Read More
