Why I Stopped Giving to Duke

…not needed to earn a degree. (This article will show you the specifics of how Duke stacks up.) Free speech: In the interest of political correctness, students and faculty may…


Three Cheers for Half a Book!

…It involves no government subsidies, regulations, or even institutions. What makes it work is voluntary cooperation and the free market’s fabled discovery process. Students will learn more at far less…


From Ivory Tower to Shining City Upon a Hill

…what your state is up to, you will find that universities are heavily involved in states’ central planning efforts for economic development. You will see that the land-grant extension services—initially…


The Plight of College Conservatives

…, will be judged by the content of its character rather than by the prestige of the professor’s institution. We may see the rise of “free lance professors,” an idea…




Is Academic Freedom All That Fragile?

…seem likely to cross them. With our great variety of educational institutions, scholars will sort themselves out. Those who want the wide-open spaces of complete academic freedom will find institutions…




Should Holocaust Deniers Be Heard?

…Think About Weird Things and Crimes Against Logic, and screenings of the films such as You Can’t Say That and Triumph of the Will, and lectures on historiography, logic, and…