Letters to the Editor
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Lowery “outplayed” by UT-Austin administrators
To the editor: Lots of talk, then… Richard Lowery is an associate professor of finance at the University of Texas at Austin. He is an applied game theorist and studies…
Who should own our universities?
Richard Vedder is right in “Who Should Own the University of North Carolina” to suggest that states like North Carolina ought to subsidize students instead of state-owned universities. The model has…
Diversity and equity go against the Constitution’s equality
“Diversity” has long been known as a codeword for “quotas”, in the sense that merit is bypassed in favor of racial numbers. “Equity” has the same intent to bypass equal…
Cauthen’s commentary is full of fear-mongering
I am blown away by Cauthen’s “The U.S. Naval Academy is Adrift” of Nov 11, 2022. So full of fear mongering and provocative words (maybe I could report him as…
Agents of the “United States Handicapper General” are always at work
We know best what’s best for you! Who else? Not you, that’s for sure. When left to your own devices you make unequitable choices. You tilt the scale. You decide…
Federal student loan reform proposal
I read with interest you article titled, “Reforms We’re Cheering for in 2023”. I agree with all of them. As a former university administrator (chief financial officer) for many years…
More disturbing university student trends
To the editor: Walter Gardner’s concern about the NYU chemistry professor is laudable, but it overlooks a few relevant trends. First, as the nation’s fertility rate drops, the pool of…
“Dollars on demand” policies must end
If you borrow money you have to pay it back. Terence, this is stupidly silly and obviously true stuff. The fact that a bunch of overgrown children, who have no…
The Navy’s DEI efforts are a much needed course correction
To the editor: A recent article titled “The United States Naval Academy is Adrift” by Mr. J. A. Cauthen, a fellow alumni and former history teacher, decried the “Wokeness” of…
Science and history should be a part of Great Books
To the editor: Unfortunately these Great Books programs are mostly philosophy oriented. I found that they were greatly deficient in two areas: (1) science and math: only Darwin’s Origin of…