Reason Magazine - Hit & Run (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
Researching tomorrow's column, I came across a MADD quote from former Secretary of Health and Human Services Donna Shalala, now president of the University of Miami, condemning the college presidents who want "an informed and dispassionate public debate" about the drinking age: As a three-time university president, I can tell you that losing a student to an alcohol-related tragedy is one of the hardest...
David Thompson (Free subscription) | 07/25/2008
If you’ve followed the recent discussion about alleged “male privilege” and the “holding back” of women, this article by John Tierney may be of interest. You’ll find sweeping assertions of discrimination in academia against female scientists if you read the...
Americans For Truth (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
There is no precedent in history for such myth-driven “democratization” of a disease, nor for the abominable unfairness in allocating funds away from so many curable illnesses. — Michael Fumento The full New York Post column by Michael Fumento appears HERE. Emphasis added below: A Myth that Kills By Michael Fumento New York Post, July 3, 2008 –THE [...]
PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 07/08/2008
- 'Letters to the Next President' Features Essays from Leaders Across the Spectrum of American Higher Education - LOS ANGELES, July 8 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- The next president of the United States has been assigned "required reading" by 20 of the nation's top leaders in higher education. A new book offers an exclusive collection of letters from university presidents, chancellors and influencers...
