by jstewardfree | Mar 4, 2014 | Course and Scholarship Updates
The 2014 Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) is here. This year, CPAC will take place March 6-8 at the Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center at National Harbor, near Washington DC. Thousands of students will gather to discuss big ideas in...
by jstewardfree | Mar 4, 2014 | Course and Scholarship Updates
Free Think University to award 20 $1,000 college scholarships to students who ideate with politically diverse Americans to create ‘common ground’ initiatives Washington D.C. (PRUnderground) February 21st, 2014 A lead grant from Foster Friess...
by jstewardfree | Mar 3, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Bruce Thornton | Thanks to unconstitutional university speech codes, students are losing their intellectual edge. The value of the university once lay in its providing a nurturing space for what English poet and essayist Matthew Arnold called “the free play of the...
by jstewardfree | Feb 28, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Mark J. Perry From Lawrence McQuillian of the Independent Institute: The poverty rate in the United States fell by half from 1950 to the start of the “War on Poverty.” And it was on track to continue falling. But after the “War on Poverty” programs kicked in, the...
by jstewardfree | Feb 26, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Annie Lowrey | Imagine a late-night television commercial aimed at Washington’s wonks: Tired of your same old tax credits and grant proposals? Ever dreamed of a policy tool that improved children’s health, bolstered income and eradicated poverty — all without...