by Publius | Oct 28, 2015 | Grey Matter
By Nick Gillespie | Faculty senate says “that shielding students from controversial material will deter them from becoming critical thinkers and responsible citizens.” The faculty senate at American University in Washington, D.C., has issued a...
by Prof. Jack Lewis | Oct 26, 2015 | Grey Matter
By David Desrosiers Dear Son, I address you as son and not “Ryan,” because at core I’m your father, not your friend. Father and son are roles that come with expectations. My job has always been to prepare you for self-government: to ensure that your heart, gray...
by Prof. Jack Lewis | Oct 19, 2015 | Grey Matter
By David Brooks | Many American universities were founded as religious institutions, explicitly designed to cultivate their students’ spiritual and moral natures. But over the course of the 20th century they became officially or effectively secular. Religious rituals...
by Publius | Sep 30, 2015 | Grey Matter
By Peter Fricke | A new survey reveals a shocking degree of ignorance about the U.S. government and Constitution, even among college graduates. College-educated respondents performed better than the general population in the annual “Constitution Day Survey” conducted...
by Publius | Mar 31, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Greg Lewin | A Letter to the Class of 2018 Congratulations! You’ve been accepted into college! If I may, I’d like to share some of my ideas on what it means to go to college, and how to select a college and college program that will prepare you for all of the...
