Merit and Preferences: Never the Twain Shall Meet

Merit and Preferences: Never the Twain Shall Meet

By J.A. Cauthen | A former history instructor at the Naval Academy reflects on the problems of the diversity obsession. Diversity, as commonly used by government, academia, and industry, has become so normalized that we are all expected to embrace it unquestioningly....
Student Loan Bubble?

Student Loan Bubble?

By Publius | This is the last of our three posts from Victor Davis Hanson’s essay on re-thinking the modern university. Imagine the concept of student loans transferred to the car industry (or, perhaps, just think Freddie and Fannie). The government would...
Better late than never? Better never late!

Better late than never? Better never late!

By Publius | One of the great treasures of our culture in the Christian West is our large collection of sermons.  The following quote is taken from one of the great preachers in England in the 19th century, Mr. Charles Haddon Spurgeon.  Combining a great literary...
Tenured Failure?

Tenured Failure?

By Publius | This is the second of three posts we are running to repost Victor Davis Hanson’s thoughts on the current state of our university system.  Here he looks at tenure and diversity. The original idea was to encourage free thinking by ensuring faculty...