by jstewardfree | Jan 24, 2013 | Grey Matter
“To an American, the whole purpose of living, the one constant confirmation of continued existence, is to cram as much sensual pleasure as possible into one’s mouth more or less continually. Gratification, instant and lavish, is a birthright.”...
by jstewardfree | Jan 15, 2013 | Grey Matter
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....
by jstewardfree | Jan 14, 2013 | Grey Matter
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...
by jstewardfree | Jan 10, 2013 | Grey Matter
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...
by jstewardfree | Jan 7, 2013 | Grey Matter
By Publius | Too often, esteemed Professor and Senior Fellow of the Hoover Institute of Stanford University Victor Davis Hanson observes, “a student’s life on campus is a zero-sum game.” In a recent essay, Hanson makes his case. A student’s life on campus is a...
