If federal spending on wealthy institutions of higher learning can’t be trimmed, where could it be trimmed? If any belt-tightening is impossible for these universities, where in the budget would it be possible? Let’s presume for so the moment we can’t keep running up huge budget deficits and continuing to increase the public debt, which [...]
I would like to take this opportunity to propose what I call “The 2 Ism Rule”: In any piece of academic writing, especially those written for the media or popular magazines, writers are allowed a maximum of no more than two “ism” words. Screenshot I read recently that a dean at Harvard University suggested [...]
Too often foundations support particular political causes rather than supporting the even greater need for a citizenry schooled in the Constitution. But if we really want to make a difference in our nation, I suggest funding courses on the Constitution and the Founding documents in every high school, college, and university in the country. The [...]
The largely-forgotten rules of etiquette were part of an overall project of turning testosterone-driven male lust into meaningfully-directed male courtship. Parents have to remember that teaching their children how to dance, how to date, and how to court and be courted is their job. I had to apologize for my species again today. Not the usual [...]