Legal academia finds itself peering into the abyss of leftist orthodoxy, in which dissent is forbidden. Ironically, the liberal American Bar Association may save once-respected law schools from themselves. A slightly-edited version of this essay was originally published by The James G. Mar…
Higher Education
Trouble in Paradise? (Part 8)
Or, Why Do Red States Like Tennessee Allow Radicals to Hijack Their Taxpayer-Funded Universities?* A recently-arrived Volunteer warns his fellow Tennesseans about the scourge of wokeness in higher education. Thanks to Instapundit (here), Tennessee Conservative News (here), Real Clear Policy (here…
An Unlikely Higher Education Watchdog Draws Flak
A couple of years ago I started a Facebook page, Stop the Insanity at UT, to raise awareness of the leftist shenanigans going on at my alma mater, the University of Texas. Minding the Campus kindly asked me to report on recent events concerning my page. This essay ran on July 16, 2020.
How Political Ideology is Pushing Religion Out of Religious Studies
The new revivalists preach a secular gospel of identity politics and social justice, with college classrooms as their pulpit This essay was originally published by the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal on April 29, 2020 (here). Thanks to the John Locke Foundation’s Locker Room Blo…
Is “Progressive Theology” a Religion, or Just a Euphemism for Socialism?
In the name of promoting “Christian ethics,” woke academics peddle Marxist economics to gullible students at high-priced liberal arts colleges. Recent events at Maryville College serve to illustrate this. Thanks to Real Clear Policy (here), The College Fix (here), and Instapundit (here). When…