The Outlaw Campus; The university has become a rogue institution in need of root-and-branch reform.

Victor Davis Hanson   ... "Not now. Colleges have gone rogue and become virtual outlaw institutions. Graduates owe an aggregate of $1 trillion in student debt, borrowed at interest rates far above home-mortgage rates — all on the principle that universities could charge as much as they liked, given that students could borrow as much as they needed in federally guaranteed loans."...
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"Here are ten areas that need radical reform..."
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3. Curriculum.  ...  "The result was advocacy, not disinterested empiricism. Nationwide, thousands of traditional classes in history, philosophy, literature, and the social sciences gave way to ethnic studies, women’s studies, leisure studies, gender studies, peace studies, environmental studies, etc. ... It was also nearly impossible to do well in these courses for a student who disagreed with the political assumptions of the advocate faculty. “Studies” contributed in no small part to the unfortunate emergence of the arrogant and ignorant graduate, who left the campus zealous for social change but sadly without the skills to even articulate his goals."
Emphasis added, TD

Case in point: Far Left Demagogue Harry Belafonte to Speak at U. Michigan on Martin Luther King Day
The Ann Arbor Journal gave us this example of "advocacy" ... "Other symposium events on Jan. 20 include discussions on “The Power of Protest: Black Student Activism at the University of Michigan” and “From Martin Luther King to Tupac Shakur: Implications of Hip Hop for Graduate Education, Pedagogy, and Engaged Scholarship” and a screening of the movie “42,” among other activities."  Hat tip to College Insurrection

Are Our Children Actually Learning Anything in School Today?  "Finally, Ryan Rotela, a Florida Atlantic University student, is accusing an instructor and local Democratic party leader of suspending him for refusing to stomp on a piece of paper with the word “Jesus” written on it.  This “exercise” was part of an intercultural communications class (whatever that means) and was supposed to encourage discourse.  Could you imagine if a student was told to stomp on the name “Mohammed” or even “Obama”?  Fortunately, Ryan has received an apology but the instructor has been put on administrative leave for “safety reasons” whatever that means. "

The President's war on inequality

http://terrellaftermath.com/

 

Obama to preview anti-poverty proposals  "President Obama will look to promote economic proposals designed to alleviate blight in some of the nation’s poorest communities at an event Thursday at the White House, according to a source familiar with the event."

 

Signs and Wonders: Even the best intentions can’t end poverty  "...  India—a country with 1.2 billion people, one-sixth of the world’s population—had officially moved from the list of “poor” nations to the list of “middle income” nations. The question one has to ask is: Why? The answers to that question are democracy, capitalism, and Christianity, all of which—in India’s case—were the legacy of British colonialism. And so it has been around the globe."

Alan Caruba: Obama's 2014 Big Lie: Income Inequality   ... "His objective is to further divide Americans by promising what government cannot and should not deliver. This is now the Democratic Party theme leading up to the midterm elections in November. He is right about one thing, only economic growth can provide the opportunity for Americans to increase their personal incomes, provide a choice of investments, and save more for the future. In his first five years in office, economic growth has been historically slow."

Liberals Double Down on Inequality   "Here is John Hawkins' enumeration of how liberal inequality politics hurts the poor."  Read more:

Out: "Global Warming"; in: "Climate Change".

http://legalinsurrection.com/2014/01/branco-cartoon-media-whiteout/

 

'Polar Vortex' Scaremongering  ... "The Leftmedia is having a field day with this week's furious Arctic outbreak across a large portion of the U.S., thanks to what is alarmingly being called the “polar vortex.” Climate alarmists were quick to blame the cold snap on variable weather patterns being created by man-made global warming. The Weather Channel wondered, “Is The Record Cold Arctic Outbreak Tied To Global Warming”? while CBS' Charlie Rose asked, “Is it definitely connected to global warming?' ” ...

 

Noted climate scientist Al Sharpton debunks Fox News debunking of global warming  

Alan Caruba: Obama's "Climate Change" Lies

... "You can forget about “climate change”, but you should keep in mind what the President is doing to bankrupt America and deny it the production of the energy it needs as the weather gets colder."

Silly you! Of course global warming is behind frigid temps    "We should beg the pardon of global warming advocates for ever doubting them. The record shattering cold being experienced by yours truly and hundreds of millions of other Americans is obviously due to greenhouse gas emissions making the arctic warmer, which changes the jet stream, which actually makes us colder, which doesn't mean that global warming is a crock - except when it does. Or something."   Rick Moran 

Al Gore's Nightmare Intensifies    "And now comes the launch of the Global Cooling Awareness Project." 

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"Those who put their faith in computer models that have been unable to predict the last 15 years are charlatans. I remain agnostic on what lies ahead."

Forbes: Earth Day Musings  ... " Danson thinks we should all eat “Wild ocean fish”. The queston of how the ships get out to the remote fishing grounds, how they refrigerate the fish, and how much CO-2 that all creates, is left unanswered. Last time I checked, North Atlantic salmon cost at least twice as much as farm-raised, but I assume Danson is well off thanks to his day job."