Thomas Sowell Returns
One of America's top social scientists on what has changed since he sat down with Reason 38 years ago.
Education
Conspiracy Scholars Plot to Produce a Book
And now the cabal invites you to read it.
Your Child Is More Resilient Than You Think
How "safetyism" on campus makes students less safe.
British School Bans Expensive Coats So Poor Students Won't 'Feel Stigmatized'
Bans like these just encourage a victim mentality.
Michael Bloomberg's Chances of Becoming President: Slim, None, and Fat
The latest trial balloon from the perennial White House Hamlet contains more lead than the paint of a New York public school.
Rutgers University Reverses Course, Affirms Free Speech Rights for Professor Accused of Anti-White Racism
"Any other result would have undermined the free speech and academic freedom rights of all Rutgers faculty members."
U. Pittsburgh Wants YAF to Pay $5,500 Security Fee to Host Ben Shapiro
"It opens the door ... to charge conservatives for more security, whereas leftist speakers are not charged extra fees."
Michelle Obama Felt 'the Shadow of Affirmative Action' as Princeton Undergrad
Her experience is a good example of why affirmative action policies are a bad idea.
USC Education Student Filed a Title IX Complaint Because Another Student's Answer Offended Her
Rossier School of Education student also created a petition to require racial sensitivity training.
High School Boys Made the Nazi Salute in a Prom Photo. That's Terrible, But Not a Crime.
Social media can shame them and the school can punish them, but the police shouldn't intervene.
This Sixth-Grader's Breast Cancer Awareness Shirt Clearly Isn't 'Offensive.' So Why Did the School Make Him Cover It Up?
Blake Coil is trying to support his grandmother's cancer battle. The school doesn't like that his shirt says "tata."
California Teachers Unions Oppose Paying Teachers More Because It Would Introduce Too Much Competition Into Public Schools
One union official told The Sacramento Bee that "education should not be a competitive endeavor." Because competition never improved anything, right?
A Decade Ago, 19% of Students Sought Treatment for Mental Health Problems. Now 34% Do
"Increasing prevalence of mental health problems and decreasing stigma help to explain this trend."
'Long Time, No See' Is Considered Offensive, Non-Inclusive Language at Colorado State University
"Viewed as derogatory towards those of Asian descent."
Students for a Freer Future
As U.S. campus politics deteriorate, a global movement of young libertarians finds its footing.
Sarah Lawrence Professor's Office Door Vandalized After He Criticized Leftist Bias
Samuel Abrams says the college's president accused him of "attacking" the community and suggested he might be looking for a new job.
Criticizing a Drag Show Earned This Catholic College Student a Visit From the Title IX Coordinator
"My identity is not up for debate."
Harvard's Recruitment Efforts Prioritized White Students Over High-Achieving Asians
What worked to limit Jewish enrollment 100 years ago has also worked to limit Asian enrollment.
Did Trump's Election Traumatize 25% of College Students? Study's Author Says No
"The students were not asked if they were traumatized and they were not asked if they experienced a traumatic event."
Constitutional Right to Home-School?
An interesting opinion from a Georgia Court of Appeals chief judge Stephen Dillard.
Let Competition, Not Law, Determine Who Gets Into Harvard
The most sensible and effective way to police private college admissions practices isn't litigation or regulation, but competition.
My Daughter's Middle School Plans to Teach Her Meek Compliance With Indiscriminate Invasions of Privacy
It's never too early for kids to learn that harebrained security theater is an unavoidable fact of life.
No Matter Who Takes Home a Record Lottery Prize, the Government Always Wins
The Mega Millions jackpot has reached an astounding $1.6 billion. You and I probably won't win, but the government definitely will.
An Ohio University Student Said She Received Death Threats. The Police Think She Sent Them Herself.
The Student Senate has no regrets, will continue to believe survivors.
U. Penn Faculty Must Undergo Implicit Bias Training Before Serving on Hiring Committees
Raises concerns about academic freedom, pseudoscience.
University of Michigan Punished a Professor for Refusing to Write a Recommendation Letter for a Student Studying in Israel
Trying to compel this sort of speech violates the rights of professors.
Study: 80% of Americans Believe Political Correctness Is a Problem
"Most members of the 'exhausted majority,' and then some, dislike political correctness."
Cops Stop Teen for Suspected 'Truancy,' End Up Pepper-Spraying Him
"He did absolutely nothing wrong," one witness said.
The Fate of Arizona's Successful School Choice Initiative Hangs in a November Ballot Measure
Until we can get government entirely out of education, we'll have to keep fighting to preserve and expand our ability to choose what's right for our kids.
Woman Alleges Police Demanded She Remove Anti-Kavanaugh Sign
The Hamilton, Texas City Manager, claims the police didn't threaten her or forcibly remove the sign, but that "a police member visited the owner's home, and the owner asked the officer to take the sign."
Everything You Know About State Education Rankings Is Wrong
Minds and dollars are a terrible thing to waste.
Federal Student Loan Forgiveness Programs Are Useless. A Juvie Teacher's Story Shows Why.
"We consistently allow the government to develop…programs like this that sound really great on paper but have no practical benefit," Keith Bradford says.
Texas Students Will Now Learn How To Survive a Police Stop
A new class about what to expect at a traffic stop is being mandated for all high school students.
Anti-PC Writers Tricked Seven Academic Journals Into Accepting Hoax Papers on Dog Rape, Fat Phobia, and More
Surprise: If you work very, very hard at fooling people, you will often succeed.
Police Send Helicopter to Disperse Drunk College Students
When the ground strategy failed, police turned to the air.
Harvard Students Filed Multiple Title IX Complaints Against Brett Kavanaugh To Get Him Fired
"This is such an absurd contortion of Title IX that I suspect even those filing the complaint know it's unlikely to succeed as a matter of law."
USDA School Lunches Still Stink
School's back in session, and that it means time for reports of crummy government-approved school lunches
Texas Attorney General Ignores 75 Years of Supreme Court Rulings Trying to Force a Student to Stand for the Pledge
The irony is that she's protesting authoritarian police behavior.
Yale Law Professors Cancel Classes So Students Can Protest Brett Kavanaugh
"For civil disobedience to be praiseworthy and serious, protestors must be willing to bear the costs of the then-extant sanctions."
