Searching for Balance in a Wired World

Picking up on a theme of recents posts, at NYT, " Resisting the Siren Call of the Screen: 3 Books Offer Ways to Cut the Cord, If Only B... Read more »

K-Mart Back-to-School Ad Attacked as 'Racist'

The Dirty has the full clip, " Is “My Limo” Racist Towards African-Americans? " And while there was obligatory outrage on Twitter,... Read more »

All Ready for the Fall Semester

I was at the office on Monday finalizing my syllabi for the fall semester, which begins August 26. The top photo shows my office as I was le... Read more »

Bill O'Reilly on Internet Addiction

I just watched this. The 8:00 o'clock O'Reilly is on right now. An interesting discussion at the clip. I took my youngest son to the... Read more »

Obama's Department of Education Throws Lifeline to San Francisco City College

Well, you gotta love this. Remember, SFCC is wholly owned by the hip urban diversity interests, and they weren't going to stand for an o... Read more »

Obama Administration Abolishes Free Speech on America's Campuses

From Walter Olson, at Commentary, " Sentence First, Verdict Afterward ": Perhaps the Obama administration was not expecting a grea... Read more »

NAEP History and Civics Exams Postponed Indefinitely

At National Review, " NAEP ‘Indefinitely Postpones’ Tests of U.S. History and Civics ." (Via Instapundit .) I know how well histor... Read more »

'Hollywood Hypocrisy' on Hannity's

A great segment featuring Michelle Fields. I tweeted Michelle and she liked it . Read more »

Scandalous Luxury Travel Spending by Academic Deans at UCLA

When we talk about the entitlement mentality of the leftist political class, it's amazing how frequently California leads the discussion... Read more »

Yale Sex Week

This is not only interesting but the author, Kate Maltby, is hilarious. At Telegraph UK, " What I learned at Yale Sex Week: porn never ... Read more »

Elite Colleges Show Wide Disparities in Low-Income Enrollment

This is what leftists should be protesting. At the New York Times, " Efforts to Recruit Poor Students Lag at Some Elite Colleges "... Read more »

American Historical Association Seeks Embargo on Posting Dissertations

I caught this story last week when the AHA blog post was aggregated at Memeorandum. See, " American Historical Association Statement on... Read more »

Accreditation Warnings at Many California Community Colleges

I didn't know so many colleges were risking sanctions. At LAT, " More community colleges facing accreditation problem s": A wa... Read more »