Education and American Ideals publication
Democrats cannot wish away their inflation curse
Henry Olsen

Democrats may still do better than expected in the midterms, but they will not be able to wish away the inflation issue before votes are cast.
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The Washington Post / September 13, 2022
Neo-Marxing the College Board with AP African American Studies
Stanley Kurtz

APAAS clearly proselytizes for a socialist transformation of the United States, although its socialism is heavily inflected by attention to race and ethnicity.
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National Review Online / September 13, 2022
Tom Cotton could help make the GOP a working-class party
Henry Olsen

Conservative successes, such as the 1996 welfare reform bill and Ronald Reagan’s presidency, have arisen only when they work within the New Deal consensus to introduce more freedom and personal responsibility.
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The Washington Post / September 12, 2022
Biden’s Speech Had It All Backward
Lance Morrow

Biden’s Democrats seek a one-party state. Trump’s followers want freedom from government power.
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Wall Street Journal / September 12, 2022
The Chips Act is already a boon to the U.S.
Henry Olsen

The United States has been served well by its relatively free market, but there are times that other interests should prevail.
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The Washington Post / September 9, 2022
Liz Truss has one thing in her favor: her character
Henry Olsen

She must keep her eyes firmly on her goal rather than on the means she chose to get there.
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The Washington Post / September 7, 2022
Palin didn’t lose because of ranked voting. Get smart, Republicans.
Henry Olsen

Alaska Republicans now face a clear fact: Vote Palin, get Peltola.
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The Washington Post / September 1, 2022
Arizona’s Campus Disaster Can Be Stopped
Stanley Kurtz

For too long, we’ve granted a blinkered ideological minority a power over our public universities that is not rightly theirs.
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National Review Online / August 23, 2022
Salman Rushdie and the Decline of Western Civilization
Stanley Kurtz

Surveys now show that up to two-thirds of students approve of shouting down campus speakers, while almost a quarter believe that violence can be used to cancel a speech.
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National Review Online / August 15, 2022
University Accreditation: The Unknown Clash
Stanley Kurtz

Conservatives lost the commanding heights of the culture for many reasons, but failure to fight back against the leftist education establishment, even where we held the levers of power, is surely among the most important.
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National Review Online / August 11, 2022
Schools Slide Down the Gender Identity Slope
Stanley Kurtz

The economy may still be at the center of our politics, but the culture war’s share seems to grow each year.
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National Review Online / August 2, 2022