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Three More States Drop DEI Programs at their Public Universities
It’s happening in Virginia, where George Mason University and Virginia Commonwealth University rejected proposals to force all students to take “diversity, equity, and inclusion” (DEI) courses to graduate. It...
Week in Review: “Extreme racial politics of DEI are crumbling”
Something remarkable happened this week in the world of higher education. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced that it is eliminating so-called “diversity statements” in faculty job searches—a ...
Supreme Court Justices Question Civil Asset Forfeiture
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that when the government confiscates a car under the “civil asset forfeiture” laws, it owes the owner a “timely” hearing—but doesn’t have to hold a preliminary hearing to...
Yet Another Victory Over DEI: MIT Abolishes ‘Diversity Statements’
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has eliminated so-called “ diversity statements ” in faculty job searches, another important victory in the fight against the discriminatory “diversity, equity, and ...
Education
Three More States Drop DEI Programs at their Public Universities
It’s happening in Virginia, where George Mason University and Virginia Commonwealth University rejected proposals to force all students to take..
Featured
Week in Review: “Extreme racial politics of DEI are crumbling”
Something remarkable happened this week in the world of higher education. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) announced that it..
Constitutional Rights
Supreme Court Justices Question Civil Asset Forfeiture
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that when the government confiscates a car under the “civil asset forfeiture” laws, it..
Education
Yet Another Victory Over DEI: MIT Abolishes ‘Diversity Statements’
The Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has eliminated so-called “diversity statements” in faculty job searches, another important victory in the..
Education
Victory in Mother’s Fight Against School District’s Lies
Imagine a mother getting ready to send her daughter to kindergarten. She asks the school for information about the curriculum..
Featured
Week in Review: Gun Owners Targeted
The wannabe gun-grabbers on the Pima County, Ariz., Board of Supervisors have been looking to pick a fight over the..
Constitutional Rights
As violent crime skyrockets, Pima County plans to set more criminals free
Violent crime is skyrocketing in Pima County, but officials are too busy planning to release lawbreakers onto the streets to..
Constitutional Rights
Air Force Vet, Local Nonprofit Sue Pima County, AZ, Over Illegal Firearms Mandate
Pima County, Ariz., wants to slap $1,000 fines on residents who fail to report a lost or stolen firearm to..
Featured
Week in Review: Antisemitism Is Raging on Campuses
“The 7th of October is going to be every day for you!” “Go back to Poland.” A Jewish student is..
Education
The Biden Administration’s Political Target Is Private, Affordable Education
In testimony before Congress, Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona vowed to “shut down” Grand Canyon University (GCU), one of the nation’s..
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