Yes, it needs to be shaken up (if not simply abolished).
Category Archives: Education
Scientific American
How Laura Helmuth helped to degrade science.
The Preference Cascade
It’s still a couple months until Trump is inaugurated, but people have lost their fear. Though I suspect that it will take longer to cleanse academia, particularly of the anti-Semitism. But I expect a lot of those who have been the worst on campus may end up being (finally) deported.
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The left will not go quietly. No, the fight has just begun, but the people are willing to do it now, and will not be cowed by them any longer.
Bob Zimmerman says that the American populace has awakened against the woke.
And western publics are finally turning on the “green” elites. They’ve figured out that it was never about the environment or the weather.
NASA And DEI
I’m sure that there are many NASA staffers hoping to flush it, but I wonder what percentage? It’s my impression that a lot of younger NASA people are woke.
The Department Of Education
End it, with extreme prejudice:
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— Wokal Distance (@wokal_distance) November 18, 2024
This teacher admits she doesn't know when America was founded. She also says she doesn't teach her students the curriculum, but instead teaches about protesting anti-racism, activism, and Black Lives Matter.
So….Let's talk about the Department of Education.
A Thread🧵 pic.twitter.com/WL9TtMPNuu
The Biggest Blunder
…in the history of American politics.
They deserve everything they have coming to them.
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The Federal Budget
Ten places where it could and should be cut.
[Friday-morning update]
The Trump administration needs to clean up the mess from Carter and Obama.
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More budget-cutting ideas from Veronique de Rugy.
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Waste, fraud, and abuse are not the problem; bureaucratic power is.
A Dissident Former Leftist
…explains why Trump won.
The New Defense Secretary
Highlights from an interview with The Economist:
An instructive podcast, published six days ago, with Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for the secretary of defence position. A few takeaways: https://t.co/fPkLGjQAjV
— Shashank Joshi (@shashj) November 13, 2024
I think his book was a key reason for the pick. He’ll be an antidote to all of the woke nonsense that rose during the Obama administration.
Obama’s Legacy
How Trump crushed it.
Good riddance.