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Why is that college president smiling?

Monday, November 17, 2008

Because he’s raking in a fortune. Higher education should exemplify moral leadership, but institutionally it too often presents little more than moral bankruptcy and corruption.

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The World is Governed Too Much

Thursday, November 13, 2008

The government of the Maldives seems to own just about everything in the country. A commenter asks: “and still most of the people live in poverty??? no proper mode of traveling. what the heck are they doing with all the money?” They need it to run the government, of course!
(Good morning, Maldivians. My condolences on [...]

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The Cult of Social Work

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Academic departments of Social Work, like their kindred departments in Schools of Education, are more like cults than scholarly enterprises. FIRE reports today that the Binghamton University Department of Social Work is retaliating against a student who dared to challenge the cult’s leaders:
The department ordered the suspension of a master’s student for one year with [...]

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Chinese Astroturfing?

Thursday, November 13, 2008

Is there a “Fifty Cents [per post] Party” in China that fills the blogosphere with pro-government posts and comments? It would be surprising if there weren’t. Astroturfing is a tried-and-true practice of politicians, lobbyists, and marketers around the world. (Tried-and-true unless you get caught at it.)

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