Censors at Stanford Jason Willick April 3, 2014 21 Comments It is even more disturbing—and ominous for the future of our democracy—that Stanford’s student leaders all seem to agree that suppression and coercion, rather than dialogue and debate, is the... Read More »
Smoke, Mirrors and the SAT Jason Willick March 10, 2014 6 Comments At a time when high school grading standards are eroding and fewer incoming college freshmen are prepared to handle the course material, a demanding standardized testing regime is more important than... Read More »
Blurred Lines in the Culture War Jason Willick February 20, 2014 0 Comments Not long ago, American conservatives seemed to be crushing liberals in the culture war. As George Packer wrote in his 2001 book, Blood of the Liberals, American liberals were seen during the 1988... Read More »
The Case against Civility Jason Willick January 29, 2014 0 Comments The Israeli government could be days away from criminalizing the derogatory use of the word “Nazi” and other words and symbols associated with the Holocaust. Predictably and appropriately, this... Read More »
Pot and the Pink Police State Jason Willick January 16, 2014 1 Comment Few cultural transformations of the last generation are as striking as the reversal of public opinion toward marijuana. Read More »