“Mistakes can be corrected by those who pay attention to facts, but dogmatism will not be corrected by those who are wedded to a vision.” This truth by the great economist Thomas Sowell applies to most of the problems we face in American society today but to none greater than the dire situation facing American education. One doesn’t need to look far to see the sorry state of our educational system.
Ferguson, Missouri and Staten Island, New York were, for a time, just two locations in America without much significance.
The First Amendment to the Constitution is rightfully viewed as having a profound influence in shaping modern America.
Recently, Bill Maher, a liberal comedian and political commentator with a propensity for not mincing words, received an invitation from the University of California, Berkeley to deliver their commencement speech in December.
On Sept. 21, several disparate groups of environmentalists descended on New York City for the People’s Climate March.
After almost six grueling years of recession, is our economy finally on the road to recovery? Supporters of President Barack Obama say that our unemployment rate is at 6.2 percent, Wall Street’s profits have soared and millions of jobs have been created, supposedly bringing opportunity to countless Americans.
On Tuesday, Jan. 21, an armed assailant shot a teaching assistant to death inside a classroom at Indiana's Purdue University.
Three years ago, President Barack Obama promised that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act would give every American access to the medical care they deserve.
Brandeis Jewish Bund holds protest to go “All out for Palestine”
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