The Case Against Tenure
Why the argument for tenure is shaky.
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The Preschool Problem
The spotlight is on universal preschool. In both this year’s and last year’s State of the Union, President Barack Obama called on Congress to support […]
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Marine Le Pen: Bringing the Far Right out of the Fringe
The Push for Populism in Europe If faced with the question “Who is Marine Le Pen?” most Americans would hazard a random guess or shrug […]
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Radical, Illiberal, Leftist
Richard J. Ellis’s The Dark Side of the Left: Illiberal Egalitarianism in America While the Right is stereotypically considered rigid and dogmatic, inflexibility and illiberality […]
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The Predictive Failure of the NSA
How wide-sweeping ‘security’ attacks our freedom and makes us less safe. We know who caught Dzhokhar Tsarnaev: Federal Bureau of Investigation agents storming at a […]
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The Case Against Tenure
As most college students can attest, America’s system of higher education has serious...
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The Preschool Problem
The spotlight is on universal preschool. In both this year’s and last year’s...
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Marine Le Pen: Bringing the Far Right out of the Fringe
The Push for Populism in Europe photo by Blandine Le Cain If faced with the question...
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Radical, Illiberal, Leftist
photo by Laura Borealis Richard J. Ellis’s The Dark Side of the Left: Illiberal...
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The Predictive Failure of the NSA
How wide-sweeping ‘security’ attacks our freedom and makes us less safe. We...
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The Model Congressman
Justin Amash (R-MI) is Brown’s unlikely bedfellow for good government. ‘Good Government’ is not only an ideal — it’s a class at Brown. Public policy […]
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Not: Brown’s Strategic Plan
At 11 pages, the University’s strategic plan, Building on Distinction: A New Plan for Brown, is not too short in length, but it is certainly […]
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Hot: Brown’s Computer Security Team
We thank the Department of Public Safety for keeping us safe on campus, but we tend to forget that Brown’s Information Security Group guards our […]
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Cybersecurity and the Importance of Privacy
It’s easy to feel that Big Brother is watching you. In the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, then-President George W. Bush signed into […]
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All Things Shining: Reading the Western Classics to Find Meaning in a Secular Age
As summer approaches, we avidly seek books to read that will enrich us and give us something to say at the next social gathering, especially […]
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Paul @ Brown: Liberty Among Liberals
On April 16th, an angelic choir alighted from the Heavens for Brown’s comparative-handful of libertarians. When the door opened on stage left of Salomon’s upper-level […]
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Ron Paul: “It’s the cause of liberty that I stand for”
Former Rep. Ron Paul (R-Texas) championed the cause of liberty in front of a packed and enthusiastic crowd in Salomon 101 at Brown April 16. […]
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For the Love of Money: Are Entrepreneurs the New I-Banking Analysts?
I remember watching The Social Network when Justin Timberlake, in the character of eccentric entrepreneur cum venture capitalist cum bon vivant Sean Parker, said to […]
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Winner: Brown Lecture Board
Brown students pay lip service to the idea of “intellectual diversity,” but no group on campus better fosters intellectual diversity than the Brown Lecture Board. […]
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Loser: Brown Environmentalists
In late April, passersby on the Main Green were robbed of a view of a pleasant New England spring afternoon. Obstructing the sight was an […]
