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Peter Berkowitz is the Tad and Dianne Taube Senior Fellow at the Hoover Institution, Stanford University. Since 2019, he has been serving on the State Department’s Policy Planning Staff in the office of the secretary. He is a 2017 winner of the ...
The Golden State's Me Generation
In the midst of the Great Recession California students protest in favor of themselves. . . .
Profiles in Political Courage
Clarity of purpose is only half of a winning political strategy. The other half involves a clear understanding of the possible. By Peter Berkowitz.
American Hero
This is a story about using American politics to promote the highest of ideals and to realize the worthiest of accomplishments...
The Value Of A College Degree Depends On Where You Live In North Carolina
Last month, the UNC Board of Governors unanimously selected former N.C. Community College System president Peter Hans to head the North Carolina University system. His appointment underscores the state’s commitment to providing its residents with affordable postsecondary education options and strong career pathways, plus reengaging adults who have completed some college to reenroll and earn their degrees.
Hell No, We Won't Pay!
The New Yorker has chosen to welcome the new decade by publishing an obituary: 45 years after the founding of the Free Speech Movement at Berkeley, the magazine lets us know in its Jan. 4 issue, the campus protest movement is dead. . . .
What Do Tests Tell Us?
Grading scales may have drifted in the school so that most grades are As and Bs, without improvements in achievement.
Rebels With a Cause: Themselves
Students turn protest into another form of narcissism. By Peter Robinson.
Markets Work, Government Doesn’t
Nimble private enterprise has risen to the pandemic challenge. Officialdom has not.
Support Your Local Charter School
Civic entrepreneurs will be critical to the success of these fledgling independent public schools