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James Ceaser is the Harry F. Byrd Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, director of the Program for Constitutionalism and Democracy, and was a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution. He is the author of several books on American politics and American political thought, including...
Conversation with James Ceaser II
Hoover Institution fellow James Ceaser discusses the new progressivism and its affects on US politics and on college campuses.
Ridicule Didn't Work
The Sokal hoax and its lessons.
The Flight From Reason On Campus
The university is often said to be the first place in our society to look for the truth. Unfortunately, it is now one of the last places to find it.
Private Effort to Create Courses Draws Praise — and Charges of 'Buying' Curricula
On a humid day in June, a few dozen young historians and political scientists have gathered in a sunlit, high-ceilinged, book-lined seminar room along the University of Virginia's central quadrangle...
The Federal Role In Education
Assistant Secretary James Blew and Eric Hanushek discussed The Federal Role in Education on Capital Conversations.
Paul Peterson on Education Next
Senior Fellow Paul Peterson interviews James Ryan on the the legacy of desegregation policy on American schools.
Racial Controversies Are As Misleading Today As They Were When The Moynihan Report Was Written
In its Spring issue, Education Next takes note of the 50th anniversary of a 1965 publication issued by the U. S. Department of Labor entitled “The Negro Family.”
What Schools Can Do To Address America's Marriage Crisis, Part II
Last week, I argued that single parenthood is a major impediment to upward mobility for low-income youth, especially when parenthood starts in one’s teens or early twenties.
Who Trashes Liberal Arts?
An op-ed piece titled "Conservatives, Please Stop Trashing the Liberal Arts" appeared last week in the Wall Street Journal. But it is not conservatives who trashed the liberal arts.
Conservative Defenders Of Common Core Push Back
With Common Core set to be one of the political flashpoints in the race for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination and with it a topic at the upcoming CPAC conference (a Thursday panel is entitled "Common Core: Rotten to the Core"), conservative defenders of Common Core briefed reporters on Wednesday to begin pushing back against critics.
Rewards, Education, And The Culture Of Poverty
For some children, a “culture of poverty” severely limits the opportunities they have to benefit from structured play and enrollment in out-of-school programs.
Eric A. Hanushek And Paul E. Peterson On Changes In The Achievement Gap
In 1964, as part of the Civil Rights Act, Congress authorized a national study of equality of educational opportunity. The study was conducted under the leadership of James Coleman.
Stanford to get $30 million for energy institute
Stanford University will get $30 million to establish a new institute on energy efficiency, the university announced today...
Discrimination and the Ivory Tower
The Supreme Court may finally get to clean up the mess that race-based admissions have created at our universities.
Stanford alum promises $30M for energy studies
Stanford University alumnus Jay A. Precourt has promised $30 million to build the Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency, the university said Thursday...
Stanford alumnus commits $30 million gift to fund energy efficiency institute
Stanford University alumnus Jay A. Precourt has committed $30 million to establish the Precourt Institute for Energy Efficiency at the university...
GoodFellows: One Nation Under A Groove
In the final episode of the series for 2020, Hoover senior fellows Niall Ferguson, H. R. McMaster, and John Cochrane reflect on lessons learned from the pandemic, Donald Trump’s future, the ruinous state of the Golden State, how society will differ in 2021, plus what gets them through their daily routines—a mixtape of UK punk, Philly-brand funk, and the soothing sounds of “Sweet Baby James” Taylor.
Has School Accountability Outlived Its Shelf Life?
One of the earliest casualties of the COVID-related school closures was school accountability for academic results, and many education leaders want it to stay that way.
Articles On: Beijing Winter Games, Distance Learning, Sanctions, Hong Kong, Uighur Surveillance, and LGBT+ Community
This section documents the myriad abuses that the Chinese Communist Party commits against its own people in violation of its commitments under the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
A Teacher of Character
James Q. Wilson was a modest man of outsize achievements—a professor and a lifelong student of human nature. By Harvey C. Mansfield.

