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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...
Mattis Returning To Stanford Months After Pentagon Resignation
Former Defense Secretary James Mattis, who resigned from the Pentagon's top post in December, is returning to the job he had before joining the Trump administration, Stanford University's Hoover Institution announced Tuesday. Mattis will start May 1 as the Davies Family distinguished fellow at the Hoover Institution.
All That Glitters Is Not Gold
I wrote a Wall Street Journal Oped on the gold standard, partly in response to last week's Oped by James Grant (whose "PhD standard" is a great quip) and Greg Yp's excellent column on Judy Shelton and gold.
Why Is John Cochrane Nodding To A Gold Bug?
John Cochrane gave a preview of a WSJ oped he wrote in response to something from James Grant. Permit me to be brief about the utter nonsense from Grant before noting the more worthwhile discussion from Cochrane:
Fmr. Sec. Of Defense Jim Mattis Says Americans 'Admire' The Military Because 'We Are Apolitical'
Hoover Institution fellow James Mattis discusses how the American public admires the military's 'apolitical' status and why he believes military leaders should keep their political opinions private.
Jim Mattis On Leadership And Staying Mum On Trump
Hoover Institution fellow James Mattis discusses his latest book Call Sign Chaos: Learning to Lead, and his time as secretary of defense.
General Mattis: Nation Must Remember ‘Core Principles We Used to Know, Live By’
Now is the time to remember “the core principles we used to know and live by and that we now seem to have forgotten,” according to retired Marine Gen. James Mattis. The former secretary of defense said America is not a finished work or a failed project but an ongoing experiment for which all bear a responsibility, including the responsibility to repair.
Liberty City
Dekornfeld: But nothing would prepare him [James Massey] for what he would find in Von Ormy because all those classes were about building city government. And in Von Ormy, the sole goal seemed to be the opposite.
The Public Choice Problems With Carbon Taxes
Adrian College political science professor James Hanley, responding to this editorial in the Washington Post, wrote the following on Facebook and gave me permission to use it as a post.
One Symptom Of A Society In Crisis Is The Unreliability Or Even Corruption Of Its Own Auditors.
Five candidates spoke to our America In One Room group and skipped the red meat. They all had stronger appeal afterwards across the political spectrum.
Fabio Rojas's Weak Argument For Subsidizing Illegal Aliens
Somehow I missed Indiana University sociology professor Fabio Rojas’s April article titled “Conservative Arguments in Support of Undocumented College Students,” published by the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal. It appeared on April 19. I won’t comment on whether his arguments are conservative; I don’t care. The problem is that they’re not good arguments.
The Academy And The Right To Be Comfortable
Writing in today’s Wall Street Journal, Harvey Silvergate describes a recent panel discussion hosted by Smith College President Kathleen McCartney for Smith College alumni. The panel was titled: “Challenging the Ideological Echo Chamber: Free Speech, Civil Discourse and the Liberal Arts.”
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.
The Immensity Of The Coleman Data Project
When I reflect on James Coleman and the “Equality of Educational Opportunity”study (EEOS), I am immediately inclined to quote Ecclesiasticus 44:1: “Let us now praise famous men, and our fathers that begat us.” Coleman is the father of much social scientific analysis of education.
The Spring 2016 Issue Of Education Next Is Here!
Fifty years ago, the U.S. Office of Education released James S. Coleman’s “Equality of Educational Opportunity” report, an immense analysis of data from around 600,000 public school students and tens of thousands of teachers.
The Different Ways Schools Go About Character Development
The Content of Their Character: Inquiries into the Varieties of Moral Formation is dense and subtle, but it’s also informative and valuable, particularly for educators. We’ve come to expect as much from the University of Virginia–based Institute for Advanced Studies in Culture, headed by Ryan Olson and founded by his co-editor, the distinguished UVa professor James Hunter.
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...
Energy Efficient Lights Conserve 18 Million Kilowatt-Hours Over Four Years
Four years after officials first piloted LED lights in Amsterdam Hall, officials said GW has saved enough energy to power more than 2,000 homes for a year.
The Living Presidency: An Originalist Argument Against Its Ever‐Expanding Powers
Featuring the author Saikrishna Prakash, James Monroe Distinguished Professor of Law, University of Virginia Law School; with comments by Jack Goldsmith, Henry L. Shattuck Professor of Law, Harvard Law School; moderated by Gene Healy, Vice President, Cato Institute.
Victor Davis Hanson Reacts To Susan Rice Email Raising New Concerns In Flynn Case
Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson discusses Susan Rice's email stating that FBI Director James Comey advised President Obama not to share sensitive intelligence information with incoming National Security Advisor Michael Flynn.
Lester Grinspoon RIP
On Thursday, June 25, Lester Grinspoon, M.D. died, one day after his 92nd birthday. This afternoon, I looked at my markups of two of his books, Marihuana Reconsidered, 2nd ed. 1977 and Cocaine: A Drug and Its Social Evolution, co-authored with James B. Bakalar.