By By Cameron Berg April 13, 2026
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By Cameron Berg April 13, 2026 – China seeks to control it, but the idea of freedom is baked into its training on all human knowledge. (Irrespective of how AI will affect China, it should undermine the reigning orthodoxy in American education.) Read More
By By Sadanand Dhume July 15, 2026
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By Sadanand Dhume July 15, 2026 – Quotas hold the country back, even as China’s meritocracy fuels its economic advancement….“The biggest challenge for 21st-century India is how to go forward with democracy and merit,” Mr. Das said. He pointed out that India could learn from China’s “remarkable success” in recent decades at dramatically reducing poverty and becoming “a middle-class nation.” Mr. Das argued that China’s embrace of the principle of merit—in both education and leadership selection—played a large role in the country’s transformation. Read More
By Mark Bauerlein July 14, 2026
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By Mark Bauerlein July 14, 2026 – Getting courses included in college general-education requirements is how fringe academic departments with few majors justify their existence.
To justify its roster of professors, the department needs enrollments, which it gets by mounting “Introduction to Queer Theory,” “Fashion, Gender, and Identity,” and 62 other courses that satisfy general education requirements. Without that benefit, few students would sign up and the department would fold….Some states are beginning to do something about this problem. Utah and Iowa have sought to return gen ed to its traditional mission. Read More
By Charles Murray June 19, 2026
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Charles Murray June 19, 2026 – Bring back an updated version of the Federal Service Entrance Examination and apply the Rule of Three for all new hires. (the “Rule of Three”…limited the hiring official to a choice among the three highest-scoring candidates—the only truly effective way to limit the role of personal preferences in hiring decisions). It won’t transform the civil service immediately, but it would dramatically improve the competence of new hires and the fairness of their selection. Read More
By Todd Zywicki June 21, 2026
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Todd Zywicki June 21, 2026 – The takeover of Auburn University is analogous to receivership for a struggling business. Read More