Polarized America wasn’t always so. In 1939, Americans temporarily put aside their political hates and loves, which were intense, to cheer on a cinematic valentine to the Bill of Rights, which FDR had been openly violating: Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. Could something similar happen today? READ MORE »

The New Deal’s War on the Bill of Rights The Untold Story of FDR’s Concentration Camps, Censorship, and Mass Surveillance By David T. Beito

Randi Weingarten, head of American Federation of Teachers, has her facts wrong about those origins. There is nothing racist about “freedom of choice.” In fact, the racism was entirely on the other side. The details are astonishing. READ MORE »

Really Good Schools Global Lessons for High-Caliber, Low-Cost Education By James Tooley

First son Hunter Biden has been indicted on gun charges. More significantly, the Governor of New Mexico reacted to gun violence by suspending 2nd Amendment gun rights in Albuquerque and surrounding areas. Can he beat the rap? Can she beat the Constitution? Find out in this episode of Independent Outlook. WATCH NOW »

Americans, rightly, have a rather low opinion of their academically underperforming colleges and universities. But there is one area in which our universities excel: ball-throwing contests! It’s time for a change—to the benefit of both the athletes and higher education. READ MORE »

The Future of Higher Education The Independent Review, Winter 2022/23

The pandemic has become, thankfully, decidedly endemic (read: widespread and far less harmful). But questionable policies are much harder to eradicate. And the reasons for that are not hard to discern. Not at all. READ MORE »