Random Thoughts on the Passing...
by James Windham – In the 20 years since I have been writing this monthly letter, I have never found it so difficult to cut...
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Fixing Higher Education in Ame...
by James Windham – When I picked up this book by Richard Vedder, Restoring the Promise: Higher Education in America, I...
read moreThe Texas Pilgrim Book Update
by James Windham – In case you’re wondering, my book, The Texas Pilgrim: 20 Years of Reflection and Commentary, is not sold out...
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by James Windham – One of the many boondoggles of government incompetence and worthless spending has been the Job Corps, which...
read moreMore “Cosmic Justice” for High...
by James Windham – The madness that comes regularly from higher education used to surprise me, but no more; I’ve learned to...
read moreIs Socialism Truly Making a Co...
by James Windham – In an American Spectator article in 1976 entitled “Socialism: An Obituary for an Idea”, Irving Kristol wrote...
read moreCapitalism Under Fire
by James Windham – It’s not enough that capitalism is under attack by socialists of all stripes, the far left wing of the...
read moreWho’s Killing Public Education...
by James Windham – My friends Rick Hess and Jay Greene have done a good job recently in the Wall Street Journal, with some good...
read moreThe Texas Education Challenge
by James Windham – As we begin the new year from a public policy standpoint, most politically observant eyes in Texas will be...
read moreWhat is Nationalism?
by James Windham – Since the Brexit vote in the UK and the election of Donald Trump, the theme of nationalism has been thrown...
read moreEncouraging News in Higher Edu...
by James Windham – From several directions, mainly out of the Department of Education and from efforts of the National...
read moreThe Nature and Roots of the Am...
by James Windham – What is fascism and what is a fascist? I’ll bet that, even among those who are well read in political...
read moreThe Texas Special Education Ca...
by James Windham – There has been a firestorm in recent months about the alleged “cap” supposedly imposed by the Texas...
read moreRestoring the Texas High Schoo...
by James Windham – The last three Texas legislative sessions have not been kind to the value of a diploma from a Texas high...
read moreHBCUs In Touch With Reality
by James Windham – The leadership of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund, an organization that represents 47 Historically Black...
read moreBetsy DeVos Flexes
by James Windham – Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos found a couple of ways to meaningfully step forward over the past few...
read moreA Deal Trump Should Like
by James Windham – Mark Zuckerberg of Facebook fame is touting the idea of a “universal basic income”, the notion that every...
read moreTime for a New Consensus in Te...
by James Windham – The Texas Legislature has just completed its 85th regular session, although there is what should be a short...
read moreGood Quote From Larry Arnn
by James Windham – As printed in the Wall Street Journal, an excerpt from Hillsdale College President Larry Arnn’s remarks at...
read moreThe Middlebury Follow Up
by James Windham – The silencing of social scientist Charles Murray at a scheduled speech at Middlebury College in Vermont and...
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