While universities have largely purged their faculty ranks of conservatives, there often seems to be no academic who is too far left for hiring committees. The latest example is University of Chicago Assistant Professor and Director of Graduate Studies Eman Abdelhadi, who used her appearance at the Socialism 2025 conference to denounce UChicago as “evil” and a “colonialist” institution. (For full disclosure, I graduated from UChicago as an undergraduate). Continue reading “UChicago Professor Denounces School as an “Evil” and “Colonialist” Institution . . . But Wants to Stay”
Category: Academia
“We accept virtually all students of color.” Those words from Professor Roger Gilles, director of the Frederick Meijer Honors College, may seem a bit odd to Supreme Court justices who believe that they ended racial discrimination in admissions years ago in Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard, 600 U.S. 181 (2023). The college is part of Grand Valley State University in Michigan and still apparently uses race as not just one factor but an overriding factor in admissions. Continue reading “Admission Against Interest: Valley State University Honors College Director Brags About Race-Based Admissions” 
The Smithsonian Institution is again under fire over alleged political or social commentary in the presentation of historical exhibits. I have previously criticized the Smithsonian for its stress on narratives over artifacts. There was also the outrageous exclusion of Clarence Thomas as one of the great African Americans in history. Now, the White House is demanding changes after the Smithsonian was unable to offer an exhibit on American pop culture without extraneous social or political commentary. Continue reading “Smithsonian Institution Under Fire for Political and Social Commentary in American Pop Exhibit”
There is a controversy at Eastern Maine Community College after a professor reportedly attacked a Christian conservative student for writing an essay about gun control. Katherine Parker accused English instructor Carol Lewandowski of engaging in raw political bias and then receiving no support from the community college.
We have been following the case of Portland State University Professor Bruce Gilley, who was blocked from the Twitter account of the University of Oregon’s Division of Equity and Inclusion after tweeting “All men are created equal.” The case was an obvious attack on free speech by the University of Oregon. Now the public will pay over three-quarters of a million dollars for the university’s anti-free speech conduct. Continue reading “University of Oregon Loses Roughly $750,000 in Fighting Free Speech Claim”
Simon & Schuster has announced the upcoming release of my new book, Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution. The book is now available for pre-order and will be released on February 3, 2026 for the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence. If you want to be among the first to receive the book, you can now preorder with Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Target, Walmart, or other suppliers.
Continue reading “Rage and the Republic: Turley’s New Book is Now Available for Pre-Order”
This week, we discussed the efforts of San Francisco Board of Education Superintendent Maria Su and the school district to implement a new policy called “grading for equity,” which aims to lower the standards for student grading to artificially improve their performance. While kept secret from the parents, news of the plan led to a public outcry, and Su announced that she would study the policy a bit longer. Now, however, parents have learned of another controversial plan of the San Francisco Unified School District to enroll their kids in a mandatory two-semester ethnic studies class. Continue reading “San Francisco Under Fire for Mandatory Ethnic Studies Course”
A San Diego State University professor is under fire this week after celebrating the death of a former Israeli soldier who was eaten by a shark. Chicano studies Professor Roberto Hernández joyfully reported the death and mocked the victim as others joined him in the macabre celebration. Continue reading “San Diego State University Professor Celebrates Israeli Being Eaten by Shark” 
The Voice of San Francisco is reporting that San Francisco Board of Education Superintendent Maria Su has found a solution for the declining scores in the public schools: lowering the standards for better grades. It is known as the New Grading for Equity plan. That is far easier than actually teaching students to meet basic proficiency levels. Even in the uber-liberal district, parents were outraged and there are reports that the plan is now dead.
Below is my column on Fox.com on the escalating fight between Harvard and the Trump Administration. For Harvard, this could prove a case of winning battles and losing a war of attrition.
Here is the column: Continue reading “Poison Ivy: Why Harvard Will Likely Lose a War of Attrition with the Trump Administration”
The InterMountain Education Service District is facing an interesting lawsuit brought by employee Rod Theis and his counsel, Alliance Defending Freedom, over an order to remove books deemed “transphobic” from his desk. Continue reading “Oregon School District Sued for Ordering Employee to Remove “Transphobic” Book” 
We have been following a rise in political violence and property destruction on the left this year. The latest such example is from UCLA where a young man destroyed pro-life posters. This man is accused of previously stealing signs from the group and the group has posted images of the alleged perpetrator wearing a “UCLA Law” sweater.(Note: There has been no official determination or charge that this is the culprit by police).
Continue reading “Vandal Wearing “UCLA Law” Sweater Destroys Pro-Life Display on Campus”
The New York Times continues to work tirelessly to maintain the narrative that the United States is now a fascist regime. Earlier, the Times demonstrated its view of balanced analysis by running a collection of legal opinions titled “A Road Map to Trump’s Lawless Presidency.” Now, it is featuring three Yale professors fleeing fascism for the safety of Canada, making direct references to the rise of the Nazis. The video is titled “These Yale Professors Study Fascism.” Continue reading ““We Study Fascism…We’re Leaving the U.S.”: The NY Times Runs Video of Yale Professors Fleeing to Canada”
The University of Oregon has long faced controversies over the alleged political bias on its campuses, including celebrating the career of a professor who physically attacked pro-life students as a model of activism. It has been criticized for monitoring off-campus speech and unconstitutionally censoring dissenting faculty. Now, Law Professor Ofer Raban is accusing the Law Review and school administrators of discriminating against an Israeli professor who was allegedly rejected for publication because of his association with an Israeli university. Continue reading “Oregon Law Professor Accuses Oregon Law Review of Anti-Israeli Discrimination”
I had the pleasure this weekend of returning to both my hometown and my alma mater, The University of Chicago, to discuss my book, The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage” and American journalism. It was a glorious day on campus and I wanted to share a few photos if you have not been to the university. Continue reading “Maroon Spring: The Glory of the University of Chicago”