Being Wrong on Being Right

BY MARTIN KICH This short piece titled “Trump Is Right!” has been posted to the libertarian blog Notes on Liberty by Edwin van de Haar: It is easy to emphasize all that is bad about the new American President. For sure, I think he is a clown who will do a few bad things to the US…

black chalkboard with the word TENURE in chalk; a chalk imprint of an eraser appears in the lower-right corner

IA and MO: Proposals to Eliminate Tenure, Cut Higher-Ed Allocations

POSTED BY MARTIN KICH Last week, I posted an item on the proposals to eliminate tenure in Iowa and Missouri. Hank Reichman subsequently posted the AAUP’s statement on those proposals. Those proposals were made by Republican members of the state legislatures. In the intervening week, the Republican governors of both states have proposed substantial cuts…

Alaska-Anchorage Senate Votes No Confidence in President

POSTED BY MARTIN KICH Writing for Alaska Dispatch News, Tegan Hanlon reports: “The University of Alaska Anchorage Faculty Senate on Friday [January 20} voted no confidence in the leadership of the university system president, Jim Johnsen, saying faculty turnover had increased and morale had plummeted during Johnsen’s time in office. “The resolution, a nonbinding expression…

Journalists Arrested for Covering Inauguration Unrest

POSTED BY MARTIN KICH This is an “alert” issued by the Committee to Protect Journalists: Authorities in Washington D.C. should drop rioting charges against at least three journalists arrested while covering protests on the day of the inauguration of U.S. President Donald Trump, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today. Police arrested Evan Engel, a…

Image of the Day: Let the Men Decide

POSTED BY MARTIN KICH President Trump has signed an executive order reinstating President Reagan’s so-called “Mexico City Policy.” Writing for Huffington Post, Amanda Terkel summarizes the order as follows: “[It] is also known as the global gag rule, which was first put in place by President Ronald Reagan in 1984. It prohibits giving U.S. funding to international…

Image of the Day: Media Coverage of the Women’s Marches

POSTED BY MARTIN KICH The CNN panel is even worse than the gender ratios industry-wide: But perhaps things will eventually change—and sooner, rather than later:

Well Beyond the Post-Factual

BY MARTIN KICH The following are excerpts from an item published by Politico and written by Shane Goldmacher and Matthew Nussbaum. The article describes Donald Trump’s first “official” speech as President, delivered at CIA headquarters. The tone of the piece is remarkably unsparing, especially for Politico: Standing on hallowed ground at the Langley headquarters, in…

Women's Marches Nationwide, Part 3

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Women's Marches Nationwide, Part 2

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Women's Marches Nationwide, Part 1

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