How to Lose the War of Ideas by Chester E. Finn At the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United States subsidizes the erosion of intellectual freedom, the…
In Defense of the Family, by Rita Kramer by Chester E. Finn Anyone who remembers the White House Conference on Families that took place during the Carter era, or the publication in…
Teacher Politics by Chester E. Finn The political activism of America's two major teachers' unions is well known. The National Education Association (NEA), with 1.6 million…
The Underclass, by Ken Auletta by Chester E. Finn "I absolutely believe it is outrageous and totally immoral not to require work in exchange for every dollar of welfare…
“Affirmative Action” Under Reagan by Chester E. Finn In a press conference on the anniversary of his inauguration, Ronald Reagan stated that "I have been on the side…
Governing America, by Joseph A. Califano, Jr. by Chester E. Finn Anyone whose memories of the Carter administration zig-zag from pity to contempt to wistful regret, and who is not sure…
Group Memory, by Alston Chase; Education and the Democratic Ideal, by Steven M. Cahn by Chester E. Finn Anyone who spent part of the late 60's or early 70's on an American college campus, but has not been…
Traditions of American Education, by Lawrence A. Cremin by Chester E. Finn One might suppose the history of American education to be a quiet scholarly backwater, dominated by academics far removed from…
The Exploring Spirit, by Daniel J. Boorstin; Today and Tomorrow in America, by Martin Mayer by Chester E. Finn Bicentennial fever might be expected to infect writers and publishers along with everybody else, and this season may therefore see…
Schooling in Capitalist America, by Samuel Bowles and Herbert Gintis by Chester E. Finn Liberal critiques of American education typically stress either the inequalities or the brutalities of schooling.
Simple Justice, by Richard Kluger by Chester E. Finn It was in December 1952 that the Supreme Court first heard oral argument in the five cases that history would…
Presidential Advisory Commissions, by Thomas R. Wolanin by Chester E. Finn What is it about the Para-governmental device known as the presidential advisory commission that so endears it to modern Presidents?