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Left-wing scholars, particularly in academe, make lots of attention getting assertions. Regrettably, they usually offer little in the way of illuminating evidence. "In the midst of almost unimaginable horror in Puerto Rico, a bright light has shone on one of America's most unjustifiable and economically backward laws, the previously obscure Jones Act," Brink Lindsay and Steven Teles wrote on October 2, 2017 for Washington Monthly. "First created in the aftermath of World War I to buffer the impact of post-war demobilization, the Jones Act requires that all ships that carry cargo within the United States be built in America, with...

Even when they are trying to be even-handed, academics can't hide their biases. "While it is certainly true that the public has a decidedly negative view on 'the way things are going in the country today,' (to borrow the wording of a recent poll by the Pew Research Center), it is less well known that these feelings of decline are a consistent feature of the American political landscape," Stephen Rose, a Research Professor at the George Washington Institute of Public Policy, writes in The Washington Monthly. "For example, in 1999, a year in which we had had seven straight years...

On October 14, 2010, Accuracy in Academia will host a 25th anniversary reception at Ebenezer’s on Capitol Hill which will feature: * M. Stanton Evans, author of Blacklisted By History: The Untold Story of Senator Joe McCarthy and His Fight Against America’s Enemies; * Leslie Carbone, author of Slaying Leviathan: The Moral Case for Tax Reform; * Allie Duzett, author of How To Save America: A Tactical Guide For Practical Patriots; and * U. S. Senator Mike Enzi, R-Wyoming, has agreed to make an appearance if the congressional calendar permits. Ms. Carbone is a former executive director of AIA while...

The New York Times obituary of our founder, Reed Irvine [pictured], contained so many inaccuracies that Accuracy in Academia’s president, James F. Davis, felt compelled to respond. Because the New York Times does not have a stellar track record of running responses that are critical of the Old Gray Lady, we thought that we would give you, the reader, a chance to read Mr. Davis’ corrections here.—ed. There were several inaccuracies in the New York Times obituary of Reed Irvine, the founder of Accuracy in Media (AIM), i.e., the first media “watchdog group dedicated to exposing, challenging, and at times...

Announcing Conservative University 2002! Hi, this is Sara Russo from Accuracy in Academia, a group that fights the left-wing bias on college campuses. We're hosting a conference for students this summer from July 18-21 at Georgetown University in D.C., and I wanted to let you all know about it. More info is below. Please contact me if you have any questions. -Sara Join like-minded men and women from around the country, as well as some of the brightest thinkers in America today, at Accuracy in Academia's Conservative University. Held at Georgetown University in our nation's capital from July 18th-21st, this...