Outside the Beltway

A too-long discourse on how courts should function.

He revolutionized how we think of male homosexuality.

No. Just no.

Contrary to some expectations, Americans are logging three extra hours of work a day.

Orban has used Covid-19 to kill whatever vestiges of democracy remained.

The university is welcoming students back to campus, even as classes are going online.

She lost in both of her home states. She shouldn’t be embarrassed.

A book out today makes an odd case.

A recurring source of friction in the OTB conversation.

A political scientist argues that college-educated intellectuals are doing politics wrong.

One of the giants of the progressive blogosphere is going away.

Confirming the original diagnosis, Jeffrey Epstein’s death last weekend has been ruled a suicide.

Jeffrey Epstein’s death by suicide has led to many legitimate questions that should be investigated. It has also led to the rise of a number of baseless conspiracy theories.

Dozens of well-off students from the Chicago area are getting college subsidies.

There’s an inherent tension in our national ethos.

A great public intellectual, pioneering blogger, and all-around good man is gone.

After a series of line item vetoes, the University of Alaska is facing a 41% cut in state funding.

Jeffrey Epstein, a billionaire investor previously charged with sex crimes involving minors, has been charged with sex trafficking involving minors.

A law review article written when the former was a student provides an interesting contrast.

Senators Warren and Sanders have both proposed plans to forgive student loan debt and make public colleges tuition-free. That’s easier said than done.

The university has bowed to student pressure.

US higher education is made up of far more than just the Ivies and other elite schools.

More turmoil in the UNC athletic program threatens Carolina’s academic standing.

A racist scholar took some fascinating photos of an enslaved man in 1860. Now, his descendants want the rights to them.

How finite is prestige?

Labor law has not kept up with our changing economy.

A WaPo writer takes a round-about path to demonstrate the obvious.

The 83-year-old is taking time off finishing his LBJ quintilogy to write his memoirs. Is that selfish?

Gender bias in student evaluations of college professors diminishes considerably by changing the scale.

New York Senator Kirsten Gillibrand is the latest Democratic entrant into the 2020 race for President.

One of the longest-lasting characters on The Simpsons may not be long for this world, but before we write him off perhaps we ought to stop and think.

A Supreme Court first by the newest Justice.

The plagiarism case reported last May was resolved after ten months of aggravation for both sides.

A seemingly innocuous change to a newspaper style guide has some significant implications.

General (Retired) Michael Hayden has some harsh, and concerning, criticisms of the Trump administration.

The tragedy of Bill Cosby lies not in the downfall of a man once known as “America’s Dad,” but in the fact that a man who was, in fact, a sexual predator was allowed to evade justice for far too long.

Randa Jarrar was classless and contemptible, which is protected by the First Amendment. As a tenured state employee so is her job.

Dan Drezner notes some challenges on this topic, and I add some of my own thoughts.

Repeated studies have demonstrated their bias against women and minorities. Why do we use them to make employment decisions?

Wisconsin-Stevens Point is shuttering 13 majors, including English, history, political science and sociology while expanding more job-oriented programs.

The faculty would like to strip away a 20-year-old honor in light of several statements in violation of the institution’s core values.

While the glass ceiling in high-level posts was shattered decades ago, men still dominate the field.

As a candidate, Donald Trump liked to claim that he only hired the “top people.” and said he would do the same thing as President. So far, it isn’t working out that way.

A stupid comment about Hurricane Harvey cost a Florida professor his job.

Musings on the costs of college.

The infamous former sheriff and current Trump Homeland Security official committed academic fraud.

When a prominent political scientist committed suicide yesterday, I was deeply struck by how much he was like not only me but most of the people in my professional circle.