Outside the Beltway

Once again, some groups in Texas are trying to block approval of a science textbook because it is too deferential to Evolution.

Who knew?

A Pentagon Equal Opportunity training manual points out the obvious.

Norman Geras, scholar and blogger extraordinaire, has passed.

One inmate’s view of the asylum.

Some thoughts on reform.

The military is cracking down on sexual assault. The pendulum may be swinging too far.

Some conservatives don’t seem too troubled by Vladimir Putin’s repression.

Your humble host is making a career move.

The Air Force is telling airmen to take common sense steps to “avoid becoming a victim” of sexual assault.

An absolutely ridiculous criminal case out of West Virginia.

NYU’s Geoffrey Miller has done a groundbreaking study connecting obesity, and particularly the consumption of simple carbohydrates, with failure to complete doctoral dissertations.

Christine Fox, the real-life inspiration for Charlie of “Top Gun,” and the casual sexism of 1985.

The economics of higher education is increasing the gap between rich and poor.

We rely on death certificates for epidemiology studies. But they’re incredibly unreliable.

General Petreaus is now Dr. Petraeus and will be teaching a 1-1 load a the City University of New York.

Habemus Papam

Calls for more American kids to pursue STEM careers ignores the hiring realities.

New rules mandating full-time benefits for instructors teaching 30 hours predictably led to their hours being cut.

I’ve been out of the classroom for just over a decade now and, apparently, things have changed radically.

One major factor in the skyrocketing cost of a college education in America is a huge increase in overhead costs.

A rich child is 45 percent more likely to earn a four-year college degree than a poor one.

Want to teach political science for a living? Go to one of a handful of top schools or don’t bother.

Guess who’s back?

We are fast approaching an era where robot-driven cars will not only be practical but mandatory.

Largely because they are resisting efforts to hold them accountable for their performance, Chicago’s teachers are leaving 400,000 students locked out of school.

John Nagl, who became famous as a leading counterinsurgency theorist and practitioner, is taking on a new challenge: grooming young boys for life.

Some of the Harvard students accused of cheating are speaking out, and making allegations of their own.

Harvard has announced the discovery of what one official calls an “unprecedented” cheating scandal.

National Review’s Keith Williamson can’t fathom why Alpha Male Mitt Romney is having so much trouble beating Girly Man Barack Obama.

Albert Mannes shaved his head when he started to go bald. Now, he has done research showing it was a wise decision.

Andrew Hacker argues that, while quantitative skills are “critical for informed citizenship and personal finance,” making kids master algebra to graduate high school has disastrous consequences.

As public education continues to wallow in the past, some parents are looking elsewhere for alternatives.

Have Americans taken casual wear at the office too far? Most Americans seem to think so.

Isn’t the bottom line here that Romney and his campaign just screwed up?

Once again, a pundit has come up with the boneheaded idea of reinstating the draft.

Does talent spawn growth? Or does growth attract talent?