NR Daily: The Deflation of the Academic Brand

When self-professed experts are wrong over and over, for decades, what's the value of a university degree?

August 14 2018

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The Deflation of the Academic Brand Victor Davis Hanson When self-professed experts are wrong over and over, for decades, what's the value of a university degree? Read More ADVERTISEMENT Top Stories Three New Supreme Court Decisions Protect Free Speech on Campus Casey Mattox Several recent Supreme Court cases, while not directly concerned with campus free speech, may nonetheless reinforce it. The Turkish Hostage Crisis Rich Lowry Turkish hostage crisis: Erdogan's case against American pastor Andrew Brunson is ludicrous. Trump Campaign Files Arbitration Claim against Omarosa over Tapes Mairead McArdle In the filing, the former Apprentice star is accused of violating a nondisclosure agreement she signed upon joining the campaign. ADVERTISEMENT Trump Might as Well Be Paying Omarosa Again Katherine Timpf By escalating their spat, Donald Trump is giving Omarosa exactly what she wants: attention, and the book sales likely to come with it. It's All about the Personnel David L. Bahnsen As we get closer to two years since the election, it can confidently be asserted that where things have gone well in the Trump administration, some very strong personnel decisions helped. Where things have gone wrong, personnel decisions were inevitably at the root of the problem. A Sorry Satire Kyle Smith New indie film Sorry to Bother You isn't worth watching. America's Two-Party System Is a Triumph of Democracy J. J. McCullough Nothing is stopping any American with some wonderfully esoteric philosophy from trying to win a major-party nomination. Poll: Two-Thirds of Voters Think Mueller Should Try to End Russia Probe before Midterms Mairead McArdle Though 55 percent of voters still disapprove of Trump's handling of the investigation, the number of those who approve of it has gone up slightly since June. ADVERTISEMENT JOIN NRPLUS All Our Content. Fewer Ads. Members-Only Privileges. NRPLUS is everything you would associate with a digital magazine subscription, and a whole lot more ─ including up to 90% fewer on-site ads, access to our private Facebook group, full commenting privileges, and invites to our writer/editor conference calls. SAVE 40% TODAY Photo Essays Cartoons of the Day: August 14, 2018 Bristol Balloon Fiesta ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.