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Amherst College Goes On Firing Spree After Their Raunchy Orientation Ceremony Draws Backlash

Amherst College quietly removes senior staff after a mandatory "adult explicit" orientation ceremony goes viral and sparks outrage.

Bored Panda · Jan 21

Hans von Spakovsky, Formerly of the Heritage Foundation, Joins Advancing American Freedom

The exodus from Heritage continues.

Reason · Jan 12

Review of The Heritage Guide to the Constitution in the Washington Free Beacon

"It is, quite simply, the most thorough, useful, and readable guide to our fundamental law available today.

Reason · Oct 27, 2025

Plagiarism complaint against White Fragility author Robin DiAngelo dismissed

Author claims that 'progressive Black scholars in particular have been targeted’ after University of Washington rejects complaint over her 2004 doctoral thesis

The Guardian - UK · Sep 18, 2024

Author Robin DiAngelo accused of plagiarism over doctoral thesis

Complaint brought against White Fragility author over passages in 2004 paper, but some suspect political motives

The Guardian - UK · Aug 30, 2024

Harvard’s Claudine Gay was ousted for ‘plagiarism’. How serious was it really?

Gay resigned amid claims of plagiarism, but was it the person being accused rather than the violation itself that brought about her downfall?

The Guardian - US · Jan 6, 2024

Harvard had no choice but to let Gay step down, private equity say

Bill Ackman, the billionaire hedge fund exec, calls for Penny Pritzker, Harvard Corp’s board chair, to resign

Fortune · Jan 3, 2024

Fourth US Republican presidential debate: Who will attend, where to watch

DeSantis and Haley are in a tussle for runners-up while Trump remains a favourite for the Republican nomination.

Al Jazeera · Dec 5, 2023

Congressman: ‘Insanity’ To Have Iranian Propagandist At US Military Seminar

Mousavian has worked for the Iranian government in various capacities, including promoting its nuclear efforts.

Zenger · Sep 1, 2023

Another Judicial Ethics Story About Judge Kacsmaryk Falls Apart

Editors should withdraw any unpublished stories about judicial ethics to get a grip on reality.

Reason · May 1, 2023