Mike LaChance is also known as “Aleister.” He is a Generation X libertarian originally known for his blog American Glob. He has also written for the Center for Security Policy, the Gateway Pundit, Breitbart and others.
He covers higher education and politics for Legal Insurrection and is also the editor of American Lookout.
Follow him on Twitter @MikeLaChance33
As you may know, the New York Post has been locked out of its Twitter account because of the story they recently broke about the Biden family’s alleged corruption in Ukraine.
Twitter claimed it was clamping down on unverified and potentially dangerous news stories to justify their punishment of the Post.
But now,...
This scrutiny is long overdue and necessary. Imagine how many millions of dollars have flowed into higher education completely unchecked.
Inside Higher Ed reports:
Colleges Under Fire for Foreign Gift Reporting
The Department of Education issued a report Tuesday accusing colleges of failing to comply with a law requiring biannual disclosure of all foreign...
This is left wing political indoctrination disguised as the pursuit of scholarship.
Campus Reform reports:
CU Boulder introduces ‘critical race’ course about ‘whiteness’
The University of Colorado Boulder is offering an online course called Anti-Racism I, targeted at beginners who have “never taken a course in critical race or ethnic studies.”
The three-week Coursera-based course...
This is the point of view you get presented with if you study political science at Harvard?
The College Fix reports:
Harvard professor says Republican Party threatens democracy
A Harvard University professor recently told Vox th...
It’s sad how crazy Trump Derangement Syndrome has made some people. Imagine being the parent of a student and paying tuition for this.
Ashe Schow reported at the Daily Wire:
Biology Professor Administers Quiz Calling Donald Trump A ‘Eugenicist’
In an otherwise non-political quiz, a biology professor at Gettysburg College asked her students to...
I’ve been covering higher education news for years and I’ve seen some crazy stuff but I am legitimately shocked that the student paper published this.
Campus Reform reports:
Student newspaper publishes instructions on how to make a Molotov cocktail
The student newspaper at the University of Wisconsin -Milwaukee posted an opinion-editorial containing instructions on...
You may have been thinking all the insanity we’ve been living through for months will finally end with the election, but it’s not likely. Far left groups are lining up a host of activities to keep themselves busy in the event of a Biden loss.
According to the left, our choices include...
The party in question happened before the current semester even began, so kudos to the judge. This is getting out of hand.
The College Fix reports:
Judge blocks NYU from suspending students for hosting maskless party before semester started
Can New York University micromanage its students’ lives wherever...
Things like parties, socializing and other average activities can get you thrown out of school, but not attending big protests. That’s different.
Campus Reform reports:
ASU suspends students for parties but not protesting
Arizona State University reportedly suspended six students for COVID-19 related violations after taking no disciplinary action against an approximately 100 to...
Members of the professional left are now proposing a ‘truth and reconciliation commission’ to shame Trump supporters if Joe Biden wins.
These would be the same people who have spent four years calling Trump an authoritarian, a dictator, a fascist, a cult leader, and worse. Those same people are now proposing Orwellian...
The brazen audacity of such a suggestion is really something to behold. This person doesn’t even have a career yet, but he is casting judgement on the work choices of others, simply over politics.
The College Fix reports:
Student op-ed: Harvard should denounce ‘cartel’ of alumni working for Trump administration
A Harvard Law School...
Earlier this month, the University of Pennsylvania awarded a fellowship to Alexander Vindman. What message does all of this send?
FOX News reports:
Georgetown University hires Peter Strzok to teach at foreign service school
Former...
Has it ever occurred to anyone on the left that they come off as the disturbing authoritarians they accuse Trump of being? This is positively Orwellian.
From the school paper, the Berkeley Beacon:
Artists, activists come together for “Memorials: As Monuments Fall” webinar
Historical monuments and who they seek to memorialize have come under...
If traditional gender roles are outdated and not inclusive, why does the University of Pittsburgh still have a women’s studies department?
Campus Reform reports:
UPitt scraps ‘gendered’ language from homecoming titles
The University of Pittsburgh announced that it will no longer use the traditional titles of “homecoming king” and “homecoming queen” in order to...
Doesn’t this ultimately hurt the students? Even the ones they think they’re trying to help?
NBC News in San Diego reports:
San Diego Unified School District Changes Grading System to ‘Combat Racism’
Students will no longer be graded based on a yearly average, or on how late they turn in assignments. Those are just...
This should come as no surprise. Shaming people was a common practice during Mao’s Cultural Revolution, too.
VOX reports:
Poll: College students are ready to call out people who don’t vote
In a new Axios poll, 61 percent of college students revealed that they would definitely or probably shame someone they know if they...
This is only the beginning. If colleges continue to remain only half open and enforce strict rules for behavior due to the pandemic, it will only get worse.
The Boston Globe reports:
Enrollment plummeted at many New England colleges this fall
Many New England colleges experienced unprecedented enrollment declines this fall, as students opted...
