When fun starts to die

By Alice Hur / October 21, 2008

We begin to believe that this model of school, fun with brief unpleasant interjections like the “Aims of Education” address, is the model we will be living from October to June.

Admitting influence is the first step

By Eli Thorkelson / October 21, 2008

We can guess, accordingly, that the MFI will be marketed not just to donors in general, but to a very particular set of donors: those whose business interests lead to a certain affection for Friedman’s economic policy and politics.

Admitting influence is the first step

By Eli Thorkelson / October 21, 2008

We can guess, accordingly, that the MFI will be marketed not just to donors in general, but to a very particular set of donors: those whose business interests lead to a certain affection for Friedman’s economic policy and politics.

Honorable mention

By Nathan Bloom / October 17, 2008

While honor can be a proud banner in the hands of the truly noble, it is all too often a sorry defense used by those for whom real virtue is too troublesome to be bothered with.

Honorable mention

By Nathan Bloom / October 17, 2008

While honor can be a proud banner in the hands of the truly noble, it is all too often a sorry defense used by those for whom real virtue is too troublesome to be bothered with.

Gardening class

By Claire McNear / October 17, 2008

It’s at about this time every quarter when I begin to feel about classes the way I do about the plant.

Gardening class

By Claire McNear / October 17, 2008

It’s at about this time every quarter when I begin to feel about classes the way I do about the plant.

Mudslinging from the ivory tower

By Marshall Knudson / October 14, 2008

MFI supporters seem to think that only those in "the field" can have legitimate opinions about the controversy

A trenchant moment

By Matt Barnum / October 14, 2008

Trying to sort through a typical existential crisis at the U of C

Raise the right issues

By John Cochrane / October 14, 2008

CORES's arguments against the MFI do not engage with the real issues at hand

Presidential Debate 2008: Viewpoints columnists react

By Matt Barnum / October 10, 2008

Matt Barnum, Claire McNear, Tim Murphy, and Marshall Knudson respond to the October 7 presidential debate.

Calling all crazies

By Tim Murphy / October 10, 2008

The true value of the town hall is not to field questions from “ordinary Americans,” but rather, to hear from Americans who in their eccentricities are decidedly not ordinary, thereby challenging the candidates to depart from their talking points and confront the situation at hand..