Socialism (described by history)

Reminds me of one of my favorite posts, ‘Communist Induced Deaths:’

Communist regimes are responsible for a greater number of deaths than any other political ideal or movement, including Nazism.

• 20 million in the Soviet Union
• 65 million in the People’s Republic of China
• 1 million in Vietnam
• 2 million in North Korea
• 2 million in Cambodia
• 1 million in the Communist states of Eastern Europe
• 150,000 in Latin America
• 1.7 million in Africa
• 1.5 million in Afghanistan
• 10,000 deaths “resulting from actions of the international communist movement and communist parties not in power.”

So please take off that Che shirt.

College Rankings by Rigor

Paul L. Caron from the University of Cincinnati College of Law writes:

The American Council of Trustees and Alumni has rated over 100 colleges according to the rigor of their course requirements for undergraduates based on seven core subjects:  Composition, Literature, Foreign Language, U.S. Government or History, Economics, Mathematics, or Natural or Physical Science. The grade is based on a detailed review of the latest online course catalogs. The grading system is:

• A:  6-7 core subjects required
• B:  4-5 core subjects required
• C:  3 core subjects required
• D:  2 core subjects required
• F:  0-1 core subjects required

Only seven colleges earned an A grade:

• Arkansas
• Baylor
• City University of New York — Brooklyn College
• City University of New York — Hunter College
• Texas
• Texas A&M
• U.S. Military Academy

Below are the rankings of the U.S. News Top 25 National Universities and Top 25 Liberal Arts Colleges:

Quote of the Day

“The study of history is a powerful antidote to contemporary arrogance. It is humbling to discover how many of our glib assumptions, which seem to us novel and plausible, have been tested before, not once but many times and in innumerable guises; and discovered to be, at great human cost, wholly false.”

~ Paul Johnson

Academic Disciplines by Political Correctness

A new study by Solon Simmons of the George Mason University ranks academic disciplines by political correctness.The study defines political correctness as,

The belief that gender gaps in math and science fields are largely due to discrimination; support for affirmative action; and belief that discrimination is a key cause of racial inequities in American society. Generally, members of this cohort see race and gender as fundamental.

The most PC: Psychology, Sociology, English, History, Elementary education

The least PC: Criminal justice, Economics, Marketing, Accounting, Computer science, Biology, Finance, Management information, Mechanical engineering, Electrical engineering

HT: Greg Mankiw