5 reasons you need to watch politics in 2013
We hear a lot about losing weight and getting organized for New Year’s resolutions. But the hot commitment this year should be to pay more attention to politics. Read more 
Teacher’s Strike a Teachable Moment for Chicago Mayor
Chicago mayor Rahm Emanuel is stuck between a rock in a hard place. On his left are striking teachers, angered over benefits and evaluation programs. On his right are taxpayers and parents concerned about their schools and their tax money. What’s a man to do? Read more
On Evolution in Schools, a Compromise
All debates are good. But not all debates are created equal. Read more
Government’s Attempt to Keep College Cheap is Making Your School More Expensive
The next chapter in the congress’s ongoing struggle over the fiscal direction of the nation is about to be written. Read more
Must Watch: College Denies Freedom of Religious Association to Student Groups
Kudos to my friend Drew for bringing this issue to my attention. Vanderbilt University has decided that sharing the beliefs of a religious group can no longer be a requirement in being elected for a leadership position for the group. In other words, a Christian group must allow an atheist to join and run for a post, or a Muslim group must allow a Christian to run for its president. The policy represents a total misinterpretation of what it means to be a religiously free nation, state or college. There is no law that says that a religious group must accept people of differing belief – doing so would make the organization itself pointless. Maybe this is the goal of the administration…
Above you’ll find a video showing a Q-and-A session between some faculty members and the student body. Notice the arrogant responses of the Provost – “you need to trust us and try this policy out for a year.” The assumption that a bureaucracy knows whats best for everyone is a core tenet of big-government liberalism and an idea that no conservative can bear to hear espoused by a group of people who are supposed to be educating young Americans. These people, the faculty of the school, are supposed to be role models for students, not poster-children for hypocrisy. What response could be more hypocritical than “I am a Catholic, but can you imagine what it would be like if I allowed my faith to effect my decision-making?”
If this decision has you as mad as me, let us know in the comments below, or send us an email at dynamopolitics1@gmail.com. Let’s work together to make what’s happening at Vanderbilt into a national issue, so that no religion ever needs to be threatened by an oppressive authority.
