by Victor Yannacone | Jun 20, 2026 | Public Health
There will be another pandemic, similar to or even worse than COVID. The only question is when it will break out. Throughout the world there are numerous viral diseases capable of becoming global pandemics. Some are more contagious than COVID. Some are more lethal....
by Victor Yannacone | Jun 19, 2026 | Propaganda and Persuasion
For more than a century American courts, legal scholars, journalists, and politicians have assumed that truth and falsehood compete in a “marketplace of ideas” and that the First Amendment freedoms of speech and of the press ensure that truth will eventually prevail....
by Victor Yannacone | Jun 19, 2026 | Propaganda and Persuasion
Andrew Weissmann in his book, Liar’s Kingdom, argues that existing law is inadequate to deal with candidates and elected officials who knowingly make false statements of fact in order to obtain or retain political power. He proposes legal reforms intended to address...
by Victor Yannacone | Jun 17, 2026 | Colleges
This article is organized into four parts. Open any part below to see links to its sections. Part I — Rediscovering the Purpose of a Liberal Arts Education Introduction Many Small Private Colleges Face Extinction What Is a Small Private College Supposed to Do?...
by Victor Yannacone | Jun 12, 2026 | Colleges
Modern education often assumes that learning consists of acquiring information. For most of Western history, educators believed something very different. Before students could learn history, science, mathematics, law, philosophy, or participate in public affairs, they...