Greg Fournier

6 days ago | city-journal.org | Frederick M. Hess |Greg Fournier

The Trump White House has taken the paddle to some of the nation’s most famous universities over anti-Semitism, politicization, and other dubious behavior. But the resulting fireworks have obscured a more prosaic cause of campus dysfunction: college students are bored and aimless because they have too much time on their hands. As we explain in a new Manhattan Institute issue brief, today’s students spend far less time on academics than previous generations.

1 week ago | aei.org | Frederick M. Hess |Greg Fournier

American colleges and universities are being scrutinized as never before. From rising tuition costs and allegations of plagiarism at the highest levels to concerns about low rates of completion and the state of free inquiry on campus, four-year colleges in the U.S. are under the microscope. Yet one crucial issue that is too rarely accorded the attention that it deserves is simply what colleges expect of their students.

1 week ago | manhattan.institute | Frederick M. Hess |Greg Fournier

American colleges and universities are being scrutinized as never before. From rising tuition costs and allegations of plagiarism at the highest levels to concerns about low rates of completion and the state of free inquiry on campus, four-year colleges in the U.S. are under the microscope. Yet one crucial issue that is too rarely accorded the attention that it deserves is simply what colleges expect of their students.

1 month ago | thedispatch.com | Nick Catoggio |Megan Dent |Kevin Williamson |Greg Fournier

A multifront attack on due process. Published March 17, 2025 Scroll to the comments section Audio versions are only available to subscribers of The Dispatch. Join Today! to listen to this post. Due process in the federal justice system depends on many players. Some, like judges and lawyers, are more enthusiastic about the concept than others, like law enforcement and the prison system. But each has duties under the law to protect the rights of individuals.

2 months ago | thedispatch.com | Michael Reneau |Peter Gattuso |Kevin Williamson |Greg Fournier

Claims of genocide underscore the country’s uncertain future. Published March 16, 2025 Michael Reneau speaks with Nadine Maenza, president of the IRF Secretariat, about the complex situation in Syria following the recent overthrow of Bashar al-Assad. They discuss the religious and sectarian dynamics at play, the hopes and fears of various religious communities, and the challenges facing the country’s new leadership under President Ahmad al-Sharaa.