Books
Bad Lessons
– New York Times, January 8, 1993.Excerpt: President-elect Bill Clinton is right to make education a top priority. He is wrong in his understanding of what needs fixing. Not one of his main educational policies —… More
Sex Ed at Harvard
– New York Times, January 23, 2005.Excerpt: FORTY-SIX years ago, in “The Two Cultures,” C. P. Snow famously warned of the dangers when communication breaks down between the sciences and the humanities. The… More
For Most People, College Is a Waste of Time
– Wall Street Journal, August 13, 2008.Excerpt: Imagine that America had no system of post-secondary education, and you were a member of a task force assigned to create one from scratch. One of your colleagues submits this… More
Leave This Child Behind
– New York Post, August 17, 2008.Excerpt: When it comes to thinking about our schools, politicians and educators recoil from a truth that the rest of us learned in first grade when we read “Dick and Jane.” That… More
College Daze
– Forbes, September 2008.Excerpt: College is not all it’s cracked up to be. Dumbed-down courses, flaky majors and grade inflation have conspired to make the letters B.A. close to meaningless. But another problem… More
Murray’s Truths
– Liam Julian, Weekly Standard, September 22, 2008.Excerpt: Charles Murray has written a bracing book about education, one determined not only to upset apple carts, but explode them. In varied ways he has succeeded, and for that we should… More
Should the Obama Generation Drop Out?
– New York Times, December 28, 2008.Excerpt: BARACK OBAMA has two attractive ideas for improving post-secondary education — expanding the use of community colleges and tuition tax credits — but he needs to hitch them to a… More
Intelligence and College
– National Affairs, Fall 2009.Excerpt: Imagine a high-school senior who is trying to decide whether to go to college. He walks into the office of his school’s counselor and asks for help in making up his mind. The… More
How to Spend your Twenties
– Video, American Enterprise Institute, August 11, 2014.Summary: AEI scholar Charles Murray explains how spending your twenties in unorthodox ways will better prepare you for your future and help dismantle the growing divide in American society.
Why the SAT Isn’t a ‘Student Affluence Test’
– Wall Street Journal, March 24, 2015.Excerpt: Spring is here, which means it’s time for elite colleges to send out acceptance letters. Some will go to athletes, the children of influential alumni and those who round out the… More
Reflections on the Revolution at Middlebury
– Murray, Charles. "Reflections on the Revolution at Middlebury." AEIdeas blog. March 5, 2107.Text: A few months ago, AEI’s student group at Middlebury College invited me to speak on the themes in Coming Apart and how they relate to the recent presidential election. Professor… More
Essays
Bad Lessons
– New York Times, January 8, 1993.Excerpt: President-elect Bill Clinton is right to make education a top priority. He is wrong in his understanding of what needs fixing. Not one of his main educational policies —… More
Sex Ed at Harvard
– New York Times, January 23, 2005.Excerpt: FORTY-SIX years ago, in “The Two Cultures,” C. P. Snow famously warned of the dangers when communication breaks down between the sciences and the humanities. The… More
For Most People, College Is a Waste of Time
– Wall Street Journal, August 13, 2008.Excerpt: Imagine that America had no system of post-secondary education, and you were a member of a task force assigned to create one from scratch. One of your colleagues submits this… More
Leave This Child Behind
– New York Post, August 17, 2008.Excerpt: When it comes to thinking about our schools, politicians and educators recoil from a truth that the rest of us learned in first grade when we read “Dick and Jane.” That… More
College Daze
– Forbes, September 2008.Excerpt: College is not all it’s cracked up to be. Dumbed-down courses, flaky majors and grade inflation have conspired to make the letters B.A. close to meaningless. But another problem… More
Murray’s Truths
– Liam Julian, Weekly Standard, September 22, 2008.Excerpt: Charles Murray has written a bracing book about education, one determined not only to upset apple carts, but explode them. In varied ways he has succeeded, and for that we should… More
Should the Obama Generation Drop Out?
– New York Times, December 28, 2008.Excerpt: BARACK OBAMA has two attractive ideas for improving post-secondary education — expanding the use of community colleges and tuition tax credits — but he needs to hitch them to a… More
Intelligence and College
– National Affairs, Fall 2009.Excerpt: Imagine a high-school senior who is trying to decide whether to go to college. He walks into the office of his school’s counselor and asks for help in making up his mind. The… More
How to Spend your Twenties
– Video, American Enterprise Institute, August 11, 2014.Summary: AEI scholar Charles Murray explains how spending your twenties in unorthodox ways will better prepare you for your future and help dismantle the growing divide in American society.
Why the SAT Isn’t a ‘Student Affluence Test’
– Wall Street Journal, March 24, 2015.Excerpt: Spring is here, which means it’s time for elite colleges to send out acceptance letters. Some will go to athletes, the children of influential alumni and those who round out the… More
Reflections on the Revolution at Middlebury
– Murray, Charles. "Reflections on the Revolution at Middlebury." AEIdeas blog. March 5, 2107.Text: A few months ago, AEI’s student group at Middlebury College invited me to speak on the themes in Coming Apart and how they relate to the recent presidential election. Professor… More
Commentary
Bad Lessons
– New York Times, January 8, 1993.Excerpt: President-elect Bill Clinton is right to make education a top priority. He is wrong in his understanding of what needs fixing. Not one of his main educational policies —… More
Sex Ed at Harvard
– New York Times, January 23, 2005.Excerpt: FORTY-SIX years ago, in “The Two Cultures,” C. P. Snow famously warned of the dangers when communication breaks down between the sciences and the humanities. The… More
For Most People, College Is a Waste of Time
– Wall Street Journal, August 13, 2008.Excerpt: Imagine that America had no system of post-secondary education, and you were a member of a task force assigned to create one from scratch. One of your colleagues submits this… More
Leave This Child Behind
– New York Post, August 17, 2008.Excerpt: When it comes to thinking about our schools, politicians and educators recoil from a truth that the rest of us learned in first grade when we read “Dick and Jane.” That… More
College Daze
– Forbes, September 2008.Excerpt: College is not all it’s cracked up to be. Dumbed-down courses, flaky majors and grade inflation have conspired to make the letters B.A. close to meaningless. But another problem… More
Murray’s Truths
– Liam Julian, Weekly Standard, September 22, 2008.Excerpt: Charles Murray has written a bracing book about education, one determined not only to upset apple carts, but explode them. In varied ways he has succeeded, and for that we should… More
Should the Obama Generation Drop Out?
– New York Times, December 28, 2008.Excerpt: BARACK OBAMA has two attractive ideas for improving post-secondary education — expanding the use of community colleges and tuition tax credits — but he needs to hitch them to a… More
Intelligence and College
– National Affairs, Fall 2009.Excerpt: Imagine a high-school senior who is trying to decide whether to go to college. He walks into the office of his school’s counselor and asks for help in making up his mind. The… More
How to Spend your Twenties
– Video, American Enterprise Institute, August 11, 2014.Summary: AEI scholar Charles Murray explains how spending your twenties in unorthodox ways will better prepare you for your future and help dismantle the growing divide in American society.
Why the SAT Isn’t a ‘Student Affluence Test’
– Wall Street Journal, March 24, 2015.Excerpt: Spring is here, which means it’s time for elite colleges to send out acceptance letters. Some will go to athletes, the children of influential alumni and those who round out the… More
Reflections on the Revolution at Middlebury
– Murray, Charles. "Reflections on the Revolution at Middlebury." AEIdeas blog. March 5, 2107.Text: A few months ago, AEI’s student group at Middlebury College invited me to speak on the themes in Coming Apart and how they relate to the recent presidential election. Professor… More
Multimedia
Bad Lessons
– New York Times, January 8, 1993.Excerpt: President-elect Bill Clinton is right to make education a top priority. He is wrong in his understanding of what needs fixing. Not one of his main educational policies —… More
Sex Ed at Harvard
– New York Times, January 23, 2005.Excerpt: FORTY-SIX years ago, in “The Two Cultures,” C. P. Snow famously warned of the dangers when communication breaks down between the sciences and the humanities. The… More
For Most People, College Is a Waste of Time
– Wall Street Journal, August 13, 2008.Excerpt: Imagine that America had no system of post-secondary education, and you were a member of a task force assigned to create one from scratch. One of your colleagues submits this… More
Leave This Child Behind
– New York Post, August 17, 2008.Excerpt: When it comes to thinking about our schools, politicians and educators recoil from a truth that the rest of us learned in first grade when we read “Dick and Jane.” That… More
College Daze
– Forbes, September 2008.Excerpt: College is not all it’s cracked up to be. Dumbed-down courses, flaky majors and grade inflation have conspired to make the letters B.A. close to meaningless. But another problem… More
Murray’s Truths
– Liam Julian, Weekly Standard, September 22, 2008.Excerpt: Charles Murray has written a bracing book about education, one determined not only to upset apple carts, but explode them. In varied ways he has succeeded, and for that we should… More
Should the Obama Generation Drop Out?
– New York Times, December 28, 2008.Excerpt: BARACK OBAMA has two attractive ideas for improving post-secondary education — expanding the use of community colleges and tuition tax credits — but he needs to hitch them to a… More
Intelligence and College
– National Affairs, Fall 2009.Excerpt: Imagine a high-school senior who is trying to decide whether to go to college. He walks into the office of his school’s counselor and asks for help in making up his mind. The… More
How to Spend your Twenties
– Video, American Enterprise Institute, August 11, 2014.Summary: AEI scholar Charles Murray explains how spending your twenties in unorthodox ways will better prepare you for your future and help dismantle the growing divide in American society.
Why the SAT Isn’t a ‘Student Affluence Test’
– Wall Street Journal, March 24, 2015.Excerpt: Spring is here, which means it’s time for elite colleges to send out acceptance letters. Some will go to athletes, the children of influential alumni and those who round out the… More
Reflections on the Revolution at Middlebury
– Murray, Charles. "Reflections on the Revolution at Middlebury." AEIdeas blog. March 5, 2107.Text: A few months ago, AEI’s student group at Middlebury College invited me to speak on the themes in Coming Apart and how they relate to the recent presidential election. Professor… More
Teaching
Bad Lessons
– New York Times, January 8, 1993.Excerpt: President-elect Bill Clinton is right to make education a top priority. He is wrong in his understanding of what needs fixing. Not one of his main educational policies —… More
Sex Ed at Harvard
– New York Times, January 23, 2005.Excerpt: FORTY-SIX years ago, in “The Two Cultures,” C. P. Snow famously warned of the dangers when communication breaks down between the sciences and the humanities. The… More
For Most People, College Is a Waste of Time
– Wall Street Journal, August 13, 2008.Excerpt: Imagine that America had no system of post-secondary education, and you were a member of a task force assigned to create one from scratch. One of your colleagues submits this… More
Leave This Child Behind
– New York Post, August 17, 2008.Excerpt: When it comes to thinking about our schools, politicians and educators recoil from a truth that the rest of us learned in first grade when we read “Dick and Jane.” That… More
College Daze
– Forbes, September 2008.Excerpt: College is not all it’s cracked up to be. Dumbed-down courses, flaky majors and grade inflation have conspired to make the letters B.A. close to meaningless. But another problem… More
Murray’s Truths
– Liam Julian, Weekly Standard, September 22, 2008.Excerpt: Charles Murray has written a bracing book about education, one determined not only to upset apple carts, but explode them. In varied ways he has succeeded, and for that we should… More
Should the Obama Generation Drop Out?
– New York Times, December 28, 2008.Excerpt: BARACK OBAMA has two attractive ideas for improving post-secondary education — expanding the use of community colleges and tuition tax credits — but he needs to hitch them to a… More
Intelligence and College
– National Affairs, Fall 2009.Excerpt: Imagine a high-school senior who is trying to decide whether to go to college. He walks into the office of his school’s counselor and asks for help in making up his mind. The… More
How to Spend your Twenties
– Video, American Enterprise Institute, August 11, 2014.Summary: AEI scholar Charles Murray explains how spending your twenties in unorthodox ways will better prepare you for your future and help dismantle the growing divide in American society.
Why the SAT Isn’t a ‘Student Affluence Test’
– Wall Street Journal, March 24, 2015.Excerpt: Spring is here, which means it’s time for elite colleges to send out acceptance letters. Some will go to athletes, the children of influential alumni and those who round out the… More
Reflections on the Revolution at Middlebury
– Murray, Charles. "Reflections on the Revolution at Middlebury." AEIdeas blog. March 5, 2107.Text: A few months ago, AEI’s student group at Middlebury College invited me to speak on the themes in Coming Apart and how they relate to the recent presidential election. Professor… More