The College Fix

Articles by Robby Soave - Assistant Editor

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• Naive student journalist: "No government official is trying to tell anyone how to live."

  Robby Soave - Assistant Editor •February 17, 2011

  Not only do government officials tell us how to live, they explicitly prevent us from eating, drinking, and smoking certain substances.

• Man vs. Machine: The Jeopardy! showdown of the century

  Robby Soave - Assistant Editor •February 15, 2011

  IBM has designed a computer named "Watson" that can answer complex trivia questions. Is the technological Singularity upon us?

• Tea Party Republicans defeat Patriot Act (for now)

  Robby Soave - Assistant Editor •February 9, 2011

  While this vote isn't likely to doom the Patriot Act, it does highlight a somewhat stark differences between conservatives and libertarians, and one that's likely to play out on quite a few important votes.

• FIRE's Dirty Dozen: The 12 worst colleges for free speech

  Robby Soave - Assistant Editor •January 27, 2011

  Over at The Huffington Post, the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education ranks the 12 colleges that are most hostile to free speech.

• Arizona universities boost pay of top bureaucrats

  Robby Soave - Assistant Editor •January 20, 2011

  Files obtained under Arizona’s public records law revealed numerous raises of $50,000 or more over the last three years.

• New study evaluates a lot of college students, doesn't find a lot of learning

  Robby Soave - Assistant Editor •January 18, 2011

  Here comes yet more evidence the commonly-accepted wisdom that you must obtain a college degree, no matter the considerable costs, is a bit off.