Campus Reform OP-ED: Universities should reject fossil-fuel divestment campaigns

May 19, 2013 Leave a comment

This Sunday marks the start of my weekly Campus Reform column. My first post is about the nationwide fossil-fuel divestment campaign plaguing universities.

Below is an excerpt from my op-ed piece:

Many institutions of higher learning are taking a wrong turn in embracing calls for divestment from the fossil fuel industry.

Radicalized students, faculty, and officials at universities across the country are demanding administrators divest school endowments from profitable oil companies such as Exxon Mobil, Conoco Phillips, and others.

For instance, students at Vassar College, Swarthmore College, Cornell University, and 260 other universities have called upon their financial administrators to divest from fossil fuels.

Although it is unclear how many of these schools have, or actually will divest, one thing is clear. If schools pursue investment strategies based of the feelings of their most radicalized students, faculty and administrators, the consequences could be disastrous.

Continue reading at Campus Reform.

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Breitbart Profiles ‘Young, Conservative and Why It’s Smart To Be Like Us

May 19, 2013 1 Comment

Charlie Kirk, founder of Turning Point USA, wrote an article in Breitbart about “Young, Conservative and Why It’s Smart to Be Like Us.“

Here is an excerpt featuring my thoughts:

Gabriella Hoffman, who is a first generation American, talks in great detail about her grandparents and parents growing up in a collectivist Soviet Union. In a phone interview, Gabriella said, “Most young people would be conservatives if they understood history. I meet students everyday that don’t understand the brutality or inhumanity of communistic regimes. Since my family had to live through it, I have a deeper appreciation for the country we live in.”

I am one of 14 co-authors of the e-book. Order your copy today!

Be sure to follow Charlie Kirk, Turning Point USA, and our e-book publisher Liz Wheeler on Twitter.

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New Townhall Column: ‘Gang of Eight’ Amnesty Plan Undermines Immigration

May 19, 2013 Leave a comment

th amnestyToday I have a new column out in Townhall.com discussing my thoughts on the “Gang of Eight’s” so-called immigration reform bill.

Here is an excerpt:

“America is a nation of immigrants, built by immigrants and we need to honor that heritage by fixing our broken immigration system, while upholding the rule of law and championing legal immigration,” said Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) in a statement last week when offering an amendment to the Schumer-Rubio immigration bill.

Cruz, the son of a legal Cuban immigrant, is absolutely correct.

Immigration is the foundation of this great nation. Millions of immigrants from all over the world have flocked here to better their lives. Anyone who comes here and becomes American can make it if they work hard and realize their full potential. That is why legal immigration must be encouraged.

Sadly, lawmakers are more interested in trading our sovereignty for votes and political favors a la amnesty.

Continue reading at Townhall.com

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Introducing Campus Reform Online’s Opinion Columnist

May 8, 2013 1 Comment

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Wonderful news – I will pen weekly op-ed columns on Campus Reform Online (CRO)–Leadership Institute’s news publication–each Sunday starting May 19, 2013. For those of you who don’t know, CRO is the #1 source for campus news.

Here’s more about Campus Reform:

Campus Reform, a project of the Leadership Institute, is America’s leading site for college news.

As a watchdog to the nation’s higher education system, Campus Reform exposes bias, abuse, waste, and fraud on the nation’s college campuses.

Our team of professional journalists works alongside student activists and student journalists to report on the conduct and misconduct of university administrators, faculty, and students.

Campus Reform holds itself to rigorous journalism standards and strives to present each story with accuracy, objectivity, and public accountability.

They will focus on higher education and leftist abuses on campus. Many CRO stories have caught the attention of the Drudge Report and similar news outlets. Be sure to look out for them starting next Sunday and to follow stories my co-workers report on at CRO.

If you’re a college student and want to send a tip about a leftist abuse on campus, email contact@campusreform.org.

LIKE Campus Reform on Facebook and follow them at @CampusReform.

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Upcoming Speaking Events: Moderating BlogCon Panel, AFF’s May Roundtable Event

May 7, 2013 2 Comments

I have several speaking engagements lined up in the coming week.

I’ll be attending FreedomWorks’ BlogCon Dallas conference from May 11-13 alongside fellow bloggers. While there, I’ll be moderating the “Working Together: Conservatives and Libertarians Building Coalitions That Win” panel on the 13th. Later that day, I’ll join fellow BlogCon attendees in Glenn Beck’s The Blaze TV studios as an audience member. [More about that later.]

The following day I return home to the D.C. area to speak at America’s Future Foundation’s May Roundtable. The topic is “The Student Debt Crisis.” I will be panelist alongside my friend/columnist Celia Bigelow, Heritage Foundation’s Jason Richwine, and American Council of Trustees and Alumni’s Bill Gonch. The panel will be moderated by Georgetown University student Christian Rice.

AFF members get in free, while non-AFF members are $5. Register for the event here and RSVP on Facebook.

Tune to The Blaze TV this Monday afternoon, or come to the D.C. event at Microsoft HQ in downtown!

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ICYMI: New Townhall Column About Holding College Professors Accountable

May 7, 2013 2 Comments

A new column of mine appeared in Townhall.com today. It’s called “College Students Must Hold Their Professors Accountable.”

Below is an excerpt from the article:

The American university was once regarded as the marketplace of ideas. Young, eager minds thirsty for knowledge pursued higher education to better prepare for life. The free exchange of ideas and different perspectives largely defined the academic scene in decades prior. This reputed intuition stood out from the rest as the cultivator of future leaders, innovators, and scholars.

Alas, this is not the case today.

The late conservative thinker William F. Buckley famously opined, “The academic community has in it the biggest concentration of alarmists, cranks and extremists this side of the giggle house.”

The American university has departed from its original purpose. Instead, this institution now serves as a breeding ground for complacent, goose-stepping loyalists of the political Left.

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ICYMI: My 22Q Profile

April 30, 2013 1 Comment

Today I was featured in Leadership Institute’s The 22Q series about my activism and my work with the conservative nonprofit.

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Here’s more about the new series:

The 22Q is an informal interview series with young conservatives, connected to LI, who are working in the public policy process. The 22 questions ask them to explain what they do, and how they see politics and the next generation of the conservative movement. Their opinions are their own, and are not endorsed by the Leadership Institute.

An excerpt from my interview:

Part 1: What I do

How I describe my job in 10 words
Working with students to advance conservatism on campus is rewarding

My day-to-day at work…in three sentences
Checking my email; updating our database with student contacts; reaching out to students via phone call, Facebook, or email; eating; talking with co-workers; researching and finding liberal bias.

I couldn’t do my job without
Sunny optimism. I try to be positive and happy all the time. Challenging the left can be daunting, so I try to make the best of things handed my way.

Most important moment in my career (so far)
Being mentioned on the Rush Limbaugh Show for an interview I did for FoxNews.com on January 11, 2013. He mentioned my thoughts about payroll tax expiration. I was in disbelief! My dad, a huge Rush fan, called me the moment he heard my name on the air. It was amazing.

Unexpected skill that has helped me the most
I would say that multitasking has helped me the most. Juggling many things can be difficult at times, but it has proven to be beneficial in the work I do.

The best advice I have received
My dad once said, “In order to be equal, you have to be three times better than the rest.” My parents taught me to work hard, to enjoy the fruits of my labor, and to be the best individual I could possibly be.

Continue reading at Leadership Institute.

 

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