At the 1988 Republican National Convention, Vice President George H.W. Bush talked about a “kinder and gentler” America. Four years later Patrick Buchanan scared the hell out of the country by declaring a “culture war.” In 2000 George W. Bush gave us “compassionate conservatism.” The Bush stratagems were cunning responses to focus groups and...
In the fifty years since California adopted its Master Plan for higher education the state has blossomed into a world-renowned center of creative innovation and enterprise. So successful has been California’s three-tiered system of community colleges, state universities, and research institutions that it has served as a model for other states and nations. At...