CU no longer serving its purpose as a state university

Some state universities abusing their trust use the popularity of their sports teams as political “cover.”
What’s Wrong with the Universities, and How to Fix It: Part 3

In this installment, I identify two other factors that aggravate the problems: The misuse of accreditation and the misuse of sports.
The Montana Supreme Court’s Anti-Firearms Decision was Wrong

Mass shootings tend to happen in so-called “gun free zones” where law-abiding people are disarmed. . . . [Yet] all the justices on the court voted for this misguided decision.
Tenure is for university researchers, not for teachers without research duties

You hear much about the ideal university as a place of free and open inquiry. The historical record is far more sordid.