Jay P. Greene

University presidents sharing their vision for the future while demographers stare out the window contemplating the unstoppable forces that have already been unleashed

President Trump has asked Jews to commemorate Shabbat 250, reflecting on 250 years of American independence. It is appropriate to read this letter by President Theodore Roosevelt in 1905 commemorating Jews first landing in America 250 years earlier. presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/lett…

Notably, Yale is one of only three medical schools that does pass-fail grading during all four years of medical school, a policy for which they are penalized in our Med School Excellence Index. Bad actors tend to do many bad things. cam.donoharmmedicine.org/medical-school…

NEW: Times Columnist Kristof’s Father Fought on Nazi Side in World War II. Dad also defended Vichy war criminal, then committed suicide after decades of nightmares. Documents also indicate that Kristof gave inaccurate information to Times readers about his father’s story. freebeacon.com/media/times-co…

New survey experiment by @karencyphers shows Dem, Ind, and young respondents are much more likely to oppose a Jewish Heritage Month than an Asian one. Heritage months are silly for all groups, but the double-standard is a classic sign of antisemitism. decyph.substack.com/p/respect-and-…

Junk DEI Research, Tortured ESA Data, and LGBTQ Policy Backfire x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

A recent New York Times interview features participants debating whether diversity improves the workplace, but does the evidence actually support that claim? Hear Ian Kingsbury explain why the so-called “evidence” falls apart in a medical setting and fails to show improved patient outcomes.

A couple days ago @bmj_latest was lamenting the taboo around cousin marriage. Today, they're blaming Iran's economic plight on sanctions rather than the enormous sums of wealth looted by regime officials or transferred abroad in support of terrorism. England is truly lost.

Listen to @one1iron explain @donoharm’s mission on the What Happen’s Next podcast. open.substack.com/pub/larryberns…

On this week's Freedom to Learn podcast episode, Arkansas Education Secretary Jacob Oliva (@ArkansasEd) shares how the LEARNS Act is setting students up for success by fostering innovation and advancing education freedom.

After being rejected by multiple medical schools, @forrestbohler asked why:

This problem will get far worse for district schools unless they address the root causes, especially: low-quality instruction, ideological indoctrination, and chaotic classrooms.

When more than a third of the students at elite universities come from foreign countries that are Buddhist, Hindu, or Muslim it should not come as a surprise that they would not be familiar with the Ten Commandments. tabletmag.com/sections/news/…

@jaypgreene Great article showing the lengths some will go to affirm identity politics in Medicine

This selection bias is large enough to account for the tiny effect only found to be significant with .5 million cases. Female OBs do not have an edge because of superior communication and collaboration, as the authors claim. It’s a flawed analysis. 6/end cam.donoharmmedicine.org/a-critical-rev…

The net effect is that routine deliveries with fewer complications are more likely to be handled by 1 doctor if that doctor is male. But those same routine deliveries are more likely to have two doctors if the doctor is female. 5/

I have a new piece debunking a new study claiming that teams of all-female obstetric teams reduce the likelihood of maternal complications. 1/