John Ransom

John Ransom is a Lion contributor and a national political writer and editor whose work has appeared in The Epoch Times, at Townhall.com, Newsmax, the Daily Caller and IBT.

Culture
Emails show Amazon censored books on COVID-19 after Biden admin pressure as censorship battle heats up in courts, Congress

Emails disclosed by the House Judiciary Committee (HJC) show Amazon censored books for the Biden administration, even as Amazon expressed concern about whether the practice would draw attention. In one… Read More

February 9, 2024
Culture
Harvard’s interim president vows to hit antisemitism, self-censorship as Congress bears down  

Harvard University’s interim president says he’ll attack both antisemitism and self-censorship at the Ivy League school. “What I have found the most disturbing of all are situations or experiences students… Read More

February 8, 2024
Culture
Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman blasts Harvard for giving Hamas attack supporter a ‘platform’

Pennsylvania’s junior U.S. senator, John Fetterman, a Democrat, blasted Harvard University for giving a “platform” to a Hamas supporter who has justified the brutal terror attacks on Israel launched Oct. Read More

February 6, 2024
Public Education
Mixed message? States cut college degree requirements for hiring but mandate FAFSA applications for high schoolers

More states are eliminating college degree requirements for some government jobs, bringing the total to at least 16 states announcing such rollbacks since last year,… Read More

February 5, 2024
Culture
TV icon Mike Rowe says higher education has ‘legacy’ problem, cites inflation in cost, credentialing and grading

Wildly popular TV host Mike Rowe says higher education in America suffers from a “legacy” problem in which four-year degrees don’t hold as much value as they once did. That’s… Read More

February 2, 2024