If you're lucky enough to have a child who is preparing to attend college this fall, you're no doubt preparing to navigate the minefield of where to send them. How much is too much to spend? What school will prepare them the best for their chosen field? There are lots of questions to answer, lots of schools to visit and a lot of criteria to explore. But the one thing you can count on in academia is that the faculty will lean overwhelmingly to the political Left. Keeping from turning your child into a socialist will be a real challenge.

So with that little bit of setup comes a new list. This is a list of actual college classes, 12 in all, that comprise the "Dirty Dozen" released by the Young America's Foundation. These are actual college courses at actual institutions of higher learning, with much of it paid for with your taxpayer dollars. Let's hit the high spots, shall we?

At Occidental College in Los Angeles, we have a class being offered called "The Phallus." It is what you think it is, so you can use your imagination there. Not to be outdone, the people at UCLA are offering a course in "Queer Musicology." the study of gender identity in music. Oh boy..what fun! And as we head down the list, we're reminded of the Leftist domination of university faculties...because Amherst College is offering a class called "Taking Marx Seriously: Should Marx Be Given Another Chance?" Evidently these course argues that Lenin and Stalin did it wrong. I guess they were supposed to kill a few million more people.

How about this one at Mount Holyoke College: "Whiteness: The Other Side of Racism." Your guess is as good as mine. Hey..this one could be interesting: at John Hopkins University, we can attend "Mail Order Brides: Understanding the Philippines in Southeastern Asian Context." I wonder if there is a whole degree on that one.

And finally here's one that sums up the mentality of academia perfectly: at Swarthmore College, they're offering a class on the "Nonviolent Responses to Terrorism." I wonder if Zawahiri is a guest lecturer? Remember folks, these are your tax dollars at work. Millions of dollars is being spent pouring this drivel into your kid's minds. So as you thumb through those college brochures...choose wisely!

Who knows...you could wind up at Cornell University...in their "Sex, Rugs, Salt and Coal" class. Your guess is as good as mine!