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January 9, 2021

Turning a Blind Eye to Chinese Malfeasance Does Not Advance Justice

David Acevedo

An open letter from three organizations to President-elect Biden urges him to end the DoJ's China Initiative, denouncing it as racist. This will lead to less justice, not more.

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January 8, 2021

Journals Must Decide: Science or Censorship?

David Randall

The journal Nature Communications has joined the parade of institutions that subordinate science to political censorship.

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January 5, 2021

2020 NAS Roundup

David Acevedo

As we enter a new year, we're taking some time to reflect on all that we accomplished in the rollercoaster known as 2020.

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January 5, 2021

The 2020 Election

Peter Wood

The 2020 election was as contentious as they get. What effect will this extreme partisanship have on the future of higher education? At what point are bipartisan proposals useless--when is a line to b......

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December 30, 2020

What to Worship, How to Obey: The New Rules of Cancel Culture

Peter Wood

Cancel culture is what we call the effort by leftists to banish people who defy the edicts of political correctness. The goalposts keep moving and cancellable offenses continue to expand. Are there an......

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