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January 10, 2017

Making Citizens: How American Universities Teach Civics

National Association of Scholars

An in-depth report on how civics is taught around the United States.

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January 9, 2017

Executive Summary - Making Citizens Report

David Randall

A new movement in American higher education aims to transform the teaching of civics. This report is a study of what that movement is, where it came from, and why Americans should be concerned.

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January 4, 2017

Modern Versus Western Thought: Thinking From The Founding

William H. Young

William Young examines the Constitution's origins in the Western philosophical tradition.

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January 3, 2017

Seven Types of Suppression

National Association of Scholars

NAS president Peter Wood writes on free speech and censorship in The New Criterion. 

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December 30, 2016

NAS's Top Ten Articles of 2016

National Association of Scholars

Join us as we review the year by recognizing what you read most. These are the top ten articles on NAS.org in 2016.

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