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August 27, 2014

The Collision Between Academic Freedom and Freedom of Contract: the Salaita Case

George Leef

George Leef offers his perspective on whether a university should have the freedom to decline to employ those who seem more interested in espousing political beliefs than in teaching.

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August 27, 2014

Revisiting the Classics: What's New and What's True

F.R. Duplantier

Political author F.R. Duplantier reviews Evelyn Waugh's Scoop.

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August 26, 2014

Revisiting the Classics: “The End of the Tether” by Joseph Conrad

Jackson Toby

Jackson Toby, Professor of Sociology Emeritus at Rutgers University, writes on why he considers "The End of the Tether" to be the best—and perhaps most underappreciated—novella Joe......

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August 22, 2014

Revisiting the Classics: Native Son

Jim Hartley

Jim Hartley, Professor of Economics at Mount Holyoke College, reflects on how Native Son is taught in contemporary classrooms.

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August 22, 2014

Pushing American History as a Long Tale of Oppression

Peter Wood

The new APUSH is leaving out important figures in U.S. History and focusing instead on a history of the United States as an oppressor. 

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