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January 24, 2022

The Military-Industrial-Academic-Political-Scientific Complex

J. Scott Turner

The “scientific and technological elite” Eisenhower warned about in his famous Farewell Address is clearly here, deeply entrenched and wielding enormous power.

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January 20, 2022

Video: The Great Depression

National Association of Scholars

How did the Great Depression shape the character of those who lived through it? What effects did this have on political and economic life in the forthcoming decades?

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January 20, 2022

A New Civic Knowledge Test, Retreating School Boards, and the Booming DEI Industry

John D. Sailer

Across the country, state lawmakers have sprung into action—once again, education is at the top of the agenda everywhere.

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January 20, 2022

NAS Urges the University of Pennsylvania Law School to Affirm Amy Wax's Freedom of Speech

National Association of Scholars

The University of Pennsylvania Law School should affirm Amy Wax’s good name and dismiss the complaint against her on principle.

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January 20, 2022

An Initial Victory for UNT Professor Timothy Jackson

David Randall

Persecuted music professor Timothy Jackson has won an early battle in the courts. Every scholar who seeks redress against academic persecution should take heart.

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