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November 9, 2010

Obama's 'Extremist, Agenda-Driven, Revisionist' NEH

Candace de Russy

In a series of posts Power Line Blog has been exposing the lurch of the National Endowment for the Humanities under Obama's appointee, Humanities Chairman Jim Leach, toward "polit......

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November 9, 2010

Collegiate Press Roundup 11-9-10

Glenn Ricketts

Student journalists weigh in on environmental activism, keeping in touch with your family and getting locked up for using marijuana.

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November 8, 2010

'Diversity: The Invention of a Concept' Makes 'Dissenting Book' List

Ashley Thorne

The David Horowitz Freedom Center has listed NAS President Peter Wood's book Diversity: The Invention of a Concept in its inventory of "150+ Books You Should Be Reading In Class, But Probably&nb......

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November 8, 2010

"How Much Higher Should We Set the Prices for Next Year?"

Ashley Thorne

Peter Wood gives some insight into how colleges and universities answer that question.

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November 8, 2010

Holocaust Denial, Truth, and Academic Freedom

Ashley Thorne

Cary Nelson writes that "Holocaust denial is speech promoting falsity as truth." Oh, so truth is part of academic freedom, after all, Prof. Nelson?

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