February 24, 2024

My Favorite Undergraduate History Professor

John M. Brown

"By contemporary recommended educational procedures and commonly accepted best practices, Dr. Jensen did it “all wrong.” Yet he became, and remains, my all-time favorite college teache......

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February 21, 2024

Connecticut’s Social Studies Standards Fail Students, Report Finds

National Association of Scholars

The Civics Alliance has just released Disowned Yankees: How Connecticut's Social Studies Standards Shortchange Students. This report provides a detailed critique of the Connecticut Elementary and......

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February 20, 2024

“The Evil West and the Innocent Rest”

Kali Jerrard

Utah’s recent legislation aims to reverse the anti-Western sentiment in higher education.

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February 20, 2024

South Dakota's House Bill 1213 Falls Short

National Association of Scholars

South Dakota should have new Centers in all its public universities, dedicated to teaching students about America’s and South Dakota’s traditions of liberty, republican self-government, an......

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February 15, 2024

VIDEO: Big Intel—An Interview with J. Michael Waller

National Association of Scholars

Join us for this special discussion on how intelligence agencies have strayed from their mission of protecting the people they are supposed to serve.

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February 14, 2024

A Comment on the College Cost Reduction Act

Teresa R. Manning

The College Cost Reduction Act is a decent starting point to address escalating costs in American higher education, but it is not a home run. 

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February 14, 2024

Utah's Senate Bill 226 Restores Western Civ Education

National Association of Scholars

The National Association of Scholars and the Civics Alliance enthusiastically endorse Utah Senate Bill 226, the School of General Education Act. If Utah passes SB 226 into law, it will become a l......

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February 13, 2024

The Great Academic Divorce with China

Ian Oxnevad

All signs show that American education is beginning a long and painful divorce with the People’s Republic of China. But will academia go through with it?

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February 10, 2024

A Tribute to Russel B. Nye (1913-1993)

Dale M. Herder

A heartwarming submission for our Doktorvater series. In it, Dr. Dale Herder shares the story of a professor who helped shape his intellectual journey.

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February 9, 2024

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Where Did We Get the Idea That Only White People Can Be Racist?

A look at the double standard that has arisen regarding racism, illustrated recently by the reaction to a black professor's biased comments on Twitter....

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10 Reasons Not to Go to College

A sampling of arguments for the idea that college may not be for everyone....