October 1, 2018

Launch Event: Beach Books 2017-18

National Association of Scholars

RSVP for the launch of Beach Books 2017-2018 at First Things. A live stream of the launch event is available.

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September 28, 2018

Angri-culture and Disagreement

Peter Wood

Testimony to the House Judiciary Committee on the state of intellectual freedom in the United States. 

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September 27, 2018

Accusation Studies

Peter Wood

Trial by accusation has become standard, where did it find its start?

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September 27, 2018

Conjuring Pushkin

Peter Wood

A review of playwright Jonathan Leaf's and director Christopher McElroen's play Pushkin.

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September 26, 2018

The Irreproducibility Crisis Claims Another Victim

Chance Layton

David Randall writes on the firing of Cornell scientist Brian Wansink and the ongoing problem of irreproducibility. 

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September 24, 2018

Conference Calls: The Freedom to Learn Agenda

National Association of Scholars

Schedule and information for Fall conference calls with NAS.

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September 18, 2018

Mice, P-hacking, and More Irreproducible Science

Peter Wood

Another study stinks of irreproducible science.

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September 10, 2018

NAS Supports a Besieged Academic

National Association of Scholars

PRESS RELEASE: NAS circulates an open letter asking the University of Chicago and the Medieval Academy to vindicate Professor Rachel Fulton Brown.

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