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February 20, 2020

The Economics and Politics of The 1619 Project

Peter Wood, Phillip W. Magness and Robert Cherry

Robert Cherry and Phil Magness join Peter W. Wood to discuss The 1619 Project, including its dubious portrayal of the economics of American slavery.

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February 19, 2020

Conference Follow-up: Fixing Science

National Association of Scholars

A summary of NAS's conference held at the Independent Institute in Oakland, CA, February 7th and 8th.

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February 19, 2020

The Economist Tries to Mislead about Liberal Bias in Academia

Sumantra Maitra

The Economist claims that "There is scant evidence to suggest that academic elites push a left-wing agenda onto their impressionable young pupils"—Sumantra Maitra disagrees.

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February 18, 2020

Faculty Partisanship Favors Democrats 95:1

David Acevedo

A new study by Professors Mitchell Langbert of Brooklyn College and Sean Stevens of NYU uncovers systematic differences that contribute to local variation in faculty partisanship.

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February 15, 2020

Interview with an Independent Scholar

David Randall

What does a scholar from outside academia think of today's academic culture?

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