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May 25, 2022

The Climate Emergency, the Public Voice, and Nuclear Energy

William H. Young

Neither a turn to the past nor higher education’s present environmentalist fantasies are likely to provide the expansion of safe, cost-effective nuclear energy that the nation needs and desires.

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May 24, 2022

The Sweet Taste of Justice

Marina Ziemnick

Dr. Charles Negy's reinstatement shows that universities can still be held accountable for persecuting professors who speak out against the progressive orthodoxy. 

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May 17, 2022

An Open Letter to David R. Anderson, President of St. Olaf College

Peter Wood

St. Olaf College shortened Professor Edmund Santurri's directorship by an entire year, which many believe is tied to his invitation of controversial speakers to campus.

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May 17, 2022

Stop the Spread (of Lowered Standards)

Marina Ziemnick

Erasing academic standards won’t solve the problems that students face in the post-pandemic era—it will only mask them.

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May 12, 2022

First Amendment Violations, Social Transitioning, and "Gender Affirming Care"

John D. Sailer

The question of gender self-identification—whether a person can self-identify into a different sex—will likely become one of this year’s most salient education issues.

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