February 28, 2020

Episode #50: The Partisan Professoriate with Mitchell Langbert

Peter Wood

Peter Wood and Mitchell Langbert explore recent research on the political affiliations of university professors and also the internal contradictions of John Dewey's progressive education.......

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February 28, 2020

Conference Call: American History for Freedom

National Association of Scholars

Join us for a conference call on March 3rd, at 3 pm as former NAS President Steve Balch tells listeners about his work on "American History for Freedom."

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February 26, 2020

Department of Justice Files Amicus Brief Supporting SFFA

National Association of Scholars

The Department of Justice files to support racial equality in admissions.

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February 26, 2020

Scholars File Amicus Brief for Appeal of Students for Fair Admissions v. Harvard College

National Association of Scholars

NAS files an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals supporting Asian-American students in their case against the use of racial preferences at Harvard.

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February 25, 2020

The New Wave of Intellectual Diversity Legislation

David Acevedo

Representatives from Arizona, Missouri, and Iowa have introduced intellectual diversity bills that may be part of a new wave of state-level legislation.

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February 21, 2020

An Invitation Renewed

National Association of Scholars

The Army War College canceled Raymond Ibrahim's talk last year after protest from CAIR and others, the speech is now back on.

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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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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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Ask a Scholar: What is the True Definition of Latino?

What does it mean to be Latino? Are only Latin American people Latino, or does the term apply to anyone whose language derived from Latin?...

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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....