October 1, 2019

Napoleon Chagnon, Anthropologist, Dies at 81

National Association of Scholars

Napoleon Chagnon, a cultural anthropologist whose extensive field research created a classic in anthropology but also drew sharp criticism from his peers, has passed away. In memory, we republish......

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September 30, 2019

Fixing Science

National Association of Scholars

Join the National Association of Scholars and the Independent Institute as we bring together scientists, academics, government officials, and philanthropists to discuss practical ways to fix how scien......

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September 30, 2019

Was it Good Fortune to be Enslaved by the British Empire?

Bruce Gilley

Professor Gilley examines the state of slavery in Africa and throughout the British Empire at the now infamous date of 1619. 

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September 26, 2019

Campus Hook-Up Culture and Title IX Sex Police Meet Due Process

Teresa R. Manning

More and more students are suing their schools after being wrongly expelled after a Title IX investigation. 

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September 26, 2019

Curriculum Vitae Season 2: Beach Books

Peter Wood

We are back to our podcast, Curriculum Vitae, now returning from summer break! We’re not quite ready to leave summer, though, because in this episode, Peter Wood and David Randall sit down to di......

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September 23, 2019

Conference Calls: Fall 2019

National Association of Scholars

Join us this fall for conference calls to discuss what’s happening in higher education. We’ll talk about campus culture, history curricula, what presidential candidates have said on higher......

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September 23, 2019

400 Years of Slavery

Glenn Loury and John McWhorter

Professors Glenn Loury and John McWhorter discuss the New York Times' 1619 Project, the problem with centering the American experiment on race, and current racial disparities. 

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September 20, 2019

“Affirmative Consent” Confirms Disproportionate Feminist Influence in Legal Profession

Teresa R. Manning

The ABA House of Delegates’ attempt this past summer to redefine consent in sexual misconduct cases to “affirmative consent” is more evidence that a destructive feminism has dispropo......

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September 19, 2019

The History of American Enterprise

H. W. Brands

The ingenuity of the American mindset is what has made America wealthy.

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September 19, 2019

Bad Science Makes for Bad Government

David Randall

The government needs to form rules to ensure that the exercise of scientific expertise can itself be independently reproduced and verified.

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