March 20, 2018

Recap of NAS Conference: "What is Western Civilization?"

National Association of Scholars

An overview of the first NAS conference of 2018 held in lovely Phoenix, AZ; includes pictures!

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March 20, 2018

Why a Penn Professor Was Vilified for Telling the Truth About Race

Peter Wood

These days, saying uncomfortable truths aloud can get you banned from teaching First Year law students.

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March 16, 2018

From Suffrage to Suppression: Women Now Lead in Anti-Speech Sentiment

Keli Carender

Free speech advocates must figure out why women support restrictions on free speech at a higher rate than men.

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March 12, 2018

Another Incoherent Protest This Time by Law Students

Peter Wood

At Minding the Campus, NAS President Peter Wood writes about the lack of consequences that protesters face after disrupting campus speakers.

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March 12, 2018

Get China's Pernicious Confucius Institutes Out of US colleges

Rachelle Peterson

Rachelle Peterson writes at The Hill about six practical steps the US government can take in response to Confucius Institutes. 

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March 9, 2018

NAS Awards Fraser Barron Scholarship to Eleanor Schneider

National Association of Scholars

The NAS has awarded Eleanor Schneider the 2018 Fraser Barron Memorial Scholarship in Renaissance & Western History.

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March 8, 2018

The Real Fallout From High School Walkouts

Peter Wood

Writing at Minding the Campus, NAS President Peter Wood discusses how student walkouts subordinate education to the quest for power.

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March 8, 2018

Seth Forman Joins NAS Staff

Peter Wood

NAS welcomes Seth Forman, the new Managing Editor of Academic Questions.

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March 7, 2018

Chilling Sommers: Another Blow to Discourse

Emina Melonic

At American Greatness, Emina Melonic asks what can be done about the increasingly frequent suppression of speech by indoctrinated college students.

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March 6, 2018

Professor Amy Wax in the News

National Association of Scholars

NAS Board Member Amy Wax's 2017 op-ed is still making waves in 2018.

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