November 28, 2017

Not in the Giving Vein Today?

Peter Wood

NAS is sitting out Giving Tuesday.

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November 27, 2017

Peter Wood Reviews "The Fight"

National Association of Scholars

Peter Wood reviews Jonathan Leaf's new play based on the feud between Betty Friedan and Gloria Steinem.

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November 22, 2017

NAS Gives Thanks

Peter Wood

NAS President Peter Wood writes on Thanksgiving.

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November 22, 2017

Modern vs. Western Thought: Relativism vs. Virtue

William H. Young

William Young examines the dominance of relativism in contemporary moral thinking.

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November 21, 2017

What the Tax-Reform Law Could do to Higher Education

Peter Wood

The new tax-reform bill has the potential to reshape the landscape of higher education. 

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November 16, 2017

Induction in Science

Ulrich Ulrich Gerlach

NAS Member Ulrich Gerlach continues the conversation on modern science’s epistemological crisis.

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November 9, 2017

Now Hiring: Communications Associate

National Association of Scholars

NAS is hiring a Communications Associate.

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November 6, 2017

Clemson’s Colin Kaepernick Moment

Dion J. Pierre

Clemson University deals with issues of race and sexual-assualt. 

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November 2, 2017

Black Liberals and White Rednecks

Dion J. Pierre

Impoverished Whites and underprivileged African-Americans have more in common than meets the eye. 

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November 2, 2017

Amy Wax on Dissent and Disagreement at Penn Law

Amy L. Wax

Professor Amy Wax comments on the suppression of free thought at the University of Pennsylvania Law School. 

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