January 27, 2017

Modern Versus Western Thought: The Unconscious and Determinism

William H. Young

William Young discusses the separation of academic social science and philosophy from the guiding ideas of the American Founding.

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January 26, 2017

Securing Liberty

Rachelle Peterson

NAS members and friends gathered in Oklahoma City for NAS’s 30th anniversary conference.

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January 25, 2017

Video: Making Citizens DC Launch

National Association of Scholars

A video of the Making Citizens report launch event is now avaliable.

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January 25, 2017

David Randall in Conversation with Harry Boyte in Education Week

National Association of Scholars

David Randall responds to Harry Boyte and Deborah Meier at Education Week.

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January 20, 2017

NAS Embraces Classical Alternative to the PSAT

National Association of Scholars

Classic Learning Initiatives has developed a new alternative to the PSAT, rolling out the Classic Learning Test 9 (CLT 9) and Classic Learning Test 10 (CLT 10).

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January 19, 2017

Academia is in the New Dark Age

Leo Goldstein

Leo Goldstein replies to comments by Bruce Gilley and Edward R. Dougherty.

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January 18, 2017

NAS Affiliate Oregon Association of Scholars Launches New Website

National Association of Scholars

The Oregon chapter of the National Association of Scholars has provided resources for members at OregonScholars.org. 

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January 18, 2017

Stanley Fish Opposes Politicized “New Civics”

National Association of Scholars

Professor Stanley Fish offers his thoughts on our report Making Citizens.

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January 11, 2017

New York Post and Others Highlight NAS Report

National Association of Scholars

NAS has analyzed the masquerading of political activism as a civics education in our report Making Citizens: How American Universities Teach Civics, garnering media attention.

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January 10, 2017

Radical Activists Hijack Civics Education, Study Finds

National Association of Scholars

PRESS RELEASE: A new study, Making Citizens, documents how activists have taken over the term "civic learning" and turned it into a way to raise up a new generation of protesters. 

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