July 22, 2022
Academic Questions: Three Public Philosophies and Some Implications
James W. Springer
Three public philosophies have been predominant in the modern world. All three have advantages and disadvantages, but only one ensures the objective study of science and humanity.
January 28, 2022
Media: Video: The Repatriation Debate
National Association of Scholars
Watch our webinar on the Repatriation Debate—one of the most controversial issues in archaeology and anthropology today.
January 14, 2022
Event: Webinar: The Repatriation Debate: What Is It?
National Association of Scholars
Join NAS for a webinar on the Repatriation Debate—one of the most controversial issues in archaeology and anthropology today.
November 15, 2021
MTC: Ethnic Studies Requirements Erase the Past
Elizabeth Weiss and Glynn Custred
California has become the first state to require ethnic studies for high school graduates. Assembly Bill 101 (an appropriately Orwellian number!), signed by Governor Gavin Newsom on October 8, will in......
June 3, 2021
MTC: Charles Darwin: Victorian Genius
Elizabeth Weiss
Charles Darwin’s works, including The Descent of Man (1871), withstand the test of time. Darwin got a remarkable amount about the mechanics of evolution, our African origins, the links between humans......
April 28, 2021
Article: Responding to Claims of Archaeological Racism
James W. SpringerElizabeth Weiss
A response by Dr. Elizabeth Weiss and James W. Springer, who recently came under fire after presenting a paper at the Society for American Archaeology (SAA).
April 16, 2021
Academic Questions: Repatriation and the Threat to Objective Knowledge
James W. SpringerElizabeth Weiss
We reject the view that the members of any ethnic, racial, or tribal group have the sole right to tell “our story,” because that story is not solely theirs.
January 25, 2021
MTC: Scholarship Versus Racial Identity in Anthropology
James W. Springer and Elizabeth Weiss
We recently published a book titled Repatriation and Erasing the Past (University Press of Florida, 2020), its reception on social media reflects the emotional and dogmatic thinking that has infected......