Washington, DC—On Thursday, June 2, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed H.B. 5001 into […]
They have a point. Of the many things wrong with America’s schools, the warped view of American history, politics, and culture they teach might be at the top of the list. Part of the...
Over the past decade, student protests against speakers, faculty, and peers who express ideas that challenge campus orthodoxies have become common on campuses across America. Several institutions have invited renowned scholars to campus, only...
For decades, philosophers have argued that higher education’s value is rooted in its nurturing of the tolerant, democratic citizen, and that it should cultivate within students the requisite “habits of the heart” to sustain...
In my 20th year as president of the University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma, I hear more and more about the importance of the traditional liberal arts in the contemporary world. Though the...
It is sometimes said that the Founding Fathers created a “procedural republic” that was indifferent to what Americans did with their freedom. But this is to confuse a forthright defense of liberty with moral...
COVID-19 has upended every sector of the American economy, further degraded an already […]
Last month, the nation lost a hero of intellectual freedom and a paradigm of moral courage. The American Council of Trustees and Alumni also lost a dear friend. Abigail Thernstrom, political scientist and leading...
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