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The secret origin of the evangelical left and their vision for what universities can do was uncovered by Thomas C. Leonard, who is ironically a research scholar at Woodrow Wilson’s very own Princeton University. Leonard’s 2015 book Illiberal Reformers is ostensibly about “Race, Eugenics, and American Economics in the Progressive Era.” He

Michael Malice • The New Right: A Journey to the Fringe of American Politics

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School Reopenings Linked to Union Influence and Politics, Not Safety⁠ ⁠ School closures have affected over 55 million K–12 students in the U.S. since March as the nation deals with the coronavirus pandemic. Although numerous private schools and day care centers have adjusted to the pandemic and reopened, many public... See more

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From 1961 to 2004, according to a series of self-reports from large samples of students, the average amount of time that

Derek Bok • Higher Education in America

After Friday’s new anti-Semitism task force announcement, I have lost confidence in the determination and ability of the Harvard Corporation and Harvard leadership to maintain Harvard as a place where Jews and Israelis can flourish. The previously touted advisory committee has disbanded without any ripple, except for... See more

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In 2019, 21% of Americans had ever met a local reporter, down from 26% in 2016. That’s not surprising given that the number of reporters per 100,000 has dropped a staggering 62% since 2004. That will lead to local news being less trusted.

Steven Waldman • How high school sports coverage can save democracy - Poynter

...The dart guns of social media give more power and voice to the political extremes while reducing the power and voice of the moderate majority. The “Hidden Tribes” study, by the pro-democracy group More in Common, surveyed 8,000 Americans in 2017 and 2018 and identified seven groups that shared beliefs and behaviors. The one furthest to the... See more

Jonathan Haidt • Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid

Bill Maher asks the question many higher-ed critics want to know about college administrators... "Yale has 5,307 undergrads and 3,500 administrators. What do they do?" @dbessner highlights the "consumer-centered transformation," where students are now treated as consumers, and the college... See more

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The population at large is disengaging from their clubs, civic associations, and local churches, says Robert Putnam in Bowling Alone.

Mark Dever • Discipling: How to Help Others Follow Jesus (9marks: Building Healthy Churches Book 8)

This schizophrenia does not exist only in academic circles.14 It is now pervasive, especially in the day-to-day lives of younger adults. Sociologist Christian Smith found that younger American adults held two views of morality in sharp tension, even contradiction. Most are relativistic, not believing in abiding moral absolutes.15 And yet they have