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Stubborn defender of the Four Olds. 四舊 https://t.co/pKHXtzOjIm @firstthingsmag Board @LawLiberty Senior Writer @CLT Board @Paideiainst Board @NASorg Board
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@JamesWHankins1 And they are still mandatory outside of the faculty of arts and sciences in dozens of Harvard schools and Institutes and academic hospitals, etc.. Internal reform was only able to accomplish making them optional, and only in one school. Pretty weak.
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This is why the defense of liberty rightly understood demands attention to the mesos. Ideological accounts of freedom at times underestimate the importance of certain sociological foundations.
Aristotle taught in the Politics that a stable non-monarchical regime can best survive if there is a sizable middle class and its leading magistrates are drawn from this class.
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Kicked off with a lecture today on what @JamesWHankins1 calls Christendom’s Middle Age. Off to the races, indeed!
Today marks the start of Term III for Ralston's MA cohort. They will explore Plotinus, Augustine, and Boethius, before turning to that great cathedral of medieval literature, the three canticles of Dante's Divine Comedy. We wish them well as they tour this millennium of thought.
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Over 1,000,000 hours of hard work spread between thousands of people went into making Beast Games 2
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“In 100 years we have gone from teaching Latin and Greek in high school to teaching remedial English in college.” Despite all the obsession with STEM things are no better on the math side .
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A story that has stuck with me since it happened a few years ago: > the NY philharmonic is too White! > institute blind auditions > backfires, even more White people get selected > scrap blind auditions > start explicitly discriminating against White people
BLACKLISTED: In September the Knoxville Symphony invited me to their blind audition for Principal Clarinet, which I won by unanimous vote. Two days later their CEO called and refused to hire me, citing my ousting from the Nashville Symphony six years ago for resisting DEI as the
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Wonderful review from The Federalist of our project to revive the study of Western civilizations. https://t.co/JOeIbYPuZE
thefederalist.com
'The Golden Thread: A History of the Western Tradition,' is the thorough defense of Western Civilization students desperately need.
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Journalists keep scratching their heads and wondering why so many people seem to be converting to Christianity. It seems never to occur to them that the evidence for the truth of theism and intelligent design is so much stronger than it was two decades ago.
Agency and the Mind Universe (Part 2) - with Dr. J. Scott Turner https://t.co/0YTBkbBFy5
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You are right. We don't expect the book will be usable in unionized public schools. It's written for classical schools, where students have a much larger vocabulary, more discipline, and a higher level of reading comprehension. The book can be read by 11th-12th graders and
@JamesWHankins1 p.s. Your book is written at about 3 grade levels above their comprehension... History teachers (coaches) need a shorter book with fewer themes, with a simpler vocabulary. Sorry, but that's true. We don't have "History Majors" teaching history in HS.
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"Conservatives [in Iowa] will finally have ... an infrastructure, budget, and community of colleagues that can stand together against left-wing faculty ... who have denied students access to the full range of American ideas." https://t.co/z05bNWLqg4
city-journal.org
The University of Iowa’s new Center for Intellectual Freedom promises an end to left-wing ideological domination.
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"This report is both a call for further investigation into this possibility and a suggestion that scientific enterprises, including academia, alter their policies to restore the spirit of open inquiry." https://t.co/1Ft1hT1N4H
jamesgmartin.center
Scientists' ideas, theories, and beliefs often become important policies. It is of considerable value to know how they think, and how their ideas evolve.
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Journalists keep scratching their heads and wondering why so many people seem to be converting to Christianity. It seems never to occur to them that the evidence for the truth of theism and intelligent design is so much stronger than it was two decades ago.
Agency and the Mind Universe (Part 2) - with Dr. J. Scott Turner https://t.co/0YTBkbBFy5
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David Randall is a major voice of sanity, honesty, and empiricism in the world of education policy and deserves many more followers on X. He's the real thing!
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"He also served on the District Committee on Safety." https://t.co/WySqi0ccSZ
freebeacon.com
The FBI foiled a New Year's Eve terrorist plot, arresting four members of a radical anti-Israel extremist group accused of planning five coordinated bombings across Los Angeles, the Department of...
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Just discovered a wonderful parody by Erich Kästner: Kennst Du das Land, wo die Kanonen blühn? Du kennst es nicht? Du wirst es kennenlernen! The rest can't live up to the first two lines, but those are perfect. Recommended for AfD politicos. https://t.co/as0qNx7EQw
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Yes, and globalists see the entire population of the world as their polity; hence the open borders ideology. Global government by the back door.
"Some see the nation as a bounded political community, owed loyalty and sacrifice. Others understand themselves as citizens of the world and are willing to subordinate national interests to global arrangements." https://t.co/B4lB4d3Exy
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"State lawmakers must take a more active role in revisiting general education requirements in order to restore trust in higher education." https://t.co/2d9sc1KMKs
manhattan.institute
Universities across the U.S. are struggling to rebuild public trust, as many Americans are concerned about politicization and the return on investment of a college degree. At their best, universities...
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"Making sure that all America’s math teachers know calculus is the best way to ensure that all the incoming freshmen at UC San Diego will know elementary math ... Reforming teacher education is the high road to success in the broader campaign for education reform."
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"Reforming teacher education is the high road to success in the broader campaign for education reform." https://t.co/PL8EuPwSM1
mindingthecampus.org
Too many college kids can’t even read and write. At UC San Diego, “In the 2025 incoming class, … [freshmen whose math placement exam results indicate they do not meet middle school standards]...
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State universities yes (though it needs to be done with finesse), private universities, no. I think David would agree?
"NAS Endorses Michigan's Academic Content Standards Bill. ... Elected policymakers should have a say in state academic content standards." https://t.co/0WAiq5O5Hb
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This is a suggestion that should be taken seriously, I think, though it seems satiric.
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