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Newsletter Archive
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Sept. 25, 2023Hamline’s Leadership Triples Down Against Academic Freedom
On the corruption of the secular ideals of the academy by religious orthodoxy. -
Sept. 18, 2023
Do Administrators Have Academic Freedom?
Ideas around the topic are diffuse and murky. -
Sept. 11, 2023
Has a Ticking Time Bomb for Academic Freedom Finally Exploded?
On intramural speech and the First Amendment. -
Sept. 5, 2023
ChatGPT Robs Students of Something Essential
In the short term, AI will cause not chaos but nihilism. -
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Aug. 21, 2023
When Harvard’s President Opposed a Satanic Mass
Cancel culture, secularism, and the lures of Satan. -
Aug. 14, 2023
West Virginia University’s Budgetary Implosion
On top of layoffs and department closures … a loyalty oath? -
Aug. 7, 2023
Christopher Rufo’s Confused New Book
The journalist and activist can’t decide between propaganda and history. -
July 31, 2023
Stanford’s President Sends Legal Threats to a Student Reporter
Plus: Why does Nicholas Kristof pretend to be a country bumpkin? -
