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Xi’s Dictatorship Threatens the Chinese State B

By George Soros - Aug. 13, 2021

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By George Soros – At the heart of this conflict is the reality that the two nations represent systems of governance that are diametrically opposed. The U.S. stands for a democratic, open society in which the role of the government is to protect the freedom of the individual. Mr. Xi believes Mao Zedong invented a superior form of organization, which he is carrying on: a totalitarian closed society in which the individual is subordinated to the one-party state. It is superior, in this view, because it is more disciplined, stronger and therefore bound to prevail in a contest. Read More

How Adherents See ‘Critical Race Theory’ B

By William A, Galston - Jul 13, 2021

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By William A, Galston – But one thing is clear: Because the Declaration of Independence—the founding document of the American liberal order—is a product of Enlightenment rationalism, a doctrine that rejects the Enlightenment tacitly requires deconstructing the American order and rebuilding it on an entirely different foundation. Read More

Can Vivek Ramaswamy Put Wokeism Out of Business? B

By Tunku Varadarajan, Vivek Ramaswamy - Jun 25, 2021

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By Tunku Varadarajan, Vivek Ramaswamy – Interview with Vivek Ramaswamy – How and why corporate America discovered and embraced “Wokeism” and suggested remedies – selected passages, underlines added Read More

Campus Ideology’s Slippery Slope B

By Michael B. Poliakoff - May 5, 2021

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By Michael B. Poliakoff – A day does not go by without news of … the fierce ongoing battle to determine whether colleges and universities will hold fast to academic freedom and intellectual diversity as the catalysts of progress. Will our centers of higher learning be home to diverse theories and strategies, or will they take the illiberal path of deciding for faculty and students what they should believe?…A civil and unprejudiced campus is a priority for any academic community that is true to its purpose. But when a community of scholars and teachers… trades time-honored principles of free inquiry for reflexive and enforced social theories, it damages the broader social fabric…. Read More

America Needs History and Civics Education to Promote Unity B

By Lamar Alexander, Arne Duncan, John King, Rod Paige, Richard Riley and Margaret Spellings - Mar 1, 2021

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By Lamar Alexander, Arne Duncan, John King, Rod Paige, Richard Riley and Margaret Spellings – …the world’s oldest constitutional democracy is in grave danger. We stand at a crossroads, called to protect this democracy. …A key part of our task is to reinvigorate teaching and learning of American history and civics in our nation’s schools. A constitutional democracy requires a citizenry that has a desire to participate, and an understanding of how to do so constructively…  Read More