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CATEGORY: POLITICS (3 MIN)
Another Republican debate, another absence from the frontrunner. Donald Trump once again did not appear on stage at the Reagan Library last week, but seven of his challengers did. The remaining candidates answered questions on immigration, the economy, and education, all while battling the moderators and one another.
But did anyone really win the debate? Daniel McCarthy, editor of Modern Age and vice president for ISI’s Collegiate Network, argues that Trump remains the biggest victor. In a piece for the New York Post, McCarthy particularly calls out Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for showing up to the event at all.
McCarthy says DeSantis has “made himself seem like just another punchline and punching bag,” bringing himself down to the level of his fellow challengers. Some of the other candidates, McCarthy writes, helped their cause; he believes Vivek Ramaswamy and Nikki Haley will continue to generate headlines and publicity with their takes and interactions.
But for DeSantis, the once-assumed top challenger to Trump’s huge lead in the polls, McCarthy sees no advantage to debating whatsoever. Instead, McCarthy notes that he (and the other candidates) subjected themselves to hostile “gotcha” questioning from Ilia Calderon of Univision for no real purpose at all.
Read McCarthy’s entire article here.
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Weekly Poll
RESULTS: 9/21/23
Last week, we asked: Have Evangelical Churches become too woke? Here are the results:
[A] Yes - 68.9%
[B] No - 17.6%
[C] Unsure - 13.5%
Who is your favorite Republican presidential candidate after the second debate?
[A] Donald Trump
[B] Ron DeSantis
[C] Tim Scott
[D] Nikki Haley
[E] Vivek Ramaswamy
[F] Chris Christie
[G] Doug Burgum
[H] Mike Pence
[I] Unsure
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CATEGORY: CULTURE (2 MIN)
Ibram X. Kendi, the infamous author of How to Be an Antiracist, wrote in his book, “Like fighting an addiction, being an antiracist requires persistent self-awareness, constant self-criticism, and regular self-examination.” How interesting, then, that one of Kendi’s own allies has accused him of failing to manage his own antiracist research center.
For National Review, Charles C. W. Cooke turns the tables on Kendi. Cooke recounts Kendi’s own definition of “racist policy,” which includes anything that creates or continues racial inequity. He then discusses Kendi’s former colleague, Phillipe Copeland. Copeland blasted Kendi’s Center for Antiracist Research at Boston University, calling it mismanaged and recalling the difficulty of scheduling a time to meet Kendi.
As Cooke notes, the Center received tens of millions of dollars after its opening in June 2020. But the Washington Free Beacon reported last month that Kendi’s group had only produced two original research papers in its entire existence. Add to this that Kendi laid off many of his employees en masse, and you get a complete waste of money, Cooke writes.
Cooke says this project, having done “nothing useful” with millions of dollars, has become a racist policy, squandering the resources of the misguided who thought they could solve a perceived crisis.
Discover Cooke’s full thoughts here.
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CATEGORY: KEYNOTE SPEECH
In this engaging address, Tucker delves into the critical intersections of education, politics, and culture in today's society.
As ISI celebrates seven decades of promoting conservative values and intellectual discourse, Tucker Carlson shares his unique perspective on the challenges and opportunities facing our education system, the evolving political landscape, and the role of culture in shaping our nation's future.
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American Economic Forum
November 1st, 2023
ISI invites you to our 2023 American Economic Forum to hear leading conservative economists, political leaders, and intellectuals discuss how to untangle the American economic crisis. Join us on November 1st at the Catholic University of America for a discussion of the central economic issues that we face today and how to chart a better course for a more prosperous, humane economy.
You’ll hear panels and lectures on a range of important topics such as AI, social capital, immigration and wages, American economic history, and more.
Students can register for this conference FOR FREE. Reserve your seat here!
Join us in Washington, DC >>>
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Because our student editors and writers are bravely bringing conservative ideas to their campuses, we’re highlighting their efforts here.
IU Student Government budgets $42,000 for sex items via The Collegiate Commons
“The IU Student Government (IUSG), which represents undergraduate students at Indiana University Bloomington, budgeted $30,000 this year to subsidize purchases of emergency contraception. They also established a ‘student health care’ fund to continue the initiative, and budgeted for other sex items. The Mandatory Student Activity Fee funds the IUSG.”
How Should We Teach Politics?: An Interview with Professor Lynn Uzzell via The W&L Spectator
“‘For the first time ever in my teaching career,’ [Visiting Assistant Professor of Politics Lynn Uzzell] continued, ‘I have introduced formal debates into my classes here at Washington and Lee… The reason I’ve done that is because I want to get students here comfortable talking about their disagreements in a way that is civil and respectful.’”
Review Exclusive: Stanford’s Security Regime Takes Root via The Stanford Review
“Safetyism—the ideal of safety being championed above all—has trojan-horsed its way into the core of undergraduate life at Stanford... At four upperclassman houses near Lake Lag—Kappa Alpha, Enchanted Broccoli Forest, Jerry, and Narnia—there are dozens of new security cameras positioned outside the houses near the entrances...”
The Morality of Tuition via The Torch
“Boston College ranks 7th nationally in ‘most expensive university,’ charging students (as we all know quite well) a base tuition of approximately $63,000 a year, not including room and board... Yet Boston College justifies this by claiming its financial aid is ‘need-based,’ ‘blind,’ or whatever buzzwords and catchphrases the board of directors and the school’s public relations horde use to make themselves sleep at night... Upon reflecting on the teachings of Christ and the Church and squaring the cost of education with those values, it becomes all too apparent that Boston College has not only abandoned its Catholic mission but is also falling into greed, usury, and general moral malignancy."
Vox Silentium in Deserto? via The Dartmouth Review
“The motto of our small but beloved College translates to “A voice crying out in the wilderness.” The implications for speech that stem from this biblical allusion (Mark 1:3) are directly contradicted by the 2024 College Free Speech Rankings jointly published by the Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression... and College Pulse. A whopping 55,102 students were surveyed nationwide, and, out of 248 colleges and universities, Dartmouth came in at 240th.“ |
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CATEGORY: POLITICS (16 MIN)
The last three years have posed significant new difficulties for the conservative movement, ushering in Democratic control of major facets of government, and, more insidiously, progressive control of many cultural institutions. Besides these external threats, internal division continues to plague the Right. Is there any hope for the future?
Daniel McCarthy believes there is, but he urges action steps for the conservative movement. For this week’s Intercollegiate Review archive piece, McCarthy describes the current state of conservatism and overviews America’s situation this year. McCarthy cites the systematic disarray of the political left and the legislative inactivity of Democrats when they had the majority as reasons to hope.
But McCarthy is worried about the conservative movement’s ability to seize the moment. For background, he reviews four “main currents” that have fed conservatism since the 1800s. The most recent of these, anti-leftism, McCarthy sees as a helpful reaction to woke culture—but he also sees its danger.
If the anti-left overcomes other currents of conservatism, McCarthy writes, “religion will decay into mere anti-secularism, country patriotism will give way to anger at rootlessness, and the philosophy of balance will dissolve into a ruthless Machiavellianism.”
Read McCarthy’s well-thought overview right here.
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Thought of the Day:
“I’m calling for applying natural law to American life.”
- Tucker Carlson
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