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CATEGORY: THANKSGIVING (5 MIN)
Lasting traditions
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This Thanksgiving week, Neal B. Freeman, author and former editor for National Review
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, took to the pages of that publication to offer up some sage bits of wisdom from his experience in America. He did so as a reflection of that magazine’s internal tradition of passing on wisdom from senior employees to more junior ones. Although you can read the full text of his advice in his article, here are just some excerpts:
“Note that when somebody says he’d rather be governed by the first 2,000 names in a phonebook than by the faculty of Harvard University, he’s talking about the Harvard people more than the phonebook people.”
“While it’s true that any old tyrant can give us tyranny, and that any old anarchist can give us anarchy, only America can give us the golden oxymoron of ordered liberty.”
“I have heeded too infrequently the wisdom of a friend in downeast Maine who once told me that life is simpler when you plow around the stump.”
Freeman includes dozens of these life lessons and observations on the current state of our nation. To discover his entire list, read the article at NR right here
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Weekly Poll
RESULTS: 11/16/23
Last week, we asked: After the third debate, who is your favorite Republican presidential candidate? Here are the results:
[A] Donald Trump - 16.7%
[B] Nikki Haley - 27.8%
[C] Ron DeSantis - 33.3%
[D] Chris Christie - 10.2%
[E] Tim Scott - 2.8%
[F] Vivek Ramaswamy - 5.6%
[G] Unsure - 3.7%
What is the best Thanksgiving side dish?
[A] Stuffing
[B] Mashed potatoes
[C] Green bean casserole
[D] Roasted brussels sprouts
[E] Sweet potato casserole
[F] Other
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CATEGORY: PODCAST EPISODE
Religious Liberty and the Natural Rights Tradition | Vincent Phillip Muñoz
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In this episode, Vincent Muñoz joins the podcast to discuss:
his book, Religious Liberty and the American Founding: Natural Rights and the Original Meanings of the First Amendment Religion Clauses
how the Founders agreed on religious liberty as a natural right in principle, but disagreed about what that means in practice
why the natural rights tradition offers a coherent account of the proper limits of church-state relations
Texts Mentioned:
Religious Liberty and the American Founding: Natural Rights and the Original Meanings of the First Amendment Religion Clauses
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Watch Now
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Christmas Open House
December 12th, 2023
Join ISI this Christmas and Holiday season at our Christmas Open House
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in our newly dedicated Linda L. Bean Conference Center.
This festive evening will feature local award-winning historian W. Barksdale Maynard from the University of Delaware. He will speak on his book The Brandywine: An Intimate Portrait. From the Battle of the Brandywine in 1777—a character-forming crucible of war for George Washington—to the rise of the Brandywine School of Art, our region has made rich contributions to American liberty, arts, and culture.
Don't miss an open bar reception, lecture, and Q&A as we celebrate the Brandywine Valley’s contributions to the American tradition!
Join us in Wilmington, DE >>>
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Because our student editors and writers are bravely bringing conservative ideas to their campuses, we’re highlighting their efforts here.
The 2020 Stanford Blacklist
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via The Stanford Review
“The Review has obtained a meticulously organized blacklist of over 200 Stanford professors created by students to strip academic standards under the guise of racial justice in 2020... The students gave professors a ‘positive’ mark for ‘cancelled or optional assignments, projects, attendance, [and] exams’ and blacklisted them for insufficiently meeting their demands with a ‘negative’ mark.”
Raising Concerns About Gordon’s New Chapel Attendance System
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via Gordon Review
“Recently, Gordon shifted from a chapel-checking system based on scanning student IDs as they leave the chapel to a system that requires them to have a smartphone – specifically, a smartphone run by Apple or Google. Students use the iAttended app to scan a QR code as they enter and again as they exit the chapel. Upon hearing about this change, I was indignant.”
Distinguished Public Servant Richard Haass Discusses The Obligations of Citizens
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via The Pepperdine Beacon
“Dr. Richard Haass, a distinguished public servant and president emeritus of the Council of Foreign Relations, presented ‘The Future of American Democracy’ on November 7 as part of the President’s Speaker Series... In the context of his federal government and think tank experience, Haass shared with the audience that his biggest concern for the U.S. is not external war but internal decay. Referencing his new book, ‘The Bill of Obligations,’ Haass spoke on the duty all citizens must fulfill to maintain a healthy democracy.”
Dept. of Education Investigates Cornell for Bias
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via Cornell Review
“On November 16, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education announced
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that it is investigating Cornell and six other schools. Five of the schools are being investigated for anti-semitism, and two are for Islamophobia. The complaints are being brought for violations of Title VI
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of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination ‘based on race, color, or national origin.’”
CATEGORY: THANKSGIVING (3 MIN)
George Washington's Proclamation
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The Thanksgiving holiday is just about as American as anything can be. Besides its Pilgrim heritage, its first national observance came in the first year of our first president’s administration. Although the tradition would go through some changes (Thomas Jefferson chose to break it due to his view of church and state), many presidents followed suit until Abraham Lincoln officially codified its modern form in 1863.
George Washington’s original proclamation
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focused on a nationwide posture of gratitude to God. It united the country in prayer for the promotion of “true religion and virtue,” the “[i]ncrease of science,” and the blessing of “good government, peace, and concord.” And it offered thankfulness for victory in the Revolution, a peaceful establishment of government, and the institution of liberty.
Discover Washington’s full proclamation here
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Thought of the Day:
“And I do further recommend to my fellow-citizens aforesaid that on that occasion they do reverently humble themselves in the dust and from thence offer up penitent and fervent prayers and supplications to the Great Disposer of Events for a return of the inestimable blessings of peace, union, and harmony throughout the land which it has pleased Him to assign as a dwelling place for ourselves and for our posterity throughout all generations.”
- Abraham Lincoln
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