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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 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 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 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 via Cornell Review “On November 16, the Office of Civil Rights (OCR) of the U.S. Department of Education announced 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 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination ‘based on race, color, or national origin.’” |
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CATEGORY: THANKSGIVING (3 MIN)George Washington's ProclamationThe 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 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. And may you and yours have a truly happy Thanksgiving! |
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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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