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| Subject | DEI bureaucracy? |
| Date | May 2, 2024 6:04 PM |
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CATEGORY: EDUCATION (3 MIN)
Bay Area bureaucracy
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Although the economy has improved since the depths of the pandemic, millions of Americans are still struggling. Many businesses can’t find good workers, and many good workers can’t find good openings. But that struggle doesn’t apply to specialists in one field: DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion). In current American higher education, there’s always a home for a DEI enforcer.
For City Journal, Christopher Rufo, the author of ISI’s 2024 Conservative Book of the Year, brings his spotlight to the vast DEI bureaucracy at Stanford University. Rufo discovered from sources on campus that the school “employs at least 177 full-time DEI bureaucrats,” a massive expenditure on a force that has dangerous effects.
Rufo includes comments from Julia Steinberg, a writer at the Stanford Review, one of the flagship papers of ISI’s Collegiate Network. He also links to stories from the Review—stories that highlight the abuse students inflict on their peers and on professors who don’t match the politically correct mold. Such tales are ironic from a university that spends so much on “inclusion.”
Rufo says the DEI employees have pushed discriminatory policies which target demographics they see as over-represented. And since their number has more than doubled since 2021, Rufo believes these bureaucrats will continue to drive Stanford in the wrong direction.
Read Rufo’s piece here to learn more.
Read Now
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Weekly Poll
Is DEI hurting America?
[A] Yes
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[B] No
[C] Unsure
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RESULTS: 4/25/24
On a scale of 1 to 5, how surprised are you by the University of Columbia Protests?
[A] 5 (Very Surprised) - 7.8%
[B] 4 - 5.6%
[C] 3 - 7.8%
[D] 2 - 17.8%
[E] 1 (Not Surprised) - 61.1%
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CATEGORY: INTERNATIONAL (11 MIN)
Eastern economics
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China’s policies of censorship have kept the Western world from learning much of what transpires in the Eastern giant. Writers must therefore work much harder to generate accurate scholarship about the past and present of China, but what they create becomes even more valuable on the international stage, especially given the country’s enormous influence.
Samuel Gregg, a guest last year on ISI’s podcast Conservative Conversations, reviews a recent book in this Chinese niche. Markets with Chinese Characteristics: Economic Liberalism in Modern China, by Evan W. Osborne, traces the history of the Chinese free market from the mid-1800s to the present.
Gregg says Osborne’s work reveals a roller coaster-like trajectory for Chinese economic liberalism. After contact with Western powers, some influential Chinese politicians discovered free-market texts and advocated their principles. But the nationalist KMT and the communist CCP, the major parties of the early 20th century, both rejected economic liberalism.
Shockingly, the free market survived in the minds of a few communist scholars, even as their party nearly destroyed liberalism. And after Deng Xiaoping’s ascension to power, Gregg notes those ideas informed a resurgence in the free market out of necessity, since communist ideas had left millions in poverty.
Gregg argues that China has now turned back to interventionism, bringing old economic woes back to the forefront. To discover more about this fascinating history, read Gregg’s article here. And read Osborne’s book in a linked free PDF here
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Read Now
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CATEGORY: VIDEO
Should the United States Ban Pornography? | Allie Beth Stuckey vs. Charles C. W. Cooke
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Join us for a thought-provoking debate hosted by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) featuring conservative commentators Charles C.W. Cooke and Allie Beth Stuckey. In this lively discussion, Cooke and Stuckey dive into the contentious issue of whether the United States should implement a ban on pornography.
Charles C.W. Cooke, editor of National Review Online (NRO), brings his perspective on free speech and individual liberties, exploring the potential implications of government intervention in regulating adult content.
Allie Beth Stuckey, host of the "Relatable" podcast, presents her views on the cultural impact of pornography and its effects on society, advocating for moral and social considerations in the debate.
Don't miss this important conversation!
Watch Now
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Homecoming Weekend
Join ISI on September 20-21, 2024 for a garden party that’ll welcome students, professors, alumni, and friends of ISI from across the country.
Every year, we host ISI’s annual Homecoming festivities right on our 20-acre campus tucked away into a bucolic pocket of Wilmington, DE. Our Homecoming sets the tone for the new school year and is an opportunity to celebrate and network with our impressive community of students, teachers, alumni, and professionals from a variety of backgrounds.
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Because our student editors and writers are bravely bringing conservative ideas to their campuses, we’re highlighting their efforts here.
Anti-Israel Encampment Causes Distress for Jewish Students, Disrupts Learning
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via The Princeton Tory
“Over the course of the day, protestors remained in McCosh Courtyard while classes continued in the surrounding buildings. According to the list of ‘encampment demands’ leaked by NR, the protestors hoped their efforts would push the University to ‘call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza’ and condemn Israel for what they described as a ‘genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people.’”
Anti-Israel Protestors Clash with Police at the University of Texas
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via The Texas Horn
“On April 24, 2024, protestors, media, and police flooded the University of Texas, as anti-Israel protests descended into chaos... As a result of the calls to disperse, protestors left Brazos Garage and gathered back on Speedway. Here, police officers began to make arrests
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as protestors began to clash with police. One protester even launched horse feces
[link removed]
towards the police officers. The protesters began chanting
[link removed]
‘you serve us’ and ‘you can’t scare us’ as police attempted to clear Speedway. Many more were arrested due to refusal to obey the police.”
IUPUI hosts drag bingo
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via The Collegiate Commons
“On Tuesday night, the IUPUI Office of Health and Wellness Promotion and the LGBTQ+ Center hosted their annual drag bingo event
[link removed]
. The event, which was held in the ballroom of the Campus Center, was marketed as a way for students to de-stress before finals. It featured two hours of drag performance interspersed with bingo.”
Trumped Up: John Yoo on Charges Facing President
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via The Irish Rover
“John Yoo, the Emmanuel Heller Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, lectured on the context and legal theory behind the myriad of lawsuits currently facing former President Donald Trump. The Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government (CCCG) sponsored the April 19 lecture titled ‘Trump’s Legal Troubles.’”
Stanford Protesters Collaborate with Marxist-Leninist Organization
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via The Stanford Review
“As universities across the country are colonized (or decolonized, depending who you ask) by tent-cities of anti-Israel protesters, Stanford has rekindled its ‘sit-in to stop genocide.’ The sit-in 2.0, a tent city in Stanford’s White Plaza, is about 500 feet closer to Stanford’s Main Quad and has been subject
[link removed]
to more disciplinary force by administrators who have likely lost their patience with protesters, with names of student protesters referred to the Office of Community Standards. Also new is the sit-in’s explicit connection with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, a pro-China, pro-Syria, self-described Marxist-Leninist organization
[link removed]
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CATEGORY: CONSERVATISM (5 MIN)
A mythic man
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Conservatism definitionally relies on tradition. Tradition is made up of the thoughts of those who came before us—a collection of the works of the dead. And even as memories of the most legendary thinkers in the conservative canon fade away, their influence remains.
Such is the theme of Daniel McCarthy’s essay on the Modern Age website honoring Russell Kirk, the founder of Modern Age and the author of The Conservative Mind. McCarthy, the present editor of Modern Age and ISI’s Vice President for the Collegiate Network, asks why Kirk’s writings and ideas carry so much weight to this day.
McCarthy settles in part on Kirk’s “gothic” nature; his emphasis on tragedy and defeat as a beautiful thing and his willingness to embrace them. McCarthy does not find Kirk “morbid or unworldly,” but rather persistent and persevering in the midst of opposition. And that, he argues, ultimately points to the good.
“Kirk’s conservatism embraced tragedy as a part of human life, but only a part, and one meant to remind us to cherish what is good in this world all the more dearly for certain knowledge that it will sooner or later pass away—though something will remain,” McCarthy writes.
Read McCarthy’s eloquent ode to Kirk on the Modern Age website here.
Read Now
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Thought of the Day:
“If you want to have order in the commonwealth, you first have to have order in the individual soul.”
- Russell Kirk
Join ISI’s new Alumni Giving Club
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CATEGORY: EDUCATION (3 MIN)
Bay Area bureaucracy
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Although the economy has improved since the depths of the pandemic, millions of Americans are still struggling. Many businesses can’t find good workers, and many good workers can’t find good openings. But that struggle doesn’t apply to specialists in one field: DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion). In current American higher education, there’s always a home for a DEI enforcer.
For City Journal, Christopher Rufo, the author of ISI’s 2024 Conservative Book of the Year, brings his spotlight to the vast DEI bureaucracy at Stanford University. Rufo discovered from sources on campus that the school “employs at least 177 full-time DEI bureaucrats,” a massive expenditure on a force that has dangerous effects.
Rufo includes comments from Julia Steinberg, a writer at the Stanford Review, one of the flagship papers of ISI’s Collegiate Network. He also links to stories from the Review—stories that highlight the abuse students inflict on their peers and on professors who don’t match the politically correct mold. Such tales are ironic from a university that spends so much on “inclusion.”
Rufo says the DEI employees have pushed discriminatory policies which target demographics they see as over-represented. And since their number has more than doubled since 2021, Rufo believes these bureaucrats will continue to drive Stanford in the wrong direction.
Read Rufo’s piece here to learn more.
Read Now
[link removed]
Weekly Poll
Is DEI hurting America?
[A] Yes
[link removed]
[B] No
[C] Unsure
[link removed]
RESULTS: 4/25/24
On a scale of 1 to 5, how surprised are you by the University of Columbia Protests?
[A] 5 (Very Surprised) - 7.8%
[B] 4 - 5.6%
[C] 3 - 7.8%
[D] 2 - 17.8%
[E] 1 (Not Surprised) - 61.1%
[link removed]
CATEGORY: INTERNATIONAL (11 MIN)
Eastern economics
[link removed]
China’s policies of censorship have kept the Western world from learning much of what transpires in the Eastern giant. Writers must therefore work much harder to generate accurate scholarship about the past and present of China, but what they create becomes even more valuable on the international stage, especially given the country’s enormous influence.
Samuel Gregg, a guest last year on ISI’s podcast Conservative Conversations, reviews a recent book in this Chinese niche. Markets with Chinese Characteristics: Economic Liberalism in Modern China, by Evan W. Osborne, traces the history of the Chinese free market from the mid-1800s to the present.
Gregg says Osborne’s work reveals a roller coaster-like trajectory for Chinese economic liberalism. After contact with Western powers, some influential Chinese politicians discovered free-market texts and advocated their principles. But the nationalist KMT and the communist CCP, the major parties of the early 20th century, both rejected economic liberalism.
Shockingly, the free market survived in the minds of a few communist scholars, even as their party nearly destroyed liberalism. And after Deng Xiaoping’s ascension to power, Gregg notes those ideas informed a resurgence in the free market out of necessity, since communist ideas had left millions in poverty.
Gregg argues that China has now turned back to interventionism, bringing old economic woes back to the forefront. To discover more about this fascinating history, read Gregg’s article here. And read Osborne’s book in a linked free PDF here
[link removed]
.
Read Now
[link removed]
[link removed]
CATEGORY: VIDEO
Should the United States Ban Pornography? | Allie Beth Stuckey vs. Charles C. W. Cooke
[link removed]
Join us for a thought-provoking debate hosted by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute (ISI) featuring conservative commentators Charles C.W. Cooke and Allie Beth Stuckey. In this lively discussion, Cooke and Stuckey dive into the contentious issue of whether the United States should implement a ban on pornography.
Charles C.W. Cooke, editor of National Review Online (NRO), brings his perspective on free speech and individual liberties, exploring the potential implications of government intervention in regulating adult content.
Allie Beth Stuckey, host of the "Relatable" podcast, presents her views on the cultural impact of pornography and its effects on society, advocating for moral and social considerations in the debate.
Don't miss this important conversation!
Watch Now
[link removed]
ISI's Annual
Homecoming Weekend
Join ISI on September 20-21, 2024 for a garden party that’ll welcome students, professors, alumni, and friends of ISI from across the country.
Every year, we host ISI’s annual Homecoming festivities right on our 20-acre campus tucked away into a bucolic pocket of Wilmington, DE. Our Homecoming sets the tone for the new school year and is an opportunity to celebrate and network with our impressive community of students, teachers, alumni, and professionals from a variety of backgrounds.
Reserve your ticket>>>
[link removed]
Because our student editors and writers are bravely bringing conservative ideas to their campuses, we’re highlighting their efforts here.
Anti-Israel Encampment Causes Distress for Jewish Students, Disrupts Learning
[link removed]
via The Princeton Tory
“Over the course of the day, protestors remained in McCosh Courtyard while classes continued in the surrounding buildings. According to the list of ‘encampment demands’ leaked by NR, the protestors hoped their efforts would push the University to ‘call for an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza’ and condemn Israel for what they described as a ‘genocidal campaign against the Palestinian people.’”
Anti-Israel Protestors Clash with Police at the University of Texas
[link removed]
via The Texas Horn
“On April 24, 2024, protestors, media, and police flooded the University of Texas, as anti-Israel protests descended into chaos... As a result of the calls to disperse, protestors left Brazos Garage and gathered back on Speedway. Here, police officers began to make arrests
[link removed]
as protestors began to clash with police. One protester even launched horse feces
[link removed]
towards the police officers. The protesters began chanting
[link removed]
‘you serve us’ and ‘you can’t scare us’ as police attempted to clear Speedway. Many more were arrested due to refusal to obey the police.”
IUPUI hosts drag bingo
[link removed]
via The Collegiate Commons
“On Tuesday night, the IUPUI Office of Health and Wellness Promotion and the LGBTQ+ Center hosted their annual drag bingo event
[link removed]
. The event, which was held in the ballroom of the Campus Center, was marketed as a way for students to de-stress before finals. It featured two hours of drag performance interspersed with bingo.”
Trumped Up: John Yoo on Charges Facing President
[link removed]
via The Irish Rover
“John Yoo, the Emmanuel Heller Professor of Law at the University of California, Berkeley, lectured on the context and legal theory behind the myriad of lawsuits currently facing former President Donald Trump. The Center for Citizenship and Constitutional Government (CCCG) sponsored the April 19 lecture titled ‘Trump’s Legal Troubles.’”
Stanford Protesters Collaborate with Marxist-Leninist Organization
[link removed]
via The Stanford Review
“As universities across the country are colonized (or decolonized, depending who you ask) by tent-cities of anti-Israel protesters, Stanford has rekindled its ‘sit-in to stop genocide.’ The sit-in 2.0, a tent city in Stanford’s White Plaza, is about 500 feet closer to Stanford’s Main Quad and has been subject
[link removed]
to more disciplinary force by administrators who have likely lost their patience with protesters, with names of student protesters referred to the Office of Community Standards. Also new is the sit-in’s explicit connection with the Party for Socialism and Liberation, a pro-China, pro-Syria, self-described Marxist-Leninist organization
[link removed]
.“
CATEGORY: CONSERVATISM (5 MIN)
A mythic man
[link removed]
Conservatism definitionally relies on tradition. Tradition is made up of the thoughts of those who came before us—a collection of the works of the dead. And even as memories of the most legendary thinkers in the conservative canon fade away, their influence remains.
Such is the theme of Daniel McCarthy’s essay on the Modern Age website honoring Russell Kirk, the founder of Modern Age and the author of The Conservative Mind. McCarthy, the present editor of Modern Age and ISI’s Vice President for the Collegiate Network, asks why Kirk’s writings and ideas carry so much weight to this day.
McCarthy settles in part on Kirk’s “gothic” nature; his emphasis on tragedy and defeat as a beautiful thing and his willingness to embrace them. McCarthy does not find Kirk “morbid or unworldly,” but rather persistent and persevering in the midst of opposition. And that, he argues, ultimately points to the good.
“Kirk’s conservatism embraced tragedy as a part of human life, but only a part, and one meant to remind us to cherish what is good in this world all the more dearly for certain knowledge that it will sooner or later pass away—though something will remain,” McCarthy writes.
Read McCarthy’s eloquent ode to Kirk on the Modern Age website here.
Read Now
[link removed]
Thought of the Day:
“If you want to have order in the commonwealth, you first have to have order in the individual soul.”
- Russell Kirk
Join ISI’s new Alumni Giving Club
It’s never been easier for you to support our mission—and stay part of our community—with ISI’s new Alumni Giving Club!
For just $19.53 a month, you can join the fight and “pay it forward” by educating the next generation for ordered liberty.
Join the Club
[link removed]
Follow on Twitter Friend on Facebook Forward to Friend
Copyright © 2024, All rights reserved.
Our mailing address is:
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