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CATEGORY: CULTURE (8 MIN)
Roots ignored
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One of the most horrific cultural phenomena of the past few years has been the rise of suicide rates. Nearly 50,000 Americans took their own lives in 2022. From 2001 to 2018, the rate in the U.S. rose by a startling 33% according to the CDC. Many teens and college students across the country know someone affected by this tragic trend.
Writing in National Review, Wesley J. Smith discusses some experts’ misguided attempts to solve this problem and what he sees as the impact of assisted suicide messaging on suicide rates. Smith hooks his piece to a recent issue of The Lancet Public Health, a medical journal, that centered on the problem of suicide.
Smith says the Lancet issue focused on trying to propose solutions to rising suicide rates, but in doing so, it recommended big-government and progressive policies that miss the mark. Experts claimed raising the minimum wage and guaranteed minimum incomes would have saved thousands of American lives. But Smith argues that these policies can also cause job loss, which in turn could feed the very problem they were trying to solve.
Instead, Smith points to the recent glorification of euthanasia in popular culture and media as a cause of increased suicides. And he also chides the Lancet authors for failing to talk about boosting mental health resources, supporting family units, and encouraging the importance of religion—all of which Smith sees as having a tremendous impact on keeping Americans alive.
Read more of Smith’s article here with our NR guest link.
Read Now
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Weekly Poll
Should assisted suicide be legal in the US?
[A] Yes
[B] No
[C] Not sure
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RESULTS: 9/19/2024
Would you support a national abortion ban?
[A] Yes - 47.7%
[B] No - 47.7%
[C] Not sure - 4.7%
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CATEGORY: EDUCATION (6 MIN)
Building, not separating
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The recent Students for Fair Admissions Supreme Court case rejected the longstanding use of affirmative action to select for underrepresented racial minorities in college admissions. Universities across the U.S. have chosen different routes to change their procedures for admitting new students. But many administrators are complaining that the loss of affirmative action has crippled their efforts for equality.
Renu Mukherjee believes that by making such complaints, administrators are admitting that affirmative action never worked to solve the problem it purported to fix. For City Journal, Mukherjee says that affirmative action simply covered up educational disparities at a deeper level—disparities that can’t be fixed by giving a college admission preference based on race.
Mukherjee points to statistics at the K-12 level that highlight the poor educational options offered to minority students, especially in STEM fields. High schools with majority black and Hispanic students offered far fewer STEM courses than their counterparts. And Mukherjee also highlights the low enrollment of these minority students in AP courses that might set them up better for future success.
Instead of trying to put potentially unprepared students into college ahead of their peers, Mukherjee recommends options like specialized, merit-focused middle and high schools to truly help students prepare to be excellent.
What do you think? Read Mukherjee’s piece here to learn more.
Read Now
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CATEGORY: VIDEO
Phillip Blond: The Case for Empire
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In this thought-provoking interview hosted by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Phillip Blond sits down with Johnny Burtka to explore an alternative vision of American history and conservatism.
Together, they discuss whether a universal American Empire is possible and what that could mean for the future of conservatism, national identity, and the global role of the United States. Don't miss this engaging conversation that rethinks the past to envision a new conservative path forward.
Watch Now
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Because our student editors and writers are bravely bringing conservative ideas to their campuses, we’re highlighting their efforts here.
CML Realizes It Overstepped Social Norms
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via The Cornell Review
“On Wednesday, Sept. 18, the Coalition for Mutual Liberation (CML) marched from Day Hall to Statler Hall and disrupted the ILR School’s Human Capital and HR Career Fair being held in the Statler Ballroom that included Boeing and L3Harris. At least one faculty member filed a complaint against the protesters with the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards for violating the Student Code. CML took responsibility for the disruption but then attempted to rationalize its violation with an Instagram posting and a Sun op-ed by student activist Nick Wilson ‘26. Their arguments have a number of fallacies and will not persuade most Cornellians.”
W&L, Local Community Gather to Remember 9/11
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via The W&L Spectator
“The Washington and Lee community recently gathered to honor and remember the lives that were lost in the 9/11 attacks on the United States. The event was sponsored by College Democrats, College Republicans, and The Generals Redoubt.
Students gathered in Stemmons Plaza on 10 September to plant 2997 flags, each representing a life lost that day. Faculty members and students alike stopped what they were doing to lend a hand and have a moment of reflection. It was great to see our student community come together and work as one to place the flags honoring those who lost their lives,” said Frankie Maloof, ‘25, a member of the Varsity Baseball team. “It served as an opportunity for all to reflect on how this tragedy impacted everyone in our great nation, including our W&L community.”
Remaining Pro-Palestian Protesters Will Not Face University Trial
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via The Jefferson Independent
““In the third-floor women’s restroom of New Cabell Hall, a poster taped to the door reads: “Free Our Students. Five Students Face UJC Trial on 9/15. UVA continues retaliating against student protestors with disciplinary charges.” The sign includes a QR code linking to a petition supporting these students. Tucked away in a little-noticed corner of campus, the poster represents a question that has lingered in the minds of many at the University of Virginia: what will happen to those who protested the war in Gaza last spring? The protests last May shocked much of the student body with its sudden escalation. What began as a small group of students sitting on the grass outside the chapel quickly evolved into chants demanding that the university divest from Israel, or, at the very least, disclose its investments. The National Guard intervened to break up the encampment, leading to community backlash and chants of “why you wearing riot gear? I don’t see no riot
here!”
Ross Douthat Speaks at Notre Dame
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via The Irish Rover
“New York Times columnist Ross Douthat spoke at Notre Dame on Friday, September 6 as part of the Center for Social Concerns’ MVP Fridays lecture series. His talk, entitled “Is There Hope For America’s Future?” revisited the topic of his 2021 book The Decadent Society but came to a slightly more optimistic conclusion: While global decadence is deepening, the case for an American renaissance has grown stronger since The Decadent Society’s publication. Douthat analyzed the paradox of American “disquiet, discontent, and pessimism amidst material abundance.” He claimed that these issues are a result of “decadence,” which he defined as “a spirit of civilizational stall, drift, and repetition.” The signs, he argued, are abundant: Technological advance seems limited to the consumer electronics sector, American politics have settled into a fifty-fifty stalemate, new movies seem to be endless remakes or expansions of existing intellectual property, and America’s birth
rate is declining. Moreover, the Pax Americana that defined the post-World War II–era has broken down, with hot wars in the Middle East and Europe.”
CATEGORY: CULTURE (4 MIN)
Behind the scenes
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Martin Luther King, Jr., has been hailed as an American hero. For decades, schools have taught children about his efforts to battle racism and ensure that black Americans received equal treatment under the law, particularly in the South. He even has a national holiday. It’s surprising, then, that modern-day activists who claim to fight for the same rights may have cast aside Dr. King’s work.
For this week’s article from the Modern Age website, Jack Hunter reviews Matt Walsh’s recent movie Am I Racist?, which has earned a top-5 box office spot. In the movie, Walsh goes undercover as a progressive to interact with proponents of the DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) movement. Hunter lauds the movie’s humor, but he also discusses the revelations Walsh found while talking with DEI advocates.
One woman insisted that “America is racist to its bones.” Another met with Walsh for $15,000—Hunter points out that many DEI experts in the movie charged enormous sums for DEI classes and dinners. And Hunter notes that other people Walsh spoke with avoided the basic principles MLK projected in Washington, D.C., only saying that he “did get some things right.”
“If King envisioned a country that would judge people by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin, modern anti-racism preaches the exact opposite: white people’s character is determined by the color of their skin—historically, systematically, societally, and there’s nothing they can do about it,” Hunter writes.
Read Hunter’s full review here on the Modern Age website.
Read Now
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Thought of the Day:
“Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.”
- Martin Luther King Jr.
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CATEGORY: CULTURE (8 MIN)
Roots ignored
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One of the most horrific cultural phenomena of the past few years has been the rise of suicide rates. Nearly 50,000 Americans took their own lives in 2022. From 2001 to 2018, the rate in the U.S. rose by a startling 33% according to the CDC. Many teens and college students across the country know someone affected by this tragic trend.
Writing in National Review, Wesley J. Smith discusses some experts’ misguided attempts to solve this problem and what he sees as the impact of assisted suicide messaging on suicide rates. Smith hooks his piece to a recent issue of The Lancet Public Health, a medical journal, that centered on the problem of suicide.
Smith says the Lancet issue focused on trying to propose solutions to rising suicide rates, but in doing so, it recommended big-government and progressive policies that miss the mark. Experts claimed raising the minimum wage and guaranteed minimum incomes would have saved thousands of American lives. But Smith argues that these policies can also cause job loss, which in turn could feed the very problem they were trying to solve.
Instead, Smith points to the recent glorification of euthanasia in popular culture and media as a cause of increased suicides. And he also chides the Lancet authors for failing to talk about boosting mental health resources, supporting family units, and encouraging the importance of religion—all of which Smith sees as having a tremendous impact on keeping Americans alive.
Read more of Smith’s article here with our NR guest link.
Read Now
[link removed]
Weekly Poll
Should assisted suicide be legal in the US?
[A] Yes
[B] No
[C] Not sure
[link removed]
RESULTS: 9/19/2024
Would you support a national abortion ban?
[A] Yes - 47.7%
[B] No - 47.7%
[C] Not sure - 4.7%
[link removed]
CATEGORY: EDUCATION (6 MIN)
Building, not separating
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The recent Students for Fair Admissions Supreme Court case rejected the longstanding use of affirmative action to select for underrepresented racial minorities in college admissions. Universities across the U.S. have chosen different routes to change their procedures for admitting new students. But many administrators are complaining that the loss of affirmative action has crippled their efforts for equality.
Renu Mukherjee believes that by making such complaints, administrators are admitting that affirmative action never worked to solve the problem it purported to fix. For City Journal, Mukherjee says that affirmative action simply covered up educational disparities at a deeper level—disparities that can’t be fixed by giving a college admission preference based on race.
Mukherjee points to statistics at the K-12 level that highlight the poor educational options offered to minority students, especially in STEM fields. High schools with majority black and Hispanic students offered far fewer STEM courses than their counterparts. And Mukherjee also highlights the low enrollment of these minority students in AP courses that might set them up better for future success.
Instead of trying to put potentially unprepared students into college ahead of their peers, Mukherjee recommends options like specialized, merit-focused middle and high schools to truly help students prepare to be excellent.
What do you think? Read Mukherjee’s piece here to learn more.
Read Now
[link removed]
[link removed]
CATEGORY: VIDEO
Phillip Blond: The Case for Empire
[link removed]
In this thought-provoking interview hosted by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute, Phillip Blond sits down with Johnny Burtka to explore an alternative vision of American history and conservatism.
Together, they discuss whether a universal American Empire is possible and what that could mean for the future of conservatism, national identity, and the global role of the United States. Don't miss this engaging conversation that rethinks the past to envision a new conservative path forward.
Watch Now
[link removed]
Because our student editors and writers are bravely bringing conservative ideas to their campuses, we’re highlighting their efforts here.
CML Realizes It Overstepped Social Norms
[link removed]
via The Cornell Review
“On Wednesday, Sept. 18, the Coalition for Mutual Liberation (CML) marched from Day Hall to Statler Hall and disrupted the ILR School’s Human Capital and HR Career Fair being held in the Statler Ballroom that included Boeing and L3Harris. At least one faculty member filed a complaint against the protesters with the Office of Student Conduct and Community Standards for violating the Student Code. CML took responsibility for the disruption but then attempted to rationalize its violation with an Instagram posting and a Sun op-ed by student activist Nick Wilson ‘26. Their arguments have a number of fallacies and will not persuade most Cornellians.”
W&L, Local Community Gather to Remember 9/11
[link removed]
via The W&L Spectator
“The Washington and Lee community recently gathered to honor and remember the lives that were lost in the 9/11 attacks on the United States. The event was sponsored by College Democrats, College Republicans, and The Generals Redoubt.
Students gathered in Stemmons Plaza on 10 September to plant 2997 flags, each representing a life lost that day. Faculty members and students alike stopped what they were doing to lend a hand and have a moment of reflection. It was great to see our student community come together and work as one to place the flags honoring those who lost their lives,” said Frankie Maloof, ‘25, a member of the Varsity Baseball team. “It served as an opportunity for all to reflect on how this tragedy impacted everyone in our great nation, including our W&L community.”
Remaining Pro-Palestian Protesters Will Not Face University Trial
[link removed]
via The Jefferson Independent
““In the third-floor women’s restroom of New Cabell Hall, a poster taped to the door reads: “Free Our Students. Five Students Face UJC Trial on 9/15. UVA continues retaliating against student protestors with disciplinary charges.” The sign includes a QR code linking to a petition supporting these students. Tucked away in a little-noticed corner of campus, the poster represents a question that has lingered in the minds of many at the University of Virginia: what will happen to those who protested the war in Gaza last spring? The protests last May shocked much of the student body with its sudden escalation. What began as a small group of students sitting on the grass outside the chapel quickly evolved into chants demanding that the university divest from Israel, or, at the very least, disclose its investments. The National Guard intervened to break up the encampment, leading to community backlash and chants of “why you wearing riot gear? I don’t see no riot
here!”
Ross Douthat Speaks at Notre Dame
[link removed]
via The Irish Rover
“New York Times columnist Ross Douthat spoke at Notre Dame on Friday, September 6 as part of the Center for Social Concerns’ MVP Fridays lecture series. His talk, entitled “Is There Hope For America’s Future?” revisited the topic of his 2021 book The Decadent Society but came to a slightly more optimistic conclusion: While global decadence is deepening, the case for an American renaissance has grown stronger since The Decadent Society’s publication. Douthat analyzed the paradox of American “disquiet, discontent, and pessimism amidst material abundance.” He claimed that these issues are a result of “decadence,” which he defined as “a spirit of civilizational stall, drift, and repetition.” The signs, he argued, are abundant: Technological advance seems limited to the consumer electronics sector, American politics have settled into a fifty-fifty stalemate, new movies seem to be endless remakes or expansions of existing intellectual property, and America’s birth
rate is declining. Moreover, the Pax Americana that defined the post-World War II–era has broken down, with hot wars in the Middle East and Europe.”
CATEGORY: CULTURE (4 MIN)
Behind the scenes
[link removed]
Martin Luther King, Jr., has been hailed as an American hero. For decades, schools have taught children about his efforts to battle racism and ensure that black Americans received equal treatment under the law, particularly in the South. He even has a national holiday. It’s surprising, then, that modern-day activists who claim to fight for the same rights may have cast aside Dr. King’s work.
For this week’s article from the Modern Age website, Jack Hunter reviews Matt Walsh’s recent movie Am I Racist?, which has earned a top-5 box office spot. In the movie, Walsh goes undercover as a progressive to interact with proponents of the DEI (diversity, equity, and inclusion) movement. Hunter lauds the movie’s humor, but he also discusses the revelations Walsh found while talking with DEI advocates.
One woman insisted that “America is racist to its bones.” Another met with Walsh for $15,000—Hunter points out that many DEI experts in the movie charged enormous sums for DEI classes and dinners. And Hunter notes that other people Walsh spoke with avoided the basic principles MLK projected in Washington, D.C., only saying that he “did get some things right.”
“If King envisioned a country that would judge people by the content of their character rather than the color of their skin, modern anti-racism preaches the exact opposite: white people’s character is determined by the color of their skin—historically, systematically, societally, and there’s nothing they can do about it,” Hunter writes.
Read Hunter’s full review here on the Modern Age website.
Read Now
[link removed]
Thought of the Day:
“Never succumb to the temptation of bitterness.”
- Martin Luther King Jr.
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
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