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June Newsletter
The Archimedes Standards, Restore Excellence; Dump DEI, and more


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June 10, 2025


** Report: The Archimedes Standards ([link removed])
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National Association of Scholars and Freedom in Education

These model PreK-12 state mathematics standards seek to establish a sure foundation in the concepts, processes, formulas, and practices discovered by great mathematicians throughout history in American mathematics education, along with teaching the spirit and rigor of Archimedes, the great Greek mathematician of antiquity, who understood and embodied the transcendent beauty and practical power of mathematics.
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June 11, 2025


** The House Education Committee Gets It Right: Restore Excellence; Dump DEI ([link removed])
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Teresa R. Manning

At a House hearing on DEI, critics dismantled the ideology as divisive, mediocre, and anti-merit, praising unity and excellence as the true foundations of national strength.

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Ongoing


** The American Revolution Series ([link removed])
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Various Authors

The nation’s 250th Anniversary is approaching. The National Association of Scholars is commemorating the events leading up to the Second Continental Congress officially adopting the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776.


** Announcements
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** Iowa House File 437 Furthers Higher Education Reform Efforts ([link removed])
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The National Association of Scholars is delighted that Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has signed into law House File 437, which creates a Center for Intellectual Freedom at the University of Iowa.

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** Statement on Trump Administration's Chinese Student Visa Policy ([link removed])
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In light of the research from NAS, warnings from U.S. security agencies, Congress, and continuing reports of national security breaches on American campuses, the NAS celebrates Marco Rubio’s announcement as a welcome change to policy in countering malign foreign influence in higher education.

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** World Premiere | The Tin Angel ([link removed])
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The Tin Angel Opera, written to a libretto by Paul Pines and based on his widely acclaimed novel of the same name, with music by award-winning composer Daniel Asia, is set in the edgy world of a NYC downtown Bowery jazz club, where a unique cast of characters play out their dramatic story as a call for redemption. The opera will premiere on Saturday, June 28 at 6:00 pm ET and on Sunday, June 29 at 3:00 pm ET. To learn more about the event and to buy tickets, click here ([link removed]) .

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** Government Education Jobs ([link removed])
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Are you looking for a job? Check out our list of U.S. Government jobs pertaining to the education sector. Click here to access our pdf of government job websites ([link removed]) .


** Events
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** Slacking: An Evening with Author Adam Kissel ([link removed])
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Join the National Association of Scholars and Encounter Books on Thursday, June 26, at 6 pm ET ([link removed]) at the Encounter Books Office in NYC for a special in person event, discussing Adam Kissel's new book Slacking: A Guide to Ivy League Miseducation.


** Media
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** New Event Recordings from NAS ([link removed])
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Watch the recordings of the National Association of Scholars’ most recent webinars, including The Archimedes Standards ([link removed]) . Watch the Wisconsin Association of Scholars host Dr. Jay Bhattacharya at the Medical College of Wisconsin here ([link removed]) . Find the latest episodes of The Week in Science, a podcast by NAS Director of Science Programs Scott Turner, here ([link removed]) .


** Member Publications
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** Walter E. Block
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“Tariffs Are An Abomination: There Are No Good Arguments For Them,” Walter’s Newsletter, June 15, 2025. ([link removed])

“President Trump, Please Reconsider Your Views on Tariffs,” Walter’s Newsletter, June 09, 2025. ([link removed])

“Walter Block: There are Some Truths Behind Stereotypes - Nothing is Wrong with Racism and Sexism,” Walter’s Newsletter, June 08, 2025. ([link removed])

“Doug Casey's Take Walter Block on Liberty, Economics, and so much more,” Walter’s Newsletter, June 01, 2025. ([link removed])

“Free speech on campus or not?” Walter’s Newsletter, June 01, 2025. ([link removed])

“Animal Rights? A Debate Between Walter Block and Thomas Raskin,” Walter’s Newsletter, May 19, 2025. ([link removed])

“Conservative Academics Need Affirmative Action,” Walter’s Newsletter, May 19, 2025. ([link removed])



** J. Daryl Charles
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The Idea and Importance of Natural Law: Fifty Questions and Answers (Rhode Island: Stone Tower Press, May 2025). ([link removed])

"The Spirit of Munich: Unjust Negotiations versus a Just Peace," Providence: A Journal of Christianity and American Foreign Policy, February 28, 2025. ([link removed])


** J. Daryl Charles and Alan Dowd
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"Just Statecraft and the Problem of 'Peace': A Response," Public Discourse, April 09, 2025. ([link removed])



** John Ellis
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“The Public Needs Campus Viewpoint Diversity,” Wall Street Journal, June 16, 2025. ([link removed])



** John Fraim
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“THE MAHA (MAKE AMERICAN HEALTHY AGAIN) REPORT,” Midnight Oil Studios, May 22, 2025. ([link removed])

“​​METAPHORS OF THE ENEMY,” Midnight Oil Studios, May 15, 2025. ([link removed])


** Juliana Geran Pilon
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"Comrades in Support of Jihad,” DOC EMET Productions Blog, May 03, 2025. ([link removed])

“I Am therefore I Think—and Feel, and Love, and Thank God for Life,” New English Review, June 2025. ([link removed])

"To Lie or Not to Lie,” Fusion Magazine, May 08, 2025. ([link removed])

“Repudiating Genesis,” Civitas Outlook, April 03, 2025. ([link removed])


** Juliana Geran Pilon, Cont.
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“The Categorical Judeo-Christian Imperative,” New English Review, April 2025. ([link removed])


** George R. La Noue
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“Are Identity-Based Scholarships Illegal?” Law & Liberty, May 27, 2025. ([link removed])



** George Liebmann
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“Eisenhower warned us against embracing censorship,” The Baltimore Sun, May 21, 2025. ([link removed])



** Mark Mercer
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“No More Loud Discussions of Private Matters, the Cabal Decrees,” Newsletter of the Society for Academic Freedom and Scholarship, Number 101, April 2025, pp. 6-8. ([link removed])



** Alexander Riley
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“The Benefits of DEI? Not So Much…,” All Things Rhapsodical, May 22, 2025. ([link removed])


** Anthony J. Sadar
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“A close-up view of Donald Trump’s incredible ‘comeback’ candidacy,” American Thinker, June 06, 2025. ([link removed])



** Alexander W. Salter
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“One Big Beautiful Boondoggle, or Sound Tax Policy?” CBN News, YouTube, June 14, 2025. ([link removed])

“Two Cheers (and a Warning) for May’s Inflation Slowdown,” The Daily Economy, June 12, 2025. ([link removed])

“Are fiscal folly and money mischief our new normal?” Washington Examiner, June 01, 2025. ([link removed])


** Kenin M. Spivak
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“Supreme Court Must Restore Sanity on Gender,” RealClear Politics, June 18, 2025. ([link removed])

“The Department of Education Will Not Be Eliminated,” The American Mind, June 12, 2025. ([link removed])

“Columbia’s Progressive March,” RealClear Politics, May 30, 2025. ([link removed])

“For My Enemies, Lawfare,” The American Mind, May 16, 2025. ([link removed])

“Allowing Iran to Go Nuclear Would Be a Disaster,” The American Mind, May 07, 2025. ([link removed])



** Elizabeth Weiss
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“Cal State LA Repatriation Coordinator Demanding Everything of Native Californian Origin = More Woke Overreach,” California Globe, May 12, 2025. ([link removed])

“The Slow Death of Archaeology in the Name of ‘Repatriation,’” Reality’s Last Stand, May 07, 2025. ([link removed])

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