Disfigured History, the Pandemic Power Grab, and a New Book from Peter Wood

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December Newsletter
Disfigured History, the Pandemic Power Grab, and a New Book from Peter Wood


** Featured Articles
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November 16, 2020


** Disfigured History: How the College Board Demolishes the Past ([link removed][UNIQID])
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David Randall

This new report details the careless, politicized history in the College Board's revisions of the Advanced Placement (AP) European, United States, and World History course and exam descriptions.
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December 09, 2020


** Why I Left the AHA and Joined the NAS ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Johanna Neuman

A long-time journalist-turned historian explains why she left the American Historical Association to join the National Association of Scholars, citing the AHA's cowardice amid the events of 2020.

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November 30, 2020


** University Administrators’ Pandemic Power Grab ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Neetu Arnold

Universities are taking advantage of the pandemic to "hollow out the middle," that is, to defenestrate full-time and tenured faculty from their positions of influence in the university.

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November 20, 2020


** U.S. Education Reform is Necessary for International Security ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Neetu Arnold

The State Department has released a new report titled "The Elements of the China Challenge," which examines the global threats posed by the CCP and sets forth goals to counteract it.


** Announcements
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** Open Letter: McGill Must Defend Prof. Salzman and Academic Freedom ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Students at McGill University are demanding the removal of Professor Philip Carl Salzman's Emeritus status. Click to read and sign ([link removed][UNIQID]) the NAS's counter-petition.

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** Peter W. Wood Publishes New Book 1620: A Critical Response to the 1619 Project ([link removed][UNIQID])
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In his new book, NAS President Peter Wood presents the primary critiques of the 1619 Project and argues that the proper starting point for the American story is 1620 in Plymouth Colony.

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** James C. Thompson Seeking Reviewer for Forthcoming Book Series ([link removed][UNIQID])
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Independent scholar James C. Thompson is seeking reviewers for his forthcoming book trilogy, The American Revolutions Series ([link removed][UNIQID]) . If you are interested, contact him at [email protected] (mailto:[email protected]) ​​​.

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** Walter E. Williams: What I've Learned About Teaching Well ([link removed][UNIQID])
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In remembrance of a great economist and professor, we republish Prof. Williams' essay of advice to any future educator who wants to teach well.


** Media
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** Mapping Higher Education's Future After the Election ([link removed][UNIQID])
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How can American higher education best pursue the American national interest? What does that challenge look like in the wake of 2020? View our November 12 conference recording here ([link removed][UNIQID]) .


** Member Publications
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** Roland Alum
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"¿Por qué la Izquierda le ha declarado la guerra a la compañía hispana Goya Foods? ([link removed][UNIQID]) " [Why has the Left declared war vs. the Hispanic company Goya Foods]
Libertad Digital. July 30, 2020.


** John Ellis
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"Professor John Ellis discusses how American universities became 'one-party campuses' ([link removed][UNIQID]#sp=show-clips) "
Life, Liberty & Levin. November 29, 2020.


** Robert Maranto
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"Why Trump’s conspiracies take hold: There are good reasons millions of Americans have a corrosive distrust of the news media ([link removed][UNIQID]) "
New York Daily News. November 25, 2020.
"Lessons in Cuba: Missile, covid responses revealing ([link removed][UNIQID]) "
Arkansas Democrat Gazette. November 07, 2020.


** John S. Thomas
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Astronomical Weather ([link removed][UNIQID])
Bloomington, IN: AuthorHouse, 2020.


** Robert Turner
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"The Second Amendment protects 'weapons of war' ([link removed][UNIQID]) "
Washington Examiner. November 16, 2020.

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