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CATEGORY: HISTORY (5 min)
** Consensus as Surrender ([link removed])
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As Dan McCarthy points out ([link removed]) over at the American Mind, there are worse things than a Cold War.
Surrender, for instance. Just rolling over before Communist domination.
McCarthy, who serves as Editor-in-Chief of Modern Age, argues that we should keep this idea in mind as our “Cold Civil War” turns hot.
He thinks that rising levels of anger and “tribalism” are actually a welcome sign—that the gloves are coming off (on the progressive left) and that the right is refusing to surrender.
This Cold Civil War might not be “civil,” he
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You won’t want to miss McCarthy’s assessment of the true roots of progressive violence . . . nor his stirring call to recognize that “nothing is predetermined by history.”
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CATEGORY: HIGHER EDUCATION (12 min)
** A Third Option for Reforming Universities: Fund Them ([link removed])
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Yes, you read that right.
In
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Patterson explains why conservative approaches to reform the academy have been contradictory and self-defeating. And he makes the case for a “third option”:
Conservatives should abandon reform and start something new.
If that sounds radical
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Do you agree with Patterson’s third option? Let us know.
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Because our student editors and writers are bravely bringing conservative ideas to their campuses, we’re highlighting their efforts here.
Stanford Professors Call for DOJ to Stop Looking for Chinese Spies in Academia ([link removed]) via the Stanford Review
A Marine’s Perspective on the Afghanistan Withdrawal ([link removed]) via the Wolf Pack
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CATEGORY: CULTURE (9 min)
** Dorothy Sayers and C.S. Lewis: A Transforming Friendship ([link removed])
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You probably know that C. S. Lewis was friends with J. R. R. Tolkien and other writers in the Inklings group.
What you may not know is that Lewis was also a friend to detective novelist Dorothy Sayers.
Their friendship was unique for many reasons, not least because most people of their era believed male-female friendships were dangerous.
A new book by Gina Dalfonzo explores the friendship of Lewis and Sayers in depth.
And it’s fascinating.
This week’s archive pull features Anthony Sacramone’s interview with Dalfonzo about her book,
Dorothy and Jack: The Transforming Friendship of Dorothy L. Sayers and C. S. Lewis ([link removed]) .
Read this lively interview to learn:
* What eventually killed off the Inklings meetings—and why Lewis’s friendship with Sayers lasted
* The interests that brought Lewis and Sayers together
* How Sayers influenced Lewis over the years—and prepared him for Joy Davidman, the woman he would eventually marry
If you’re a fan of Lewis or Sayers, this is one book you won’t want to miss.
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** Foundations of Economic Freedom Student Conference, November 19-21 ([link removed])
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Have you ever wondered what a healthy American economy should look like?
We all want Americans to prosper in an economy that promotes freedom and human flourishing—but how do we get there?
It’s a serious question. Especially in light of new threats like the economic damage caused by COVID-19 lockdowns, the rise of multinational corporations, the offshoring of American manufacturing, and the reality that we may be living through the “Chinese Century.”
Undergraduate students are invited to join us for a weekend conference in Pittsburgh, PA, on Nov. 19-21 to discuss the nature of true economic freedom in America.
Join like-minded students and scholars as they discuss the fundamental principles of good economics, and how these principles can guide the country through this precarious moment.
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“Freedom can be achieved and retained only by sober men who take humanity as it is, not as humanity should be.”
—Russell Kirk
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