Plus, two ISI faculty weigh in on the latest in higher education leftism AND a special opportunity for students

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CATEGORY: CURRENT EVENTS (4 min)


** When National Security Serves as Distraction ([link removed])
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Just how worried should you be about China’s new hypersonic missile tests?

A lot ([link removed]) , suggests Sohrab Ahmari, but not for the reasons you think.

Writing in The American Conservative, Ahmari argues that the U.S. faces crises at home far more acute than China’s hypersonic weapons capabilities—or the U.S. intelligence community’s flat-footed and bewildered response.

Ahmari’s diagnosis of the real threats to America gets to the heart of our culture. You owe it to yourself to read
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CATEGORY: HIGHER EDUCATION (8 min)


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Mandatory DEI and related trainings on campus are more than just annoying, argue ([link removed]) ISI faculty Elizabeth Corey and Jeffrey Polet in the Chronicle of Higher Education.

They’re antithetical to the distinctive purpose of a university.

Universities are built on the “free contestation of ideas.” That means disagreement, and questioning core assumptions. Platonic dialogue, not Robin DiAngelo.

But mandatory trainings generally “assume that the truth is already known . . .
about such complex and abstract things as ‘justice’ and ‘race’ and gender.’”

In other words, such “training” amounts to “indoctrination.”

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You should pay particular attention to their analysis of how this training paradigm threatens to overthrow the very structure of universities—and how diagnosing the problem helps lead us towards a solution.

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Because our student editors and writers are bravely bringing conservative ideas to their campuses, we’re highlighting their efforts here.

The Most Violent Concert Experience of 2021 ([link removed]) via the Minnesota Republic

The Gordon Review Wins William F. Buckley Award for Outstanding Journalism ([link removed]) via the Gordon Review

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CATEGORY: ECONOMICS (55 min)


** Is Capitalism Good for the Poor? ([link removed])
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It’s a fair question. And with socialism being so popular, you better be ready to answer it.

Like many economic terms (including socialism), capitalism is poorly understood.

So let’s tune in to Gary Wolfram. Listen to his lecture to learn:
* What capitalism really means
* How innovators help the poor improve their circumstances
* Why the economist who revived West Germany after WWII was so wary of government intervention

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** Foundations of Economic Freedom Student Conference, November 19-21 (Apply before midnight) ([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?

Undergraduate students are invited to
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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.

This is an incredible opportunity for current college students. But hurry, today is the last day to apply.

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“Those who do not believe in man’s inclination to evil will not assign any value to virtues”

—Andreas Kinneging


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