CATEGORY: SOCIOLOGY(8 min)
You might be surprised to hear how much medieval penitents and modern progressives have in common.
According to the “Notes and Comments” section of The New Criterion, the grim performance of self-flagellation is sweeping through elite institutions, as they lament their entrenched racism and insufficient commitment to social justice.
For example, a student-run ballet program at Princeton vows to “decolonize the practice of ballet,” that “imperialist, colonialist, and white supremacist art form” . . .
. . . while museum curators promise “ethical cataloguing work” that will stamp out any residual hurtfulness in language or representation.
You need to read this fascinating theory about the relationship between repentance in the classical sense, and the new, dehumanizing form the left uses today.
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CATEGORY: CANCEL CULTURE (9 min)
Groupthink leads to silly rituals of penance . . .
It also leads to another curiosoity—siloing of people and opinions into the acceptables and the undesirables.
Writing in Law & Liberty, Helen Dale examines this phenomenon through British popular historian Neil Oliver.
Never heard of him? We're not surprised.
Oliver has run afoul of Britain’s ruling classes for speaking out against policy and "prestige opinions" on things like COVID.
Not canceled, exactly . . . but Britain’s top pop historian has been quietly shunted off the BBC and his books are no longer blurbed.
But Oliver might be an example of a Brit who can weather the ritual sacrifices of the left—that alone makes him worth learning more about.
Find out why Dale insists you should read his book, The Story of the World in 100 Moments. And take note of the anecdote about the Queen Mother and the rolls of toilet paper—it's shockingly relevant!
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Because our student editors and writers are bravely bringing conservative ideas to their campuses, we’re highlighting their efforts here.
Department of Race and Diaspora Established Despite Concerns Over Academic Freedom via the Chicago Thinker
Movies for This Year’s Lent via the Minnesota Republic
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CATEGORY: POETRY (5 min)
Believe it or not, reading poetry is good for you.
In this week’s archive pull, Fr. Dwight Longenecker teaches you the rewards of reading and writing poems.
One of the biggest reasons for reading poetry is that it puts you in touch with your emotions.
And people think conservatives care only about facts and logic . . .
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ISI is excited to invite you to our second annual Homecoming Weekend!
Last year's inaugural event definitely lived up to its name—our beautiful 20-acre campus was buzzing with the energy of intelligent discussions and the vibrant community that ISI is known for.
And this year, we're doubling down to create an even greater experience for faculty, students, alumni, and friends of ISI.
You’re invited to join us as we gather once again at ISI's main campus near Wilmington, Delaware, on May 13—14 for our second annual Homecoming Weekend . . .
And if you're under 30, tickets are only $50!
Highlights of Homecoming Weekend include:
- A Friday night dinner at Wilmington’s historic Hotel du Pont honoring the winner of ISI’s 2022 Conservative Book of the Year award, Victor Davis Hanson, for his book The Dying Citizen
- Additional Saturday Reunion Luncheons for Graduate Fellows; Honors Scholars and Society Leaders; and Collegiate Network Editors, Interns, and Fellows past and present to reconnect with their ISI friends
- Our ISI reunion conference Saturday afternoon featuring panels on the purpose of the liberal arts and the future of higher ed
- Saturday evening reception featuring food, live music, and dancing on ISI’s campus
This is your chance to experience what ISI has to offer as the top resource for conservative education and community.
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“I would have people in time of silence take good heed that their minds be occupied with good thoughts, for unoccupied they will never be.”
—Thomas More, The Last Four Things
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