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Join NAS for "Right Ideas: Alasdair MacIntyre," "A Referendum on Race," "Ideological Intensification," "Right Ideas: Philip Rieff," The Big Sleep, and "Rocket to the Stars"

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We invite you to join us tomorrow for a discussion of Alasdair MacIntyre's political thought ([link removed]) , on Thursday for the first webinar in our new series on race in higher education ([link removed]) , and on Friday for the launch of our report on DEI in the sciences. Plus, tune in next week for more webinars in our series on American literature ([link removed]) , American innovation ([link removed]) , and conservative political thought ([link removed]) !

More on our upcoming webinars:
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Join NAS TOMORROW at 2 pm ET for "Right Ideas: Alasdair MacIntyre."

Alasdair MacIntyre is one of the most influential philosophers of the late last half century. His book After Virtue presents a groundbreaking critique of modern moral theory, and it provides prescient insight into the nature of our contemporary political discourse.

Although he denounces conservatives—and has his roots in the new left tradition—many conservatives have nonetheless learned and borrowed from MacIntyre’s critique of contemporary moral and political thought.

In this “Right Ideas” webinar, we will discuss MacIntyre’s thought and contemporary relevance. The webinar will feature Nathan Pinkoski, Research Fellow and Director of Academic Programs at the Zephyr Institute, and R.J. Snell, Editor-in-Chief of Public Discourse and Director of Academic Programs at the Witherspoon Institute. The discussion will be moderated by John Sailer, Research Fellow at the National Association of Scholars.

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Join NAS this Thursday, December 8, at 2 pm ET for "A Referendum on Race: The SFFA Cases and the Court's Role."

The Supreme Court is considering the cases of SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC, landmark cases that call into question the constitutionality of racial preferences in higher education.

How did we arrive here? What, historically, has been the Court's ruling on racial preferences, and how has the law shaped the current regime of institutionalized racial preferences at America's institutions of higher education?

The webinar will feature Dennis Saffran, appellate attorney and political and public policy writer; Richard Sander, Jesse Dukeminier Professor of Law at UCLA School of Law; and William Trachman, General Counsel for the Mountain States Legal Foundation. The discussion will be moderated by David Randall, Director of Research for the National Association of Scholars.

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Join NAS this Friday, December 9, at 3 pm ET for the the virtual launch of our new report Ideological Intensification: A Quantitative Study of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in STEM Subjects at American Universities.

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ideology has spread rapidly through institutions of higher education in the United States. The most alarming spread has been that which infects the natural sciences, where it undermines the norms of open discourse, objectivity, devotion to evidence, and intellectual independence that constitute robust science.

Ideological Intensification examines 100 college and university websites and Twitter feeds, the content of four major academic associations, and the grants awarded by the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, and the Ford Foundation, and the scholarly literature contained in PubMed, arXiv, Google Scholar, and Web of Science.

The launch event will feature Mason Goad, Junior Researcher at the National Association of Scholars and author of Ideological Intensification, and Luana Maroja, Professor of Biology at Williams College in Massachusetts. The discussion will be moderated by J. Scott Turner, Director of the Diversity in the Sciences Project.

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Join NAS next Monday, December 12, at 3 pm ET for "Right Ideas: Philip Rieff."

Philip Rieff was a sociologist and cultural critic, best known for his The Triumph of the Therapeutic: Uses of Faith after Freud. Recently, there has been a revival of interest in Rieff’s work, especially as critiques of modern therapeutic culture have become more widely adopted.

Although he denounces conservatives—and has his roots in the new left tradition—many conservatives have nonetheless learned and borrowed from MacIntyre’s critique of contemporary moral and political thought.

In this “Right Ideas” webinar, we will discuss Philip Rieff and his relevance to contemporary conservative thought. The webinar will feature Jerry Muller, Professor Emeritus of History at Catholic University of America, and J.D. Haltigan, Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry Child & Adolescent Division at the University of Toronto. The discussion will be moderated by John Sailer, Research Fellow at the National Association of Scholars.

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Join NAS next Tuesday, December 13, at 2 pm ET for a discussion of Raymond Chandler's The Big Sleep.

“You were dead, you were sleeping the big sleep, you were not bothered by things like that, oil and water were the same as wind and air to you. You just slept the big sleep, not caring about the nastiness of how you died or where you fell. Me, I was part of the nastiness now. Far more a part of it than Rusty Regan was.”

What makes The Big Sleep a great American novel? Why does The Big Sleep focus so much on atmosphere? Would this become a standard in later crime fiction? Who influenced Chandler's writings, and who did his writings influence?

The webinar will feature Leonard Cassuto, Professor of English at Fordham University; Sean McCann, Kenan Professor of the Humanities at Wesleyan University; and Otto Penzler, President and CEO of Mysterious Press and proprietor of the Mysterious Bookshop. The discussion will be moderated by John Sailer, Research Fellow at the National Association of Scholars.The discussion will be moderated by John Sailer, Research Fellow at the National Association of Scholars.

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Join NAS next Thursday, December 15, at 2 pm ET for "American Innovation: Rocket to the Stars."

In the early 20th century, Robert Goddard began his experiments with solid-fueled rockets, experiments which would lay the foundation for future innovations in rocket science. For his work, Goddard is known as the father of modern rocketry.

Who was Robert Goddard? How did his experiments and discoveries lay the groundwork for modern rocket science? What were the key milestones that led to the rockets of today?

The webinar will feature Michael Neufeld, Senior Curator in the Space History Department at the National Air and Space Museum, and Mark Mayfield, author of The Spaceflight Vault: A History of NASA’s Manned Missions. The discussion will be moderated by David Randall, Director of Research for the National Association of Scholars.

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Join NAS next Friday, December 16, at 2 pm ET for "Right Ideas: Michael Oakeshott."

"To be conservative ... is to prefer the familiar to the unknown, to prefer the tried to the untried, fact to mystery, the actual to the possible, the limited to the unbounded, the near to the distant, the sufficient to the superabundant, the convenient to the perfect, present laughter to utopian bliss." So wrote Michael Oakeshott in his 1956 essay "On Being Conservative."

Michael Oakeshott (1911–1990) was an English philosopher and political theorist, whose long career as a scholar helped define a distinctive vision of conservative thought.

This "Right Ideas" webinar will feature a discussion between Baylor professor of political science Elizabeth Corey and NAS fellow John Sailer on the work and relevance of this unique scholar.

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If you can't attend the events live, you can still register to watch the recordings. All registrants will receive a follow-up email with a link to the recording shortly after each event.

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I look forward to seeing you in the virtual audience!

Best,
Chance Layton
Director of Communications
National Association of Scholars

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