Postmodern Science and Western Civilization
Nov 17, 2011 by William H. Young |
William Young assesses the impact of postmodern ideology on the natural sciences.
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STEM and Western Civilization
Nov 10, 2011 by William H. Young |
Education in science, technology, engineering and mathematics is indeed lagging badly. William Young argues that a misguided preoccupation with "gender parity" in the sciences can only obstruct the path to improvement.
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Postmodern Mesmerists and Western Civilization
Nov 03, 2011 by William H. Young |
Although the American Founders were not seduced by fashionable pseudo-science from France, William Young notes that contemporary academics have eagerly embraced it.
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Identity Group Factions and Western Civilization
Oct 27, 2011 by William H. Young |
William Young concludes a two-part examination of factions with a discussion of contemporary identity-group politics.
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Factions and Western Civilization
Oct 20, 2011 by William H. Young |
William Young continues his series with an examination of factions, the "mortal diseases" which have plagued republican governments since antiquity.
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Individual Responsibility and Western Civilization
Oct 06, 2011 by William H. Young |
William Young examines the concept of individual responsibility in Western Civilization, and argues for its revival in contemporary America.
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Reciprocity and Western Civilization
Sep 29, 2011 by William H. Young |
William Young continues his series with this dicussion of reciprocity in the Western social tradition.
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Milestones for the NAS
Sep 21, 2011 by Peter Wood |
NAS's two signal events in 2011 pointed college students back to the core principles of the liberal arts and sciences.
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Competency and Western Civilization
Sep 15, 2011 by William H. Young |
William Young examines the decline of the competency that is vital to a skilled workforce.
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Postmodern Philodoxers and Western Civilization
Sep 08, 2011 by William H. Young |
William Young examines the replacement of philosophy's pursuit of truth with philodoxy's denial of it.
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Marriage and Family in Western Civilization
Sep 01, 2011 by William H. Young |
William H. Young examines the present dysfunctional state of the family in light of its traditional role in Western Civilization.
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Multiculturalism and Western Civilization
Aug 25, 2011 by William H. Young |
Multiculturalism and its accompanying ideal of tolerance have debased standards of knowledge and excellence and led American education down a path of mediocrity, writes William H. Young.
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The Protestant Ethic and Western Civilization
Aug 18, 2011 by William H. Young |
William H. Young argues that the academy should renew an emphasis on hard work if America is to redeem its unmotivated generation.
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Diversity and Western Civilization
Aug 11, 2011 by William H. Young |
William H. Young examines the impact of "diversity" policies on the American polity.
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Teaching National History in the Age of Globalization
Aug 09, 2011 by Glenn Ricketts |
At some schools, you can get through without taking a single history course and still collect your bachelor's degree.
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