American History & Civilization

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Capitalism and Western Civilization: Democracy

May 10, 2012 by William H. Young |

William Young discusses contemporary notions of democracy and social progress.

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Ask a Scholar: Declining the Second Term

May 07, 2012 by Jason Jividen |

Has there ever been a president who did not run for a second term by choice?

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Professors Also Need to be Students

Mar 13, 2012 by Jason Fertig |

When you spend the bulk of your time driving, it's easy to forget how the car looks from the passenger seat.

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Capitalism and Western Civilization - The Founding

Feb 02, 2012 by William H. Young |

William Young discusses the founding of the American commercial republic in the context of Western Civilization.

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The Ruinous Reign of Race-and-Gender Historians

Jan 23, 2012 by KC Johnson |

If you need to consult history texts focused on traditional constitutional or political themes, KC Johnson notes that you'll have to look at specimens from 35-40 years ago. No one writes such books anymore.

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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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Video: Mark Bauerlein on American History by Google and Wikipedia

Jul 25, 2011 by |

Is internet searching conducive to real education?

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Video: George H. Nash on America’s Founding Generation

Jul 07, 2011 by |

Is classical higher ed possible today?

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Knowledge of American History Rapidly Becoming History

Jun 28, 2011 by Glenn Ricketts |

What do most students know about US history? Very little. What to do about it? Good question.

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Video: Christopher Long on The Future of “Educating for Liberty”

Jun 01, 2011 by |

Chris Long tells about ISI's mission to reach today's college students.

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Ask a Scholar: Is There a Connection Between Foreign Aid and Civil Rights?

Apr 12, 2011 by William C. Widenor |

Is American humanitarianism related to a felt need to project an image of the US as compassionate, in contrast to its history of racial discrimination?

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Reviving the True, the Good, and the Beautiful

Apr 06, 2011 by Ashley Thorne |

Ashley Thorne attends a meeting of the Philadelphia Society.

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Crania Academia

Apr 05, 2011 by Peter Wood |

The academy undermines itself when it belittles the efforts of earlier generations of scholars.

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Failed Hypotheses

Apr 01, 2011 by Peter Wood |

Peter Wood compares higher education’s doctrinaire apologists to supporters of a discredited archaeological theory about the first peoples in America.

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Ask a Scholar: Third Party Possibilities

Mar 30, 2011 by Hubert P. van Tuyll , Thomas Mann |

What are the dangers of a third caucus arising in American politics?

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