October 13, 2016

Register Now for NAS’s January 2017 Conference

National Association of Scholars

Celebrate NAS’s 30th anniversary at our 2017 conference in Oklahoma City, "Securing Liberty: Rebuilding American Education in an Era of Illiberal Learning." Paul Rahe will give the keynote......

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October 11, 2016

The Origins of the Readable Writing Method: Part I

John Maguire

John Maguire tells how he started teaching students to write using the Readable Writing Method. Part 1.

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October 11, 2016

#PCSubtitle: Fyodor Dostoyevsky

National Association of Scholars

Join us in remembering the classics and poking fun at political correctness. Can you compose a PC subtitle for a book by Dostoyevsky?

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October 6, 2016

No Regrets

Peter Wood

NAS president Peter Wood reflects on laments and satisfaction in life. 

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October 3, 2016

#PCSubtitle: Beatrix Potter

National Association of Scholars

What politically correct subtitles can you compose for Beatrix Potter's stories? 

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October 3, 2016

The President of Portland State University Upholds Intellectual Freedom

Chance Layton

President Wim Wiewel explains in an email to students that the University is committed to free speech, peaceful protest, and "robust debate."

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September 26, 2016

Let Us Not to the Teaching of Young Minds Admit Impediment

David Randall

Scott Newstok advises students at Rhodes College to think like Shakespeare.

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September 26, 2016

#PCSubtitle: Charles Dickens

National Association of Scholars

What politically correct subtitles can you compose for Charles Dickens' novels? 

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September 22, 2016

Are Your Kids Getting a Daily Dose of News Propaganda with Their Common Core?

Ashley Thorne

Common Core offers students dumbed down and biased news articles to fill an appetite of "informational texts."

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September 21, 2016

On Reading Old Books

Rachelle Peterson

Are the classics outdated? Four reasons support the reading of old—even flawed—books.

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