Liberalism’s Soft Underbelly
by Peter J. LeithartLiberals expect radicals to play by liberal rules, but liberal fairness is the specific target of the radical onslaught. Continue Reading »
The Demon in Middlebury
by Ryszard LegutkoThe invitation from Middlebury College to speak about my book The Demon in Democracy came last year. I was pleased to receive it, as it seemed to indicate that the book resonated in American academic circles. Middlebury was the sixth or seventh university in America to have issued such an . . . . Continue Reading »
Notes from the Sibling Society
by John WatersThe “snowflakes” problem is the result of an absence not so much of adulthood as of grown-ups. Continue Reading »
A Report from Morningside
by Philip JefferyThe ground has been shifting at college campuses everywhere. But at my alma mater, nothing has changed more than campus conservatism. Continue Reading »
In Defense of Educational Administrators
by Carl R. TruemanThere are actually three certainties in life. There is death. There are taxes. And there are riots. Continue Reading »
The Right to Be Yourself?
by Douglas FarrowIf authentic naming or identifying is a strictly private, self-governed enterprise, what is there that is truly public? If my public persona is entirely under my control, and if I can die to my old self and rise to my new self any time I choose and in whatever manner I choose, and if indeed I am not to be burdened by my old “dead” name, as the Dean of Law says, in what sense is my persona public? Continue Reading »
How to Protest Better
by Leah Libresco SargeantA protest isn’t only a way to gauge the strength of feeling or strength of numbers on a side; it is also a way of judging character. A person on the other side, or who hasn’t made up his or her mind on an issue, observes a protest and asks: “If they win, what would it be like to live in a community in which their side is ascendant?” Continue Reading »
Letter to a Campus Activist
by Vincent LloydYou appear confident, but are unsure. You appear angry, but are afraid. You appear righteous, but are morally adrift. You are a college student, and showing confidence, anger, and righteousness is part of coming of age. This is not a period of exploration, as the authorities in your life . . . . Continue Reading »
From Greatness to Inclusivity
by Mark BauerleinWhen a humanities department selects its materials because they reflect identity groups, it no longer functions as a humanities department.
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Campus Moralism, Old and New
by Connor GrubaughThe question is not what makes free speech, but what makes good speech. Continue Reading »
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