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June 17, 2022

Native American spiritual wisdom about not judging a person before you walk in their moccasins was by a Scotch-Irish evangelical woman from Michigan.
https://www.aaanativearts.com/?p=1662

Native American spiritual wisdom about not judging a person before you walk in their moccasins was by a Scotch-Irish evangelical woman from Michigan.
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Published on June 17, 2022 18:15

The bold, counter-cultural citizens of my hometown, Calgary, will unveil a new statue of Sir Winston Churchill this summer, commemorating the man and his visit to Alberta in 1929. The New World again comes to the rescue of the Old.

https://www.churchill

The bold, counter-cultural citizens of my hometown, Calgary, will unveil a new statue of Sir Winston Churchill this summer, commemorating the man and his visit to Alberta in 1929. The New World again comes to the rescue of the Old.

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Published on June 17, 2022 11:33

I wish it were true that post-tenure review was used to oust unproductive faculty or faculty who threatened the academic freedom of their colleagues, but my case shows it is just another cudgel for the faculty left to try to oust conservative colleagues.

I wish it were true that post-tenure review was used to oust unproductive faculty or faculty who threatened the academic freedom of their colleagues, but my case shows it is just another cudgel for the faculty left to try to oust conservative colleagues.

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Published on June 17, 2022 09:40

June 16, 2022

Another major story that the lamestream media will not cover: "That the owner of an NFL team could at a stroke wipe out genuine academic freedom at a small college" because one of its institutes hosted a talk on "black privilege" in the U.S.

https://amg

Another major story that the lamestream media will not cover: "That the owner of an NFL team could at a stroke wipe out genuine academic freedom at a small college" because one of its institutes hosted a talk on "black privilege" in the U.S.

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Published on June 16, 2022 08:05

The IMF continues to urge a fiscal blow out for Thailand and the Thais keep saying no, sticking to their fiscal rules to reduce public debt.
https://www.imf.org/en/News/Articles/...

The IMF continues to urge a fiscal blow out for Thailand and the Thais keep saying no, sticking to their fiscal rules to reduce public debt.
imf.org/en/News/Articles/202…

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Published on June 16, 2022 07:14

June 14, 2022

Entry 2: "the self-styled anti-racists are the biggest racists in the room"

Entry 2: "the self-styled anti-racists are the biggest racists in the room"

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Published on June 14, 2022 17:51

"[T]he professional literature treats tenure as the camel bearing the precious cargo of academic freedom...It carries academic freedom across the dry and desolate sands of public hostility to the brilliant insights of faculty members."

https://www.nas.o

"[T]he professional literature treats tenure as the camel bearing the precious cargo of academic freedom...It carries academic freedom across the dry and desolate sands of public hostility to the brilliant insights of faculty members."

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Published on June 14, 2022 12:59

Fill in the blank for the @uoregon "Racism Interrupter" machine. @UOequity

My entry: ...you just said "all men are created equal".

Fill in the blank for the @uoregon "Racism Interrupter" machine. @UOequity

My entry: ...you just said "all men are created equal".

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Published on June 14, 2022 10:43

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