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June 7, 2023
RT by @BruceDGilley: In my latest for @ProvMagazine, I reviewed @NigelBiggar's excellent new book, Colonialism. It's a much-needed broadside against the revisionism which has flooded the Anglo-American historical consciousness, and an incredibly well-writt
In my latest for @ProvMagazine, I reviewed @NigelBiggar's excellent new book, Colonialism. It's a much-needed broadside against the revisionism which has flooded the Anglo-American historical consciousness, and an incredibly well-written one at that.
providencemag.com/2023/06/re…
June 6, 2023
No word yet on concrete plans of action from last week's UN forum on Return and Resettlement of Descendants of Enslaved Africans in the USA
https://sched.co/1NOUh #UNPFPAD2023 @sched
No word yet on concrete plans of action from last week's UN forum on Return and Resettlement of Descendants of Enslaved Africans in the USA
sched.co/1NOUh #UNPFPAD2023 @sched
"We teach our children social studies so they can learn why their country deserves to be loved, and to learn what we owe to our ancestors—the heroes of the American past who deserve our gratitude because they created a free and prosperous country."
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"We teach our children social studies so they can learn why their country deserves to be loved, and to learn what we owe to our ancestors—the heroes of the American past who deserve our gratitude because they created a free and prosperous country."
nas.org/blogs/article/commen…
The Oregon affiliate of @NASorg is reporting that the Oregon teachers union has imposed higher fees on white teachers.
The Oregon affiliate of @NASorg is reporting that the Oregon teachers union has imposed higher fees on white teachers.
June 4, 2023
Very proud to be part of the reactionary project of restoring belief in the greatness of the West and its imperial history. Many decolonized countries will give immediate residence to those who find the West unbearable.
Very proud to be part of the reactionary project of restoring belief in the greatness of the West and its imperial history. Many decolonized countries will give immediate residence to those who find the West unbearable.
Princeton denied @patrickdeneen tenure because its ultra-left political theorists (led in this case by Philip Pettit) did not believe he was significant enough. Like Joshua Katz, he would have been driven out by the Red Eisengruber regime in any case. Thei
Princeton denied @patrickdeneen tenure because its ultra-left political theorists (led in this case by Philip Pettit) did not believe he was significant enough. Like Joshua Katz, he would have been driven out by the Red Eisengruber regime in any case. Their loss.
June 2, 2023
Darned if this elegant and concise history of Western civilization first issued in 2011 doesn't keep selling like hotcakes, now in its 4th edition.
https://rowman.com/ISBN/9781538171103...
Darned if this elegant and concise history of Western civilization first issued in 2011 doesn't keep selling like hotcakes, now in its 4th edition.
rowman.com/ISBN/978153817110…
June 1, 2023
RT by @BruceDGilley: Respected journalist and author Robert MacBain hits a home run with this nuanced historical piece whose message, at least to me, is that the “settler" police have always been the best friends indigenous people have every had. https://c
Respected journalist and author Robert MacBain hits a home run with this nuanced historical piece whose message, at least to me, is that the “settler" police have always been the best friends indigenous people have every had. c2cjournal.ca/2023/05/how-th…
May 31, 2023
A truly noble suicide for Oregon Republicans who will be banned from holding office for one term under a union-drafted referendum passed last year.
A truly noble suicide for Oregon Republicans who will be banned from holding office for one term under a union-drafted referendum passed last year.
False claims of mass killing in the Congo by the Belgians are baked into not only AP World History, but even the UN system: "It is believed that 17 to 25 million Congolese persons were killed by colonial agents and authorities during the colonial period."h
False claims of mass killing in the Congo by the Belgians are baked into not only AP World History, but even the UN system: "It is believed that 17 to 25 million Congolese persons were killed by colonial agents and authorities during the colonial period."shar.es/afR3Ao
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