While many will discuss the economic prevalence of socialist ideas among the youth of our society, the socialist grip on our culture is perhaps neglected. Socialism manifests in various ways in our everyday lives, even when we’re not talking about the economy. The upcoming generation of mothers, fathers, coworkers, neighbors, and leaders is alarmingly marked...
Loosely defined, the phrase “liberal arts” refers to courses in Western philosophy, theology, literature, art, and history, with science and foreign languages playing a real but secondary role. For the ancient Greeks and many modern Westerners, the liberal arts have been thought necessary to cultivate good citizenship in a government of the people, by the...
That Hannah-Jones didn’t receive immediate tenure, and will instead be evaluated according to her future classroom performance, is no outrage.
John Hood, author and president of the John W. Pope Foundation, discusses the controversy surrounding the UNC-Chapel Hill journalism school’s hiring of New York Times reporter Nikole Hannah-Jones.
In order to be loved, a country must be lovely. It need not be flawless. In fact, no society—excepting the eternal City—is flawless. But to garner affection, it must be loveable. The World War II generation recognized our nation’s loveliness and gave everything they had to defend it. In fact, the sacrifices of that generation...
While the government can’t do a lot of things well, one primary task it must improve upon is securing inherent rights. Unfortunately, many public universities across this nation are finding it easier to restrict speech, while empowering mobs to shout down any dissent from woke-minded narratives. One of the latest examples of the attack on...
John Locke Foundation CEO Amy Cooke, “The Right AOC,” questions the UNC-Chapel Hill journalism school’s decision to hire the creator of the 1619 Project. Contact Amy at [email protected]. Follow her at https://www.facebook.com/TheRightAOC and https://twitter.com/TheRightAOC.
Not enough young people are graduating from high school, receiving good postsecondary education or training, and then developing valuable skills through on-the-job experience.
On a road map, you’ll find Tri-County Community College in the far western corner of North Carolina. If you look at a topographic map, the college sits within a ring of mountains formed by the Blue Ridge, forming a natural valley community made up of North Carolina’s Cherokee County and several border counties in north...
Editor’s note: This story was updated Thursday, March 18. The General Assembly this week appointed new members to the University of North Carolina System Board of Governors. The board governs the consolidated system, encompassing 16 public universities across the state and the N.C. School of Science and Mathematics. The board has 24 voting members, elected...
Dr. Jenna Robinson, president of the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, discusses free-speech challenges at N.C. colleges and universities.
