The Washington Post compared Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a progressive Democrat, to famous abolitionist Frederick Douglass. As a result, we are providing a history lesson for the Post and its readers.
Topic: U.S. history
Media Cites ‘Presidential Greatness’ Survey, Neglects to Mention Anti-Trump Stances of Survey Subjects
Political scientists rank President Donald Trump dead-last among American presidents, but neglected to mention their past statements against many of Trump’s policies in their survey, which calls into question their neutrality in the survey.
School Tries to Simulate History Lesson on Taxes, but It Leads to Confusion
A school simulation of the pre-Revolutionary War Stamp Act went awry in Virginia, leading the school administration and teachers to apologize for not explaining the simulation clearly to parents.
Professors: Offensive Monuments Cause ‘Psychological Harm’ for Minority Students
Three professors claimed that minority students suffer “psychological harm” due to offensive memorials and monuments, such as the Confederate statues.
Student Paper Compared Trump’s Proposed Travel Ban to FDR’s Internment Camps
A student compared FDR’s internment camps to Trump’s proposed travel ban from Muslim-majority countries. Huh?!
Protesters at North Carolina Demand Confederate Statue be Removed
Protesters demanded that UNC remove its ‘Silent Sam’ statue from its campus, which memorializes the university’s students who fought for the Confederacy in the American Civil War.
Two Universities are Joining in the Historical Overcorrection after Charlottesville
Two colleges plan on joining the political correctness-driven drive to overcorrect for namesakes on their college campuses, one being named after a signatory to the Declaration of Independence.
Native American-Puritan Artwork Deemed Hostile by Yale University
Artwork depicting Puritans and Native Americans side-by-side was deemed “hostile” by Yale University.
Poll finds 60% of Millennials are Fine with Confederate Statues
A poll found that 60% of Millennials are fine with Confederate statues being in public parks, contrary to the liberal narrative.
New York Governor Orders Busts of Confederate Figures to Be Removed
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered the removal of busts of Confederate generals Robert E. Lee and ‘Stonewall’ Jackson from CUNY in the Bronx.
Faculty Lounge
University of Louisiana-Lafayette Updates Free Speech Policy after Criticism from Student Group
Virginia State University has Vague Wording of “Public Morals” in Handbook
China to Suspend Advanced Placement History Tests by 2020
Hollywood Criticizes Bowling Green State University for Changing Theater Building Name
Cal Poly Professor Created Attendance App by Using GPS Location Data
Black Lives Matter Exposed
Book Review
Why Angela Davis Should Remember the Jonestown Massacre
Not that anyone should forget but the revolutionary radical turned credentialed academic has a special reason to remember the mass suicide/homicide that occurred 40 years ago in the country of Guyana on November 18, 1978.
Coming to a university near you
Before you find him on offer as a university speaker or course, you may want to read the meticulously documented story of Cop killer Mumia Abu-Jamal by former Accuracy in Academia executive director Dan Flynn.
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