During our recent trip to the newly-built National African-American Museum of Culture and History, a part of the Smithsonian museums, there were glaring historical and contextual omissions throughout the museum. You can read more about…
Topic: U.S. history
Hoover Institution Republishes ‘American Individualism’
From the Hoover Institution: The Hoover Institution Press re-released the timely volume, American Individualism, by President Herbert Hoover with an introduction by acclaimed Herbert Hoover biographer George H. Nash. In 1921, then secretary of commerce Herbert…
Doomed to Repeat History
Paul D. Miller, associate director at the University of Texas-Austin’s Clements Center for National Security, spoke at the conservative think tank Heritage Foundation to discuss his book, American Power and Liberal Order: A Conservative Internationalist…
Art Exhibit that Included a Photo of Ku Klux Klan Offends College Students
College students were upset at representations of history, such as the Ku Klux Klan, in an art exhibit at Salem State University: Salem State University has shuttered a controversial art exhibit after offending students. The…
African-American History Missing
Field trips to museums in Washington, D.C. are nothing new but the latest archive in our nation’s capital may break records set by other museums in the Smithsonian network. The much-heralded National African-American Museum of…
Wisconsin Professor Finds Most of His College Students Believe America Invented Slavery
From the College Fix: For 11 years, Professor Duke Pesta gave quizzes to his students at the beginning of the school year to test their knowledge on basic facts about American history and Western culture….
Florida State University RA Defends Thanksgiving Display that Criticized Pilgrims
From Campus Reform: Campus Reform initially reported on the display’s hostility towards the Pilgrims, promoting “facts” such as “Native Americans provided most of the food but naturally the white settlers took credit” and “the majority…
Sociology Textbook Claims American Exceptionalism has ‘Racist Overtones’
From Campus Reform: The textbook, titled In Conflict and Order: Understanding Society, is required reading for a Principles of Sociology class (S161) at IPFW taught by Robert Pettit, which qualifies as a 3-credit general education…
Pepperdine Students Claim Columbus Statue is a ‘Celebration of Genocide’
College students at the posh, close-to-the-beach Pepperdine University are complaining about a statue of Christopher Columbus: Pepperdine University students spent their day off Monday protesting Christopher Columbus’ “culturally insensitive form of international exploration” and demanding…
On Columbus Day, Columbia University Unveils Plaque Describing the Colonization of Manhattan
On Columbus Day, Columbia University unveiled a plaque that is seemingly apologetic for colonization: The plaque, situated on a popular campus courtyard, reads: “The Lenape lived here before and during colonization of the Americas. This…
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Book Review: Is ‘The Dying Citizen’ a Prediction of America’s Future?
America’s ongoing and seemingly-constant crises have left Americans scrambling to find a sense of normalcy and safety. Just in time, to cut through the chaotic bombardment of conflicting messages and opinions while providing a voice…
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