Author: Savannah Bell
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Former President Donald Trump Federally Indicted for Willful Retention of Classified Information
Former President Donald Trump was federally indicted on Thursday on charges of willful retention of classified national-security information, obstruction of justice, and conspiracy to obstruct justice. The indictment was unsealed on Friday afternoon and revealed that Trump had taken material from the White House after his presidency, stored it in Mar-a-Lago, and refused to return…
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News Outlets Take Sides in Battle Between Conservative Parents and School Administrators
News organizations have taken the side of teachers in the ongoing battle between conservative parents and school administrators over the future of US education. Despite Covid-19 school closures no longer making sense, major news outlets have repeatedly given teachers’ strikes kid-glove treatment, even as they become increasingly unreasonable and self-serving. Furthermore, the press has promoted…
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The Importance of Western Civ Studies in Modern Universities
Russell Kirk, a conservative academic, argued in his essay “Cultural Debris” that civilizations are held together not by force, but by moral and intellectual principles. He believed that the fabric of civilization is a complex tapestry woven from historical and philosophical threads, exemplified by its canon. However, Kirk was concerned about the state of modern…