War on History Education

I will merely note that Yale, as of last year, had an endowment of approximately $44 billion. If $44 billion does not qualify as literal and figurative fuck-you money, then what does?

school dean Cristina Rodríguez

I have nothing but respect for Rodríguez for fighting, and also it does not require a JD degree from Yale to be aware that Donald Trump’s word is worthless, and that reaching an agreement with him will be a permanent brand of shame on any person or institution that chooses to do so. How did so many of the world’s most accomplished people become so exceptionally foolish, short-sighted, and cowardly?

People with immense wealth, fame, or power who chose to use none of it to combat an unprecedented authoritarian onslaught, or—like Cook and his fellow tech moguls—who got out in front of the onslaught by publicly kneeling in obeisance. The more power you have, it seems, the less likely you are ever to use it.

The mere willingness to treat this gangster administration as legitimate negotiation partners was itself an act of cowardice, the stain of which would not be easily removed.

The other answer, I believe, is that people like McInnis who have entered the rarefied air of shareholder meetings and yes-man retinues retain the belief, unconscious or otherwise, that however much damage a force like Trump may inflict upon the country, they will personally be OK, and their institutions will be OK. They will still have their titles, their contact lists, their stock portfolios. They will be protected from harm. Memories are short and their institutions will carry on as if they had never held the door open for authoritarian goons.

Powerful people will not save us.

As historians, we invite all Americans to join in defending the work of our colleagues in federal agencies entrusted with understanding and disseminating the nation’s past honestly and transparently.

We therefore call on our members and anyone who works in or cares about history to speak out against this most recent act of censorship and to defend the integrity of historical interpretation wherever it is threatened.

“federal actions and the systemic efforts to distort the historical record and impose through executive orders and actions a narrow vision of the American past.”

America 250: Presidential Message on the Anniversary of Our Victory in the Mexican-American War

We define academic freedom as “the freedom of a researcher in higher education to investigate and discuss the issues in his or her academic field, and teach or publish findings without interference from political figures, boards of trustees, donors or other entities.”

academic freedom is the freedom of teachers and researchers at colleges and universities to do the work of educating students and advancing knowledge in their fields.

If you care about the reputation that backstops your child’s diploma, you should care about that institution’s commitment to academic freedom.

The city’s lawsuit names Interior Secretary Doug Burgum and acting National Park Service Director Jessica Bowron. The complaint asks a judge to order that the removal of “interpretive panels referencing slavery” was an “arbitrary and capricious” act, making it unlawful.

President’s House has been designated a National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom site pursuant to a 1998 act of Congress. In removing exhibits referencing slavery, the Trump administration acted without statutory authority, the city argues.

This included parts of displays titled: “Life Under Slavery,” “History Lost & Found,” “The Executive Branch,” “The Dirty Business of Slavery,” “The House and the People Who Worked & Lived In It,” and an illustration with the words “An Act respecting fugitives from Justice.”

Martin Peterson, a philosophy professor,

But although this kind of censorship may be absurd and sinister, it is ironically fitting that Plato, of all philosophers, should be targeted by a regime worried about the effect of subversive ideas on tender minds. Almost 2,500 years ago, Plato’s teacher, Socrates, was sentenced to death by the city of Athens for exactly the same reason.

U.S. Department of Education (the Department), alongside the America First Policy Institute (AFPI), Turning Point USA, Hillsdale College

American First Policy Institute Greg Sindelar.

Turning Point Education.

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Moms for Liberty

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