(The following was written on Nov. 3, 2020, in the evening.) There is an energy about – at least here in Liberty, Missouri – perhaps too everywhere inside these boundaries called the United States. If I say this energy is palpable, this is said not entirely for cliché. That should be…
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Jewell debate kicks season off with virtual tournament, one team places in quarter finals
The William Jewell College debate team kicked off their season with the Rice and Friends Parli Opener Sept. 26 and 27. Tavarus Pennington, junior communication major, and Kenton Fox, junior Oxbridge history of ideas major finished in the top eight at the virtual tournament. They won two debates before facing…
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New study questions academic bias
It is not news that there is a significant liberal bias in academia. Jordan Peterson has been telling us for some time now that, “…students are being “indoctrinated” at liberal colleges, with ideas that are “academically suspect and ideologically possessed.” A new study completed by Matthew C. Woessner, et al.…
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A case for Radical Inclusivity
One arrives at William Jewell College met by banners professing the college’s “Radical Inclusivity.” What a wonderful direction for this historically white, socio-economically privileged school! In light of recent – and less recent – allegations about exclusion at Jewell, what better motto for the school to marry itself to than…
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