Last week’s curation at RealClear’s American Civics portal begins with a piece at RealClearPolitics by Jason Lantzer, a Jack Miller Center fellow, who explains how Dwight Eisenhower can show us how to deal with a resurgent antisemitism today. In light of Hamas’s Oct. 7 attacks on Israel, antisemitic language and actions have exploded at colleges and universities throughout the United States. Eisenhower, the five-star general (and future U.S. president), documented the horrors of Nazi concentration camps to make sure that public officials and the public at large “never forget the Holocaust.” As Lantzer concludes, “While there are points of policy that necessitate contentious debate at times, there are events and movements that should only be seen as evil. Attempting to dismiss antisemitism endangers not just civility but our common humanity. Ike would want us to remember that, too.” Also in the Jack Miller Center orbit is The Constitutionalist podcast, hosted by Professor Benjamin Kleinerman, the RW Morrison Professor of Political Science at Baylor University, and his student, Shane Leary. On the latest episode, Greg Weiner, President of Assumption University, joins Kleinerman and Leary to discuss the response to antisemitism on college campuses. They also investigate the moral and intellectual sources of antisemitism, along with the original purposes of higher education in American political life. Each week, the podcast “discusses political news in light of the Constitution, explores a unique constitutional topic, ranging from the thoughts and experiences of America's founders and statesmen, historical episodes, and the broader philosophic ideas that influence the American experiment in government.” The podcast is also part of a blog that features engaging essays and articles on political thought and philosophy. Essential Reading Jason Lantzer, RealClearPolitics At the dawn of 2024, the United States is embroiled in a heated discussion over what constitutes antisemitism... Glenn Loury, City Journal Clarence Thomas is a black American icon. There is no more American story, and no blacker story... In the News Michael McConnell, Public Discourse Armstrong Williams, RealClearPolitics Josh Moody, Inside Higher Ed Wilfred McClay, Acton Institute Alison Somin, Discourse Paul G. Summers, Tennessean Christopher F. Rufo, City Journal C. Bradley Thompson, Substack Aaron N. Colman, Law & Liberty Hans Zeiger, Law & Liberty Mark Chenoweth, RealClearPolitics Lisa B. Nelson, Sun Sentinel Adam J. White, City Journal Bradley C.S. Watson, Thomas D. Klingenstein Hans Zeiger & Carrie Filipetti, Washington Examiner The Constitutionalist On the fifteenth episode of The Constitutionalist, Shane Leary and Dr. Benjamin Kleinerman are joined by... Bill of Rights Institute How do we determine the punishment for those accused or convicted of a crime? Our latest Homework... Prager U Over a half-century after his death, Martin Luther King, Jr. is as revered as ever. But have... Learning Curve This week on The Learning Curve, guest co-hosts Prof. Albert Cheng of the University of Arkansas and... Carl Cannon's Great American Stories Following tradition, local residents voted this morning in the tiny New Hampshire village of Dixville Notch just after the clock ... Good morning. It's snowing in Washington, D.C., as I write these words -- just as it was 63 years ago ... Well, that was anticlimactic. In America's favorite sport (pro football), five of the six games played the first weekend of ... |