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fromtime.com
1 month ago

America's Founders Valued Higher Education

The Trump Administration, state legislatures, and think tanks like the Heritage Foundation label universities as the enemy, justifying cuts in funding, censorship, and limitations on academic freedom.
Higher education
fromFortune
1 month ago

Original Thomas Jefferson letter will go up for auction on July 4th

Democratic citizens want "to exercise in arms for the defense of their country: of 80000 men able to bear arms among them it is believed scarcely any will refuse to sign this demand."
US Elections
Austin
fromConde Nast Traveler
2 months ago

Where to Eat, Stay, and Play in Charlottesville, Virginia

Charlottesville is a historical and cultural gem, boasting rich dining, winery scenes, and significant landmarks related to Thomas Jefferson.
fromWorld History Encyclopedia
3 months ago

Poems of Phillis Wheatley and Jefferson's Criticism

Thomas Jefferson dismissed Wheatley's poetry as "mimicry," reflecting the prevailing view that Blacks lacked the capacity for the "higher thought" necessary for writing poetry.
History
Left-wing politics
fromThe Nation
4 months ago

Trump's Academic Purge Will Make America Stupid and Provincial Again

Jefferson's legacy is complicated; despite his ideals for education, his university struggled with a student body unmotivated for intellectual pursuits.
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