Mount Vernon, Monticello, & Montpelier
What narratives are driving the stories told at the historic homes of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison? And how are visitors to sort out history from political ideologie…
316 viewsWhat narratives are driving the stories told at the historic homes of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson and James Madison? And how are visitors to sort out history from political ideologie…
316 viewsMatthew Spalding ("The 1776 Report"), executive director of former President Trump’s 1776 Commission, and Peter Wood (1620: A Critical Response to the 1619 Project) examined the 1619 Project…
998 viewsOn September 17, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order establishing a national commission to promote patriotic education. The same day, a panel discussed the state of history educa…
855 viewsIn an event hosted by the Heritage Foundation, participants examined the role of property rights and free market in the Mayflower Compact. The panelists discussed why these concepts were imp…
315 viewsScholars talked about teaching the history of Western civilization in higher education. They focused on why they believe the subjects of Western history, literature, and religion are neglect…
770 viewsDavid Randall presented his report, Beach Books, on which books colleges assign to their incoming freshman classes to read prior to their first day. 
1,774 viewsContributors Williamson Evers, James Milgram, Sandra Stotsky, Ze’ev Wurman, and editor Peter Wood talked about their book, Drilling through the Core: Why Common Core Is Bad for America. This…
2,362 viewsEducators and analysts talked about what they called a “crisis in education” taking place in the nation’s colleges and universities, as well as kindergarten through twelfth grade curricula. …
222 viewsSteve Milloy talked about the the liberal sustainability movement and its connections to academia. He recounted his own history working in the U.S. Department of Energy and analyzing Environ…
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