The University of Southern California (USC) is under fire after canceling the California gubernatorial debate with less than 24 hours’ notice. The reason? None of the polling candidates are people of color. It was a crushingly revealing moment in a state where universities have long defied voters who demanded an end to affirmative action in admissions. Continue reading “USC Cancels Gubernatorial Debate Due to Absence of Candidates of Color”
In Hamlet, William Shakespeare famously wrote, “To thine own self be true.” The problem is when others want to present a different “truth” long after you are gone. Shakespeare is under an unrelenting attack in the United Kingdom from trigger warnings to censoring his prose. Now, Shakespeare’s Birthplace Trust has announced that it will “de-colonise” the Bard. Continue reading ““Lord, What Fools These Mortals Be!” Shakespeare’s Birthplace to be “Decolonized””
I am delighted to serve as the keynote speaker this evening at the University of Mississippi’s The Declaration of Independence Center for the Study of American Freedom. I will be discussing my book, “Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution.” I hope to see some of our blog community near Ole Miss at the 5:30 event in Bryant Hall (209). Continue reading “Hotty Toddy, Gosh Almighty: Turley to Speak on “Rage and the Republic” at Ole Miss Today”
Professor Muhammad Abdou, who until recently taught students at Columbia University, appeared online this week to spread calls for religious-based violence and glorify the murder of Jews. He did so as part of an event at the Union Theological Seminary, an institution associated with Columbia. While the university recently ended Abdou’s teaching, it is important to remember that this unhinged fanatic was previously chosen by Columbia faculty and administrators to teach their students. Those individuals remain at Columbia, and Abdou is just the latest example of the radical chic of higher education. Continue reading ““We Need to Destroy”: Former Columbia Professor Calls for Violence and Glorifies the Murder of Jews”
Today is the 250th anniversary of Adam Smith’s An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations. In my book “Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution,” I explore the importance of The Wealth of Nations to the founders and why it will be even more important in this century. Continue reading “Happy Anniversary, Adam Smith”
Princeton historian Professor Andrew Fagal has published the latest review of my new book Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution. Dr. Fagal calls the book “a rousing defense of liberty.” Not surprisingly, given his accomplished career, the review in the Washington Examiner is insightful and informative, and I recommend it to readers. These reviews are opportunities for academic exchanges about the book, and Dr. Fagal raises a couple of historical points that I would like to address more fully. Continue reading ““A Rousing Defense of Liberty”: Princeton Historian Reviews “Rage and the Republic””
Virginia Democrats are moving to require teachers to tell students that Jan. 6th was an “insurrection” and effectively bar them from referencing “peaceful protests” or election irregularities. The characterization of the riot as an insurrection is historically and legally false. However, any parents who want to send their children to Virginia public schools would have to accept this form of indoctrination as part of their children’s education.
Continue reading “Virginia Democrats Move to Require Teaching Jan. 6th as an “Insurrection””
The Wall Street Journal just published a comprehensive book review of Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution. It is a thoughtful and well-written discussion of the book that I recommend to readers. Continue reading “Wall Street Journal Reviews “Rage and the Republic””
This week, CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss was supposed to give the UCLA Burkle Center’s annual Daniel Pearl Memorial guest lecture on “The Future of Journalism.” It was a wonderful opportunity for students to hear from one of the impactful voices in the media. However, they will not be able to do so after a successful cancel campaign supported by faculty members. Continue reading ““Anathema in the University Mission”: Bari Weiss Canceled at UCLA” 
It is a great honor to announce that I will be discussing my book, Rage and the Republic, shorturl.at/vyWmZ, at the Reagan Presidential Library on March 10th at 7 pm in Simi Valley. There will be a virtual link, but tickets are available here. Continue reading “Turley to Speak on “Rage and the Republic” at Reagan Library”
Rowland Rupp, a student at Albany Law School of Union University, has created his own clinical opportunity by suing the school for racial and political discrimination. At issue is the allegedly biased and hostile lectures of Professor Anthony Farley. Rupp is suing under Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and other civil rights laws.
Recently, ICE was compelled to withdraw from a job fair at Arizona State University following protests by faculty and students. Now, students will also be prevented from speaking with ICE at another job fair at the University of Maine, according to The Maine Campus. Continue reading “ICE Withdraws from Career Fair at University of Maine After Protest”
I am delighted that the New York Post decided this week to run a long excerpt from my new book, “Rage and the Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution.”
I wanted to share the full excerpt and a clip from the audiobook below. Continue reading “New York Post Publishes Long Excerpt From “Rage and the Republic””
The University of Minnesota is reportedly investigating accounts that an education professor ran an “ICE drill” in class. According to Alpha News, Professor Blanca Caldas used her “Culture, Power, and Education” class to have students practice shielding other students from ICE.
I am happy to report that the audiobook version “Rage and The Republic: The Unfinished Story of the American Revolution” is now available. Below are audio samples of the book if you would like to hear excerpts or brief descriptions of the book. Continue reading “Listen to Rage and the Republic: The Audiobooks are Now Available”