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Dashed Hopes of Common Sense

1 month ago | thedispatch.com | Megan Dent |Jonah Goldberg |Matthew Kuchem |Luis Parrales

From its emergence, “Make America Great Again” has doubled as a nostalgic call to action and a promise for a dramatic course correction. Its proponents vow to rectify the wrongdoings of successive political generations: to reclaim a set of American principles that the alleged villains of the leftist elite have either corrupted, forgotten, or willingly abandoned. Many who dreaded the unprincipled, brutish chaos of Trump & Co. nevertheless acknowledged the existence of the issues he shouted about.
What the Feds’ Fight With Columbia University Means for Other Schools

1 month ago | thedispatch.com | John Mccormack |Matthew Kuchem |Greg Lukianoff |Nick Catoggio

The battle between the school and the Trump administration over antisemitism could play out at dozens of other institutions. Published March 17, 2025 Scroll to the comments section Audio versions are only available to subscribers of The Dispatch. Join Today! to listen to this post.
Hiding in the Proverbial Attic

2 months ago | thedispatch.com | Sarah Isgur |Thomas Sheppard |Matthew Kuchem

Hiding in the Proverbial AtticHate speech. Government speech. Twitter speech. By and Published February 10, 2025 Sarah Isgur and David French steal away to sunny Stanford University to talk shop with law students and bask in a friendlier climate. The Agenda:—Casual antisemitism at Cooper Union?
The Birth of the American Military

2 months ago | thedispatch.com | Thomas Sheppard |Chris Stirewalt |Daniel N. Gullotta |Matthew Kuchem

Published February 10, 2025 • Updated February 7, 2025 In the midst of the tumultuous presidential election of 1800, Thomas Jefferson penned his views on what America’s military establishment should look like.
How to Save Free Speech on Campus

Nov 8, 2024 | thedispatch.com | Greg Lukianoff |Sarah Isgur |Matthew Kuchem

Back in February, Democratic Rep. Derek Kilmer was supposed to give a lecture on toxic polarization in American discourse at the University of Puget Sound. He didn’t. The event was canceled after pro-Palestinian protesters forced themselves into the lecture hall and stormed the stage. That same month, Israeli Defense Forces reservist and lawyer Ran Bar-Yoshafat was supposed to speak on the geopolitical dynamics of Israel’s war in Gaza at the University of California–Berkeley. He didn’t.
Diversity Recruiting After ‘Students for Fair Admissions’

Sep 24, 2024 | thedispatch.com | Robert VerBruggen |Matthew Kuchem |Dan Currell |Jonathan Marks

New data shows how the end of affirmative action affected campus demographics. Published September 24, 2024 Last year, in Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA) v. Harvard, the Supreme Court effectively banned the use of race as a factor in college admissions. Since then, it’s been unclear what the fallout would be. Would black and Hispanic enrollment at the nation’s most selective colleges fall dramatically?
Marty Kotis Will Not Stay in His Lane

Sep 20, 2024 | thedispatch.com | Grant Lefelar |Matthew Kuchem |Aayush Goodapaty |Cole Murphy

The University of North Carolina trustee took on DEI, anti-Israel protests. Published September 20, 2024 “F— Marty Kotis! F— the board of trustees!” Marty Kotis laughed. As chants rang out among nearly 60 pro-Palestinian campus protesters, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill trustee stood less than 30 feet away, recording video on his phone as the group surrounded the Old Well—a beautified outdoor drinking fountain recognizable as the school’s logo.
Misleading Post Suggests that the City of Minneapolis Broadcasts Islamic Call to Prayer

Sep 5, 2024 | thedispatch.com | Alex Demas |Valerie Wirtschafter |Thomas Sheppard |Matthew Kuchem

Published September 5, 2024 • Updated September 6, 2024 A viral post claims that Minneapolis just became the first major U.S. city to broadcast the Islamic call to prayer five times per day over loudspeakers “for the whole city to hear.”Minneapolis becomes the first major U.S. city to broadcast Islamic call to prayer 5 times per day over loud speakers for the whole city to hear. IS THIS AMERICA?
That Promise of Autumn

Sep 2, 2024 | thedispatch.com | Kevin Williamson |Jamie Weinstein |Matthew Kuchem |Michael Reneau

Happy New Year!I’m not early. I’m not late. I’m right on time. For a certain kind of person—and I am one such—the real new year is the first day of school. I haven’t been a student in a long time, and I haven’t been a teacher in a good long while, either. Although I’m in my 50s, I keep meaning to head down to Austin for a semester and take that freshman writing seminar UT says I need to graduate.
Surviving Trumpworld

Sep 2, 2024 | thedispatch.com | Jamie Weinstein |Matthew Kuchem |Jordan Ballor |Christopher J. Scalia

Defending Trump's policy outcomes. Published September 2, 2024 Retired General H.R. McMaster joins Jamie to discuss his book, At War with Ourselves: My Tour of Duty in the Trump White House, and give a detailed account during his time as Trump’s national security adviser.