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mindingthecampus.org | Samuel J. Abrams
Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published by RealClear Education on May 05, 2025. It has been edited to match MTC’s style guidelines and is crossposted here with permission. A graduate student I have worked with over the past year recently emailed me to share the exciting news that he will be teaching a course this fall. Being able to design and teach his own course has been a dream of his for a while, and I was thrilled for him.
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aei.org | Daniel Stid |Robert George |Samuel J. Abrams |Ansel Herz
Op-Ed Civil Society in the Second Trump Administration: Reckoning with the Meaning of “Nongovernmental” Multimedia 9DashLine Reclaiming Fidelity – Faith, Family, Country: Foundations Worth Fighting for with Robert P.
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1 week ago | 
mindingthecampus.org | Samuel J. Abrams
In response to the Trump Administration’s continued attacks on higher education, leaders of some of the most prominent colleges and universities are pushing back—albeit hypocritically. Nearly 500 college presidents and deans signed an open letter from the American Association of Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, titled “A Call for Constructive Engagement.” Without proper context, the letter is quite reasonable.
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1 week ago | 
aei.org | Christopher J. Scalia |Robert George |Charlie Kirk |Samuel J. Abrams
Podcast These are the Days of Miracle and Wonder Multimedia Truth Matters ft.
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2 weeks ago | 
aei.org | Samuel J. Abrams
One feature of Jewish life that I have grown to love is the idea of repetition. It also happens to be foundational to our faith. From weekly Shabbat rituals, readings and prayers to the very cyclical nature of the Jewish calendar, the book Deuteronomy essentially “retells the same stories we have already read in earlier books” of the Bible. I have become grateful for the repetition, which helps reinforce values and foster a more nuanced and deeper understanding of my own faith.
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2 weeks ago | 
aei.org | Samuel J. Abrams
A video of a young boy playing basketball in his driveway with a UPS driver is making the rounds on social media. For nearly 90 seconds, the UPS driver and the boy go shot-for-shot before the driver continues his route. The joy between the two is impossible to miss. And in a rare moment of overwhelming positivity on social media, the comments for the video are overflowing with appreciation for the driver bringing a moment of joy into the boy’s day.
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2 weeks ago | 
jewishjournal.com | Samuel J. Abrams
One feature of Jewish life that I have grown to love is the idea of repetition. It also happens to be foundational to our faith. From weekly Shabbat rituals, readings and prayers to the very cyclical nature of the Jewish calendar, the book Deuteronomy essentially “retells the same stories we have already read in earlier books” of the Bible. I have become grateful for the repetition, which helps reinforce values and foster a more nuanced and deeper understanding of my own faith.
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4 weeks ago | 
mindingthecampus.org | Samuel J. Abrams
zero comment Editor’s Note: The following article was originally published by RealClear Education on April 10, 2025. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. Last week, the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) wrapped up their “Week of Rage,” a week-long series of programs intended to intimidate and threaten those unsupportive of their cause.
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4 weeks ago | 
aei.org | Samuel J. Abrams |Julia Cataneo
In advance of the Passover holiday, prominent Rabbi David Wolpe asked journalist Douglas Murray how families should talk at the Seder to those captured by an anti-Zionist worldview. Murray gave a fantastic and deeply Talmudic response; “I’d invite them to listen, instead of talking….is to presume that there are other people who know, not just them.
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1 month ago | 
aei.org | Samuel J. Abrams
Last week, the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) wrapped up their “Week of Rage,” a week-long series of programs intended to intimidate and threaten those unsupportive of their cause. Despite their best efforts, SJP has quite the uphill battle; the student group’s views about Hamas and Israel are simply not in line with the rest of the nation at all.
