Stephen Davis

2 weeks ago | dailyrepublic.com | Stephen Davis

Academic freedom: “Politicians despise it. Administrators aren’t defending it. But it made our universities great – and we’ll miss it when it’s gone,” Louis Menand, Harvard University, wrote in the "New Yorker."Freedom. What a glorious word. It’s a word that Americans have cherished and relentlessly pursued for over 250 years. Freedom is a bedrock of our democracy and is enshrined in the First Amendment of the Constitution.

1 month ago | dailyrepublic.com | Stephen Davis

"Harvard is an Anti-Semitic, Far Left Institution, as are numerous others, with students being accepted from all over the World that want to rip our Country apart. The place is a Liberal mess, allowing a certain group of crazed lunatics to enter and exit the classroom and spew fake ANGER AND HATE. Harvard is a threat to democracy.”These are the exact words written two weeks ago by Donald Trump on Truth Social. Many of you may have read it.

1 month ago | dailyrepublic.com | Stephen Davis

In 1905, Harvard philosopher George Santayana wrote, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”Today those words remain as potent and ominous as they did in 1905. Even so, it is a concept that bears repeating – even to those who have been well versed in history. It is especially important to help our school children grasp the gravity of Santayana’s message. Let me explain.

1 month ago | dailyrepublic.com | Stephen Davis

During my career in higher education, I designed, implemented, and taught organizational leadership courses to graduate students in education. An important component of each course was examining the characteristics and behaviors of prominent public and private sector leaders. Some of the most vigorous class discussions occurred when students compared and contrasted examples of good and bad leadership.

2 months ago | dailyrepublic.com | Stephen Davis

The dismantling of the U.S. Department of Education is now all but assured. While the department can only be terminated through an act of Congress, the president’s executive powers give him wide latitude over how cabinet level departments are structured and how they operate.