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UNC Chapel Hill to Establish School of Civic Life and Leadership
February 13, 2023
The University of North Carolina–Chapel Hill’s Board of Trustees, in an effort to harbor A free speech culture on campus has voted 12-0 to establish the School of Civic Life and Leadership giving UNC students the opportunity to “explore American civic values with the full freedom of expression, intellectual diversity, and open inquiry that such studies require.”
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FBI Retracts Memo Labeling Traditional Catholics ‘Violent White Supremacists’
February 13, 2023
Following the scandal after a leaked report that revealed the FBI it is investigating the threat of “white supremacy” among “Radical-Traditionalist Catholics” (RTCs) who prefer Latin Mass, FBI headquarters rescinded the report insisting that the Bureau does not “open an investigation based solely on First Amendment protected activity.”
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The Hill: What to know about Education Savings Accounts
February 08, 2023
As school choice continues to make headlines, Lexi Lonas writing for The Hill explores the in and outs of the latest phenomenon passing in some states and being proposed in numerous others, Education Savings Accounts, which are state funded accounts for parents seeking alternative education options for their children outside of the local public school.
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UK statement to the OSCE: Russia’s Repression of Human Rights at Home and Abroad
February 06, 2023
UK Ambassador Neil Bush giving a speech in Vienna to the OSCE condemned Russia’s brutal repression of human rights at home and abroad that are evident following the invasion of Ukraine and the release of the Moscow Mechanism report last year.
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School-Choice Debate: Values-Based Arguments Winning
February 06, 2023
Jay P. Greene and Jason Hedrick of the Heritage Foundation explain the evolution of the school choice movement over the last three decades and its recent rapid ascension as one of the key topics of the day, due, in large part, to a different communication strategy that highlights the connection between education and family values.
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Q&A with Dr. Samuel Gregg on The Vatican’s New Guidelines for Ethical Investing
February 03, 2023
Dr. Samuel Gregg, in a resent interview with catholicworldreport.com gives an overview of the the Pontifical Academy of Social Sciences new document Mensuram Bonam, and how he believes it is an improvement from the former unofficial Catholic guidelines on the ethics of investment but remains critical of the document's position towards ESG investing.
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Santiago Declaration: 'Our Future Is Public'
January 31, 2023
A new manifesto from An international coalition made up of more than 200 trade unions and progressive advocacy groups entitled the Santiago Declaration, calls for a « complete overhaul of our global economic system » including demands for universal access to gender-transformative and equitable public services.
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Biden’s Human Rights Nominee Withdraws
January 31, 2023
President Joe Biden’s nominee for assistant secretary of State for democracy, human rights and labor, a top human rights position, is withdrawing after facing opposition concerning her stance on Israel.
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CDC to Expand with New Programs, Reorgnaization
January 25, 2023
Director Rochelle Walensky of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is reorganizing and expanding the agency, establishing an Office of Public Health Data, Surveillance and Technology and an Office of Health Equity.
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U.S. Invests in Civic Education to Prepare the Next Generation of Citizens
January 24, 2023
The United States Congress has given, with bipartisan support, $23 million for K-12 civics education and a competitive grant program for universities and nonprofits who propose effective approaches to improve the quality of education in civics, government and American history.