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The first witnesses took the stand in the Suzie Zhao murder trial, with accused Jeffrey Bernard Morris present in a Michigan court as the prosecution began their case

Dissatisfaction with President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump has fueled speculation California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis may run for president in 2024. Who would you like to run, and why?

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Scholars Line Up to Join Anti-‘Woke’ Online Education Platform Hundreds of scholars, including some distinguished figures, have applied for positions at an online education startup that promises explicitly non-“woke” instruction in a number of academic disciplines. Named “American Scholars,” the project was started several months ago by Matthew Pohl, former University of Pennsylvania admissions officer. As soon as word got out, résumés started to stream in from academics offering ...

Tue, 04 May 2021 13:12 UTC Michael RectenwaldMichael Rectenwald riled NYU with his tweets. Now hes recruiting academics to teach courses that push back on critical race theory. Michael Rectenwald got himself chased out of New York University when the self-identified communist copped to tweeting against trigger warnings, safe spaces and bias reporting under the pseudonym "Deplorable NYU Prof." The professor left two years ago with a golden parachute — the result of a legal settlement with the ...

In an exclusive interview with Just the News on Monday, Rectenwald said American Scholars will “challenge the ideologies that are being purveyed” in mainstream schools, including critical race theory, postmodernism, and socialism.” The goal is to prepare students for the “political outlook” they are likely to face in college, Rectenwald added. A “rudimentary” website went live on Monday as well, which will feature prerecorded “anytime lessons” for students of all ages, with a ...