“It Began With a Gigantic Lie” - Harvard Western Civ Professor Resigns
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Historian James Hankins discusses his resignation from Harvard and the decline of Western civilization in academia.
I sat down with historian James Hankins, who recently resigned from Harvard after 40 years, to discuss why academia abandoned Western civilization, the institutional mechanisms that silence dissent, and how we can embrace the Western roots of America in the 21st century. We get into: * Why he left Harvard and joined the Hamilton School in Florida * How fear of student backlash silences even tenured professors * What happened to Harvard’s commitment to Western civilization * Why teaching “global history” misses the point of education * The link between Christianity, liberalism, and capitalism * The classical education movement as antidote to institutional rot * Why America needs to reclaim its Western heritage _____________________________________ Ready to give MASA a try? Get 25% off your first order by going to https://www.masachips.com/dad and using code DAD. _____________________________________ Follow James Hankins on X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/JamesWHankins1?s=20 Read James’s Harvard resignation article: https://www.compactmag.com/article/why-im-leaving-harvard/ Order a copy of “The Golden Thread”: https://a.co/d/06ypgCWv Check out James on Substack…
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