Kresta in the Afternoon – January 24, 2024 – Hour 1
Guest Host Marcus Peter discusses the good news and bad news about Catholic Schools with Kevin Murphy, and Greg Lukianoff gives us a solution to the problems of Cancel Culture.
What did Pope Benedict say about Catholic Schools?
Next week we will commemorate Catholic Schools Week. Pope Benedict once wrote that “not even the greatest values of the past can simply be inherited; they must be claimed and renewed through an often anguishing personal option.” What is the state of Catholic education in America? Kevin Murphy joins us from the Cardinal Newman Society.
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Sick of Cancel Culture? There is a Solution
Since the year 2000, Greg Lukianoff’s Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression has tracked instances of free-speech violations on US college campuses. The numbers back up what many of us suspect: since 2014, there has been a massive uptick in campaigns to investigate or punish scholars for “unacceptable” views, resulting in almost 200 firings and hundreds of other sanctions. This is completely antithetical to what we once believed was the purpose of higher education – to expose one to opposing views and opinions – but thankfully there is a solution. Greg joins us.
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How American Colleges Gave Birth to Cancel Culture
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