Academics contend that Hollywood animated movies reinforce White privilege
Three professors have raised concerns that Hollywood’s animated films perpetuate white privilege and endorse “racist cultural narratives,” based on a recent academic study. Nathalie Casale, Ellen Gorsevski, and Tobias Linnaeus co-authored a paper critiquing racism and white privilege in animated movies. This analysis, released on January 6, is titled “Media Analysis of Racism and Speciesism […]
Website of anti-Israel group offers rewards for Israeli academics, according to reports.
Reward Offered by Anti-Israel Group for Killing Scholar A website associated with an anti-Israel organization is allegedly offering a reward of up to $100,000 for the assassination of an Israeli academic. The group, known as Justice for Punishment, has laid out explicit goals and compensation, which includes not only the large bounty but also lesser […]
Dartmouth-bound black belt excels in martial arts and academics
A remarkable achievement. A student from Long Island has reached a significant milestone by earning a black belt in traditional Korean martial arts at an impressive pace. “Getting the black belt was my top priority,” said Willow Dubrovin, a senior from West Hampton Beach, reflecting on her journey in an art form that gained popularity […]
Crypto academics slam controversial ECB paper blasting Bitcoin – Cointelegraph
A controversial European Central Bank paper released earlier this month came close to calling Bitcoin a pyramid scheme, only to be slammed in a lengthy rebuttal by a group of crypto scholars. The ECB paper “portrays Bitcoin's volatility, lack of productive contribution, and concentration of wealth as serious flaws,” wrote Murray Rudd of the Bitcoin […]
State Department Worked With Fact-Checkers, Academics To Censor Conservative Media, Report Says
A report from the House Small Business Committee found that the State Department worked with fact-checkers and academics to target conservative news organizations. This report: investigation The investigation, which lasted more than 14 months, found that an “interagency organization” within the State Department Global Engagement Center (GEC) — The committee circumvented its international mandate by […]
American Traitors: Academics Working for China
Lieber, “one of the country’s top research chemists” according to the New York Times, lied to the FBI about his participation in Beijing’s Thousand Talents Program, did not pay income tax on money from Chinese sources, and failed to report his Chinese bank account to the Internal Revenue Service. The case against the Harvard academic was […]