One such, of which Walt is reminded by Agent 35 (thanks!) is the existence of Hillsdale College, an educational institution separate and apart from the liberal mainstream, dedicated to learning, character, faith, and freedom. For more than 170 years, Hillsdale has promoted “the diffusion of sound learning” as the best way to preserve the blessings of civil and religious liberty.
Hillsdale College has a real bricks-and-mortar campus, but also offers free, not-for-credit, online courses, taught by college faculty and patterned after the education offered on the Hillsdale College campus. They aim to provide students with an education that pursues knowledge of the highest things, provides insight into the nature of God and man, forms character, and defends constitutional government.
An excellent example, and very relevant to the current unpleasantness, is "Introduction to the Constitution". If you follow the course, you may be able to form your own opinion -- not that of the lamestream media -- as to the correctness... or otherwise... of the SCOTUS decision on the Texas challenge. If that doesn't work, try "Congress: How It Worked and Why It Doesn't"!
Two more course offerings worth considering are "Western Heritage: From the Book of Genesis to John Locke", and "An Introduction to C.S. Lewis: Writings and Significance". Any educational institution that offers courses of that sort gets Walt's Gold Seal of Approval!
The courses are free, many of them sponsored by philanthropical organizations such as the Trzcinski Foundation, but you will be invited to lend your support to the college -- a worthwhile cause, for sure.
Please remember... if you subscribe to Imprimis (see below), sign up for an online course, or donate, and they ask you where you heard about Hillsdale, tell `em Walt sent ya!
Recommended reading: Agent 35 and Walt recommend Imprimis, Hillsdale College's free speech digest. Published online monthly, Imprimis is dedicated to educating citizens and promoting civil and religious liberty by covering cultural, economic, political, and educational issues, with content drawn from speeches delivered at Hillsdale College events.
First published in 1972, Imprimis is one of the most widely circulated opinion publications in America, with over 5.6 million subscribers. Check out these very timely articles: "A Sensible and Compassionate Anti-COVID Strategy", by Jay Bhattacharya, of Stanford University, and/or "Facing Up to the China Threat", by Brian T. Kennedy, of the American Strategy Group. Read and learn, folks; read and learn.
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