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      <description><![CDATA[The Institute for Humane Studies has launched Classical Liberal Mind, a free AI platform that lets students, educators, and curious readers carry on conversations with 29 of the thinkers whose work built the modern liberal tradition.]]></description>
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      <title>Flourishing House: A Day-Long Conversation on Dynamism</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[The common thread across the day was what it takes to keep a society capable of moving—capable of producing the buildings, the medicines, the technologies that don't yet exist.]]></description>
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      <title>The System Has to Become Worthy of Trust</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Sarah Burns says that Congress must decide whether it wants to struggle or remain in the president's shadow.]]></description>
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      <title>IHS Launches Initiative to Strengthen the Foundations of Self-Government</title>
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      <title>AI Will Create Work, Not Decimate It</title>
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      <title>Why Individual Freedom Is the Heart of Classical Liberalism</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[Liberalism asserts that people deserve to follow their own beliefs, pursue their own goals, and live according to their own values.]]></description>
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      <title>Requests for Proposals: Freedom and the Challenge of Change</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[IHS is investing in scholarship examining how freedom can remain resilient in a period of political, technological, and institutional strain]]></description>
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      <title>Alicia Plemmons: Fighting Licensing Barriers with Better Data</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Why does it take longer to become a hair braider than a police officer? This question and others prompted Alicia to challenge licensing rules.]]></description>
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      <title>Verlan Lewis: Beyond Left vs. Right</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 24 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Verlan Lewis urges students to treat politics as plural, with many issues, many trade-offs, and many opportunities for humility.]]></description>
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      <title>Jean Vilbert: Choosing Dignity Over Security</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[What made Jean Vilbert a successful judge also made him sensitive to what he’d surrendered: the freedom to ask certain questions.]]></description>
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      <title>A Liberal Foreign Policy That Favors Peace</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The liberal vision for foreign policy prioritizes diplomacy, free trade, and cultural exchange, but maintains strength to resist aggression.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[When asked what keeps him doing this after so many controversies, Dan answered, "Because we have to make progress on these vexing issues.”]]></description>
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      <title>William Galston on the Dark Passions and the Power of Political Speech</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[At an IHS event, William Galston addressed this question: how do free societies endure when their citizens are driven by dangerous passions?]]></description>
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      <title>Lauren Hall: The Case for Radical Moderation</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Lauren Hall saw how systems built on good intentions can miss the human reality right in front of them. What does genuine progress require?]]></description>
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      <title>Why Intellectual Humility Matters (and Why It&apos;s Hard)</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Intellectual humility about the limits of human knowledge underpins classical liberals' support for free markets and defense of free speech.]]></description>
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      <title>IHS and Cosmos Partner to Put Human Insight at the Center of AI Scholarship</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Announcing the AI-Accelerated Scholarship Program—helping scholars use AI to deepen discovery while keeping the human mind at the center.]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[The Institute for Humane Studies]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 13 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[From post-dictatorship Romania to the classroom, Paula Ganga’s journey explores the moral foundations of freedom and why ideas still matter.]]></description>
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      <title>How to Use AI in Academic Research: Best Practices</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Used wisely, AI can amplify research. Here are some best practices for scholars who want to use AI in research with integrity.]]></description>
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      <title>A Popular Front of Memory</title>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 08 Oct 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[In this sharp and timely essay for Liberal Currents, Michael Tolhurst warns that such revisionism is more than an intellectual parlor game.]]></description>
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      <title>Justice: Freedom in Practice</title>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Justice begins with the recognition that people are moral agents, capable of making decisions for themselves and pursuing their own goals.]]></description>
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      <title>Ilya Somin: The Soviet-Born Scholar Taking On Trump&apos;s Tariffs</title>
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      <pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Somin's story is a reminder that freedom is fragile, but worth defending—in classrooms, in courts, and in everyday life.]]></description>
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      <title>IHS Receives $1.5M to Rebuild the Intellectual Infrastructure of Freedom</title>
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      <pubDate>Tue, 09 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Institute for Humane Studies has received a $1.5M grant from the John Templeton Foundation to launch a three-year initiative—Accelerating Classical Liberal Research Across Divides—supporting scholars, open inquiry, and the intellectual foundations of a free society."]]></description>
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      <title>Rules Matter More Than Rulers</title>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Chamlee-Wright]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Democracy’s survival depends less on electing "better rulers" and more on building constitutional limits on presidential power.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The freedom of expression guarantees the right to voice one’s thoughts, challenge authority, confront orthodoxy, and exchange ideas.]]></description>
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      <title>Society Needs Philanthropic Privacy</title>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[In the name of transparency, an attack on civil society is unfolding with the right picking up tactics from the left.]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Chamlee-Wright]]></dc:creator>
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      <description><![CDATA[Harvard shows how the defense of one institution can be a defense of higher education and a healthy democracy.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Fri, 18 Jul 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Discover how the rule of law and constitutional limits protect freedom, ensure justice, and prevent government overreach in free societies.]]></description>
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      <title>Summit on Trust and Democracy: Cross-Ideological Work Toward a Flourishing Democracy</title>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Chamlee-Wright]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 23 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Civil society empowers local, voluntary problem-solving and protects freedom better than top-down government solutions.]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Craig]]></dc:creator>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Chamlee-Wright]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[In a thought-provoking essay, IHS President Emily Chamlee‑Wright argues that we stand on the verge of a modern “Gutenberg moment.”]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[Among the law professionals working on the case was law professor Ilya Somin of George Mason University, a longtime friend of IHS.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Toleration and pluralism are essential to liberty, enabling peaceful coexistence and strength through diversity.]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Craig]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[As IHS Fellow Andy Craig puts it, federalism can and should be used to “empower states to expand rights, not restrict them.”]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Craig]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[IHS Fellow Andy Craig argues that Donald Trump’s CECOT deportation policy defies due process, legal tradition, and constitutional principles.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[A look at spontaneous order and linguistic systems emerge organically through individual interactions, without centralized planning.]]></description>
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      <link>https://theihs.org/blog/ihs-president-emily-chamlee-wright-in-persuasion-these-tariffs-are-a-democratic-crisis</link>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Chamlee-Wright]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Emily Chamlee-Wright warns that unchecked tariff powers threaten democracy and call for restoring Congress’s trade authority.]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Chamlee-Wright]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Apr 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[In a sharp and timely piece for Persuasion, IHS President Emily Chamlee-Wright unpacks the economic and human toll of regime uncertainty.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Mar 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Discover how voluntary action fosters mutual benefit and innovation. Learn why limiting coercive power is essential for human dignity.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Economic freedom allows for innovation, creativity, and the pursuit of new ideas, which collectively foster prosperity and human flourishing.]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Kuchem]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 11 Feb 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Matt Kuchem’s latest in The Dispatch explores how both progressive and conservative elites are mirroring each other's illiberal tactics.]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Craig]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 28 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Andy Craig writes in The UnPopulist: A Liberalism Without Apology, a compelling defense of radical liberalism and free speech.]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Craig]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 24 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[IHS Fellow Andy Craig examines the structural challenges posed by the US Constitution and argues for thoughtful reforms.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 20 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Human dignity—the cornerstone of classical liberalism—is the simple, profound notion that every person possesses inherent worth.]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[The IHS]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 09 Jan 2025 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[IHS Fellow Andy Craig explains the truth behind the rising prices of cars and homes—and why liberals must oppose market interference.]]></description>
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      <link>https://theihs.org/blog/ihs-fellow-andy-craig-in-cato-on-disagreement-and-the-presidential-power-to-adjourn-congress</link>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Craig]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 21 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Recent maneuvering raises questions about the presidential power to adjourn Congress. Andy Craig explores the nuances of this power.]]></description>
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      <title>Liberals Must Wage War on Rent-Seeking</title>
      <link>https://theihs.org/blog/ihs-fellow-andy-craig-in-liberal-currents-liberals-must-wage-war-on-rent-seeking</link>
      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Craig]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Fri, 01 Nov 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[IHS Fellow Andy Craig explains the truth behind the rising prices of cars and homes—and why liberals must oppose market interference.]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Craig]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 24 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[IHS Fellow Andy Craig breaks down the misconceptions about how and when a contingent election could happen.]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Craig]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Andy Craig, an IHS fellow, delves into how the structural weaknesses of liberal democracies contribute to anti-democratic movements.]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Craig]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Mon, 21 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[IHS Fellow Andy Craig's analysis of the Electoral Count Reform Act and its potential impacts on the upcoming presidential election.]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Andy Craig]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Wed, 02 Oct 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[IHS Fellow Andy Craig talks the ethics of politics on the ReImagining Liberty podcast. Listen to the full episode now!]]></description>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Matthew Kuchem]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2024 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <dc:creator><![CDATA[Emily Chamlee-Wright]]></dc:creator>
      <pubDate>Tue, 25 Apr 2023 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[Emily Chamlee-Wright and Ryan Stowers collaborated on a recent article for Forbes highlighting the importance of professors and their impact.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[IHS names Professors Michael C. Munger and Siri Terjesen as Distinguished Fellows for the Study of Liberalism and a Free Society.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Wed, 07 Dec 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[IHS mourns the passing of Walter Grinder and we are grateful for his seventeen years of service to the organization.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[The Institute for Humane Studies (IHS) extends its gratitude to Chairman of the Board, Art Pope, as Ryan Stowers succeeds him in the role. ]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[IHS President and CEO, Dr. Emily Chamlee-Wright, illustrates the Four Corners of Liberalism and how they foster a better society.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[In a recent discussion, George Will spoke about his book "The Conservative Sensibility" with IHS President and CEO Emily Chamlee-Wright.]]></description>
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      <pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2020 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate>
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      <description><![CDATA[IHS president featured in Kettering Foundation and Knight Foundation project: “Democracy and Civic Life.” One of 18 essays to be featured.]]></description>
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      <description><![CDATA[In his talk at UCCS, Jonathan Haidt explains three of the six causes of the emergence of a new culture known as "safetyism."]]></description>
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