CAL THOMAS COMMENTARY JUNE 14, 2025
HARVARD UNIVERSITY HAS ANNOUNCED IT’S EXPLORING A NEW CENTER FOR CONSERVATIVE SCHOLARSHIP. THIS IS LIKELY IN RESPONSE TO THE ATTACKS ON AMERICA’S FIRST COLLEGE OVER ANTI-ISRAEL AND ANTI-SEMETIC DEMONSTRATIONS.
BUT WHY HAVE WHAT SOUNDS LIKE A SEPARATE ENTITY? CONSERVATIVE VALUES AND THE REAL HISTORY OF AMERICA WERE ONCE PART OF THE REGULAR CURRICULUM. IS ARE CONSERVATIVE THOUGHT TO BE CONSIDERED A SEPARATE SPECIES FROM THE REST OF THE COURSES AVAILABLE TO HARVARD STUDENTS?
IN 1636, THE PURITAN FOUNDERS OF HARVARD ISSUED A MISSION STATEMENT. IT SAID: “EVERYONE SHALL CONSIDER AS THE MAIN END OF HIS LIFE AND STUDIES, TO KNOW GOD AND JESUS CHRIST, WHICH IS ETERNAL LIFE.”
HOW FAR HARVARD HAS DRIFTED FROM THAT STATEMENT CAN BE SEEN ON THE NIGHTLY NEWS. I SPOKE AT HARVARD’S 350TH ANNIVERSARY AND QUOTED FORMER PRESIDENT NATHAN PUSEY, WHO SAID MORE THAN A CENTURY AGO: “THE LEAST THAT SHOULD BE EXPECTED OF A HARVARD GRADUATE IS THAT HE LEARN TO PRONOUNCE THE NAME OF GOD WITHOUT EMBARASSMENT.” NOW IT APPEARS GOD IS AN EMBARARRSSMENT. WE’LL SEE IF THEY ESTABLISH A CONSERVATIVE ENTITY AND IF IT INCLUDES A PROCLAMATION OF THE GOSPEL. I’M NOT HOLDING MY BREATH. I’M CAL THOMAS.
