Class of 2018

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A Radically Woke and Deeply Conservative Commencement Address

At Pomona College, Danielle Allen spoke about the Declaration of Independence and its electric cord.
- Conor Friedersdorf
- June 12, 2018
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Mitch Daniels Urges Graduates to Resist Tribalism

The former Indiana governor, who leads Purdue University, believes that the hostility Americans are now showing one another is a threat to democracy.
- Conor Friedersdorf
- June 6, 2018
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Read President Trump’s U.S. Naval Academy Commencement Address

The president told the 2018 graduates that “we are witnessing the great reawakening of the American spirit and of American might.”
- Lena Felton
- May 25, 2018
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‘Without Personal Honor There Is No Leadership’

Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson emphasized the importance of truth in a commencement address at Virginia Military Institute that many interpreted as a rebuke to President Trump.
- Conor Friedersdorf
- May 17, 2018
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Oprah to Graduates: Vote! Vote! Vote!

But they probably won't be voting for her.
- Adam Harris and Taylor Hosking
- May 11, 2018