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Palestine: 50% favorable.
Israel: 27% favorable.
America deserved 9/11: 22% agree.

A new Buckley Institute survey of undergrads nationwide paints a troubling picture—and underscores why CAMERA’s work fighting anti-Israel bias in media and education is indispensable.

"More than one in five (22%) American undergraduates believe America deserved September 11." buckleyinstitute.com/2026-national-… via @buckleyprogram

Buckley Institute polled 803 college students. Socialism beat capitalism. Palestine beat Israel.
Israel ranked with Iran. 22% said America deserved 9/11.
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Not good. Not surprising either.

2026 National Undergraduate Student Survey is out!

🚩 1 in 5 college students believe America deserved 9/11

🚩 4 in 10, a plurality, prefer socialism to capitalism

🚩 Almost 5 in 10 believe Cuba and the Soviet Union provide a better economic model than the United States

Socialism is surging in popularity among college students just as socialist political candidates are rising in American politics.

A nationwide survey of undergraduates in America conducted by Yale University’s Buckley Institute found that students say they prefer socialism to capitalism by a 42 to 28 percent margin.

Is K-12 education really that bad?

Buckley is pleased to welcome AEI’s @rickhess99 and EdChoice’s @MQ_McShane for the annual K-12 panel.

➔ Wednesday, 10/28
➔ 4:30pm

Join us for an expert analysis of the forces shaping K-12 education! Additional details linked below:

“We need legal academia to include more people from a broader array of perspectives.” — Lux et Veritas Faculty Prize Winner Justin Driver

Check more of Prof. Driver’s remarks from the prize reception in a recent recap from The Buckley Beacon, linked below ⬇️

Could changing how we vote change American politics?

Join Buckley on Thursday, 10/15, at 4:30pm for a Firing Line debate titled “Electoral Reform Would Improve American Democracy” with Princeton’s @Nolan_Mc and @nyu’s Richard Pildes.

Additional details linked below ⤵️

Tomorrow!

“Keeping the Faith: Religion in Modern American Life” with Cardinal Timothy Dolan!

📍Rosenfeld Hall GR 109 (109 Grove St)
⏰ 4:30 PM
🎟️ Free & open to the public

Details linked below ⬇️

Do progressives know how to laugh?

Buckley is pleased to welcome @TheBabylonBee CEO @SethDillon for, “Can the Left Take a Joke?: Satire, Censorship, and Free Speech” on Wednesday, 9/30 at 7:00pm.

This is a can’t miss event for satire enthusiasts! More details ⬇️

Join Buckley for a discussion of Latin American history and the pitfalls of socialism with Robert Lawson, @VasquezIan, and @DanielDiMartino!

Today: 4:30pm | WLH 119

Attendees can enter to win a case of non-alcoholic beer!

Less than a week until the priority deadline to apply for our fall break seminar, “Aristotle on the Good Life,” with Dr. Robert Bartlett!

Don’t miss the chance to join other Yale students in considering how to lead a good life.

Deadline September 14. Application linked below!

Only a few days before our first speaker event of the semester!

Join us this Wednesday 9/9 at 4:30pm for “How Did Venezuela Run Out of Beer? What Latin America Teaches Us About Socialism.”

Visit the link below for additional information

Welcome back, Yale!

The start of another academic year means a new lineup of exciting events from the Buckley Institute. Follow us here for updates on all of the speakers, debates, and seminars coming up.

We can’t wait to see you this semester!

How can a nation with the world’s largest oil reserve run out of beer?

Join Buckley Sept. 9 at 4:30pm to hear @SMU’s Robert Lawson, @CatoInstitute’s @VasquezIan, and @ManhattanInst’s @DanielDiMartino discuss socialism’s legacy in Latin America.

Additional details linked below

🎉🎉

Join Buckley on 9/24 as we recognize the Yale faculty who go above and beyond to support free speech in the classroom at the 2026 Lux et Veritas Faculty Prize Reception.

This year’s honoree is Yale Law’s Justin Driver. RSVP by 9/18 to attend. More details linked below!

“Administrative growth on this scale fundamentally shifts university priorities and attention away from the core mission of education.” — Lauren Noble

Yale’s administrative staff grew 6x faster than undergrads! Read @CampusReform’s coverage of our latest report, linked below 👇

⏰ Last call!

Almost 1,000 Yale students, faculty, and alumni have already signed our petition. Join them today and call on Yale to restore transparency to the Alumni Fellow Elections.

Sign Buckley’s petition below! ⬇️

Even inside Yale, getting answers about bureaucratic growth isn't easy.

Yale’s Committee on Trust in Higher Ed noted that finding out what resources go to core academic functions was "remarkably difficult."

Our latest report digs into 30 years of data to examine the trends: