There is an argument being made, particularly in the Deep South, that our schools’ curricula should not include what academics sometimes call “critical race theory,” i.e., the set of facts surrounding black history in the United States. That means the …
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American Education–Where It’s Going
It’s amazing that there are so many elements of American society that have suddenly become controversial. It wasn’t 10 years ago that virtually everyone believed that a high-quality education was a top priority, for the welfare of both the child …
What Republicans Believe
“If (Republicans) ever run the country again, it’s going to be a disaster for America.” That’s certainly the way all sane Americans look at this matter right this minute. But I think what Howard Dean (American politician, prominent a couple …
Only in America
What value does the sign add? What value does the sidewalk itself add? All around us are indications that the things we think are important couldn’t possibly be less relevant to the one precious life we have and to how …
Morons Pervade Every Aspect of Life in America
A significant portion of our society here in the United States has always reveled in ignorance; the current pro-Trump, anti-science, white power crowd didn’t just pop up out of the ground. Maybe the only difference today is that this group …
Banning Critical Race Theory Is More Serious Than One Might Think
Until I listened to Terry Gross’s interview with researcher Jeffrey Sachs (pictured), I thought the war against Critical Race Theory was simply a windmill that the far right could tilt its jousting stick at. Wrong. I learned that, “across the …
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Different Flavors of “Rot”
This from a reader: The founder of Dubai, Sheik Rashid, was asked about the future of his country, and he replied, “My grandfather rode a camel, my father rode a camel, I ride a Mercedes, my son rides a Land …
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Ted Cruz Dukes It Out with U.S. History
American history features centuries of slavery followed by 170 years of segregation, Jim Crow laws, and systematic exclusion of blacks from the affairs of the wealthy white society. In 2019 the median white household held $188,200 in wealth—7.8 times that of …
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