… America deserved 9/11. Actually, I’m a bit surprised that it’s that low. Today’s college students have no personal memory of 9/11; it’s just something they learned about in school. And the vast majority of today’s college students have gone … Continue reading →
I noticed this today at Althouse: [Chris Williamson was talking] with Robert Greene, who has a new book called “The Law of the Sublime” (commission earned). Maybe he’s got the answer to our problem of colorlessness. Williamson prompts: “You talk … Continue reading →
There’s a great deal of commentary around the blogosphere on this article by Nikole Hannah-Jones in The New York Times Magazine. You remember NHJ, don’t you? She was the mind behind the 1619 Project, the duplicitous Times rewriting of the … Continue reading →
… if you don’t apply it in a thoughtful way. New York, case in point: … New York public education is falling behind because the state has ignored chances to discover what educational practices really work, use that evidence to … Continue reading →
Don’t dare blame Islam! Here’s the story: A wealthy Washington, D.C., suburb’s public school district is advising teachers not to link 9/11 with radical Islam and to be sure to create “safe spaces” for Muslim students as the nation somberly … Continue reading →
As bad as the public school system in New York City already is, there are plans to make it worse. And I’ll reiterate that, although you may not care about NYC, as these ascendant leftists get more power it will … Continue reading →
I consider this child abuse: “First-of-their-kind” transgender dolls — complete with removable genitalia — will debut in some Minnesota classrooms this fall to kids as young as 4 years old. The paper dolls, with gender-neutral names like “Sam,” “Rory,” “Avery” … Continue reading →
Democrat Judy Chu is the US House member from California’s 28th District. The other day she was quizzing Bessent and an exchange ensued about whether Trump cares about the American economy as opposed to the Iran War. As part of … Continue reading →
Here’s the first bit of news that at first glance sounds ever-so-slightly encouraging: The European Union passed several resolutions condemning Palestinian Authority educational materials containing antisemitism and glorification of jihad, the Institute for Monitoring Peace and Cultural Tolerance in School … Continue reading →
Many long years ago – perhaps thirty-five? – I read an article describing what was being taught in schools in Palestine, and it made my blood run cold. I don’t recall what periodical it was in, but it certainly wasn’t … Continue reading →
Of course he does. Of course he does. This is a recurrent dream of the left, and de Blasio shared it. After all, one can’t have smart kids getting special treatment; they must be sacrificed to the average. It reminds … Continue reading →
I assume you’ve followed at least some of the story of Ian Andre Roberts, the Des Moines school superintendent who turns out to have been an illegal alien wanted for gun violations. The initial question was, why didn’t the people … Continue reading →