Commentary Although academia is sometimes dubbed “the ivory tower,” it is anything but a quaint exception to or ancillary adjunct of the real world. Quite otherwise, academia is an ideological state apparatus. In fact, I maintain that it is the dominant ideological state apparatus. Or, to borrow a more recent formulation, academia is best understood as…
Moms for Liberty Takes on the NEA ‘K-12 Cartel’
In early July, the National Education Association (NEA) put forward a resolution to replace the word “mother” in contracts with the words “birthing parent” in order to promote inclusivity. Fed up with the expanding promotion of their “radical, far left extremist ideologies” in America’s education system, one mother is on a mission to expose, and take head on, the organization…
FreedomFest: Conversation With Sam Sorbo
At FreedomFest in Las Vegas, I sat down with Sam Sorbo, who as an education freedom advocate, was cautiously excited to speak with highly educated patriots who desire freedom for our nation. We discussed school system training to conformity and obedience, critical race theory, and her opinion on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision on overturning Roe…
Liberals’ Critical Race Theory and Woke Agenda are Hypocritical: UK Anglican Deacon
Calvin Robinson a UK-based Anglican deacon and conservative political commentator, was barred from becoming a deacon in the Church of England because of his political views that opposed critical race theory (CRT) and the ‘woke’ cultural agenda. Liberals, including those leading the Church of England, proclaim to want diversity in their ranks but are insincere…
DeSantis Rallies Moms for Liberty at National Summit, Urges Political Activism
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis kicked off a convergence of about 600 conservative moms in Tampa on July 15 by urging them to push back against woke ideology, especially in schools. In a 50-minute speech punctuated by cheers of approval, the Republican governor encouraged the mothers from around the country to have the courage to track…
California Spent $500 Million on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Training, Report Reveals
California has spent up to $500 million on diversity, equity, and inclusion programs in its local government, K-12 school districts, and higher education in the years between 2020 and 2022, according to a report from a nonprofit watchdog group. The Center for Organizational Research and Education (CORE) researches activist groups to report on their “funding,…
University Removes ‘Anti-Racist’ Statements as Florida’s Stop WOKE Act Takes Effect
The University of Central Florida (UCF) has taken down statements endorsing “anti-racist” ideology from the websites of several academic departments after the state’s “Stop WOKE Act” came into effect. The statements were developed and adopted in the wake of the death of George Floyd and subsequent Black Lives Matter riots in the summer of 2020….
Parents Group Sues Tennessee School Board Over ‘Divisive and Destructive’ Critical Race Theory
A Tennessee parents’ advocacy group has announced that it filed a lawsuit on July 8 against a Franklin school board for adopting “divisive, debilitating, and racist” curriculum that teaches some children they are inherently racist based on their skin color. The complaint alleges that a curriculum called “Wit and Wisdom” includes teaching materials that are…
HHS Grants NYU $40,000 to Study What It Calls Youngsters’ Preference for ‘Whiteness and Maleness’
Tens of thousands of federal tax dollars are flowing to New York University to uncover why kids allegedly “favor Whiteness and maleness over other identities,” official data show. The three-year project, titled “Societal assumptions regarding typical personhood and their effects on reasoning development,” will obtain a total of $40,391 from the U.S. Department of Health…
PREMIERING NOW: Corruption in American Education Is Empowering Communist China—Heritage President Kevin Roberts
This episode will premiere on Thursday, July 7, at 7:30 p.m. ET. “Our policymakers, our school board officials, our superintendents, and our governors have the future of those kids in their hands. And they abuse that,” says Kevin Roberts, president of the Heritage Foundation, a top conservative American think tank. After months of missed schooling…
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