Opinion: The Parental Bill of Rights We Actually Need
It seems to me that a lot of bad things are done with the justification of saying it’s “for the children.” If you look around the fractured landscape of the modern United States of America, it’s pretty clear that not a lot of people care what happens to our children.
Read full storyOpinion: We Have to End Christian Calls for Violence Against the Transgender Community
One of the many problems in the United States is that people aren’t honest about who is inciting calls for violence in our country. There has been a lot of talk in the media about drag shows. Some states have even gone so far as to pass laws against these shows.
Read full storyOpinion: Conservatives and Liberals Want the Same Things
One of the few things you can get liberals and conservatives to agree on is that the country is divided. We’ve been in a very hostile political situation for going on eight years. There has been too much violence in how we speak and behave toward each other.
Read full storyOpinion: Christianity Is Structurally Similar to Fascism
If we are to be responsible defenders of democracy, we must have conversations about any potential threats to our freedoms. Christianity is a power structure that resembles a benevolent dictatorship with “God” as the ultimate leader. My concern is what happens when a fallible man appoints himself as supreme leader in such a system.
Read full storyOpinion: Books Represent Education, Statues Represent Indoctrination
There have been a lot of discussions lately about keeping indoctrination out of public schools. Unfortunately, what many people fail to realize is that conservative indoctrination is already largely present both in our schools and in our communities.
Read full storyOpinion: If We Cared About Our Children, We’d Raise the Driving Age
Sixteen is too young to drive. Motor vehicle accidents are among the leading causes of death for adolescents in our country. However, we don’t do anything about it. We also don’t do anything about gun violence.
Read full storyOpinion: It’s an Example of Indoctrination to Insist the Civil War Wasn’t About Slavery
The word “indoctrination” has been making a lot of headlines lately. Radicals always try to come to power by misrepresenting threats against children. The result is that there is a movement in the United States that claims to stand for “education not indoctrination.”
Read full storyOpinion: Patriotism Is Indoctrination
There have been a lot of discussions lately about keeping “indoctrination” out of public classrooms. Since this is an ongoing conversation, it’s important to explore what this concept means.
Read full storyOpinion: There Is No Institutionalized Anti-White Racism in the USA
People will often throw the word “racism” around just to suit their political ends. For example, many white supremacists claim they are the “victims” of “anti-white” racism in the United States.
Read full storyOpinion: Racists Deny That Racism Exists
I get a lot of comments from people who say things like, “You see racism everywhere.” Or, “Yawn, another article about racism.”. When you take a step back and look at those comments, you’ll realize they’re really quite shocking. Perhaps that becomes apparent if you substitute the word “abuse” for “racism.” Now the comment is, “Yawn, another article about abuse.”
Read full storyOpinion: “Anti-Woke” Is “Pro-Oppression”
Here’s the thing I don’t understand about the whole “woke” debate. Why is anyone bothered by it? There are so many people and politicians in the United States who seem to act like “woke” is a bad thing.
Read full storyOpinion: Wisconsin Political Advertisements Are Appallingly Racist
We’re entering another critical election here in the state of Wisconsin. For some reason, every election for the last ten years or so has been deemed critical. Every day when they turn on the television or radio, residents of the state are subjected to disturbing political advertisements featuring sensationalized stories about child abductions. These political ads are designed to play on a person’s worst fears. They try to present the message that one political candidate wants to flood the streets with violent criminals.
Read full storyOpinion: Uneducated Voters Have Too Much Influence on the Direction of our Country
At this point, I’m too old to endure the opinions of uneducated people. I don’t have the patience for it. All of my life, I’ve had to put up with individuals who insist they are right despite all evidence to the contrary.
Read full storyOpinion: Don’t Let Authoritarians Cancel Education by Calling it “Woke”
Authoritarians love uneducated people. Uneducated people are easy to control. Unfortunately, authoritarians have a whole lot of money. You don’t have to look very hard in the United States of America to see attacks on any form of intellectualism. People say things like, “I know a lot of people with college degrees who make terrible decisions.” Or they say, “Don’t confuse having an education with being intelligent.”
Read full storyOpinion: I Would Rather My Children be Taught CRT than Christianity
Last night I watched the 1998 film Elizabeth starring Cate Blanchet with my wife and kids. It’s an interesting historical film that led to some discussions about Henry VII and Shakespeare. As a teacher, I think it’s always essential to provide young people with appropriate context and factual information.
Read full storyOpinion: Uneducated Rural Voters Have Ruined America
After every election, social media feeds are filled with maps showing how much of the country is red. These maps show surface area rather than population density, but that doesn’t matter to ignorant people.
Read full storyOpinion: Liberals Have Never Criticized My Children for Speaking Spanish
My family is an immigrant family. That’s also true of the previous president. His hypocritical followers will criticize me, but they never criticize him. That hasn’t been the case in my experience. We’ve been harassed and threatened frequently since the presidential primaries leading up to the 2016 election.
Read full storyOpinion: American Christianity, Not CRT, Makes Kids Feel Guilty
The concept of critical race theory (CRT) has been dominating the news cycle lately. Unfortunately, almost all the people shooting off their mouths about it are uneducated and ignorant on the subject. CRT has become a political firebrand that has nothing to do with the academic purpose of the concept.
Read full storyOpinion: The “Family Values” Crowd Doesn’t Respect My Family
The first story I wrote that went viral came in 2016. My wife is an immigrant, and my family speaks Spanish in public. Over the last few years, there has been an increase in anti-immigrant sentiment.
Read full storyOpinion: School Kids Must Feel Comfortable at School
There’s been a lot of conversation lately about how teaching the true racial history of the United States might make kids feel uncomfortable or bad about themselves. Critics say this attitude amounts to censorship, but about half of the population of our country has proven it has no problem with censorship provided it’s presented as a way to “protect” children.
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