Based on one complaint, Amanda Gorman’s poem was banned. Why protect our youth from truth?

Based on one complaint, Amanda Gorman’s poem was banned. Why protect our youth from truth?

ByJosh Bernoff

Amanda Gorman composed her poem The Hill We Climb for Joe Biden’s inauguration. Now, based on one feckless parent’s complaint, an elementary school in Miami has removed it so children can no longer access it without a parent’s permission. Here’s the whole poem; judge for yourself. Is this text going to corrupt young people? I’ve…

Who’s afraid of critical race theory (or anything that sounds like it)?
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Who’s afraid of critical race theory (or anything that sounds like it)?

ByJosh Bernoff

For a lot of conservatives, “critical race theory” is a dangerous concept that will pollute the vulnerable minds of children in schools. And because actual sightings of critical race theory in schools are so rare, groups like the Texas Public Policy Foundation are warning us of its other insidious names, like “diversity” and “identity.” What…