by Don Kusler As a parent of two school-age children, I know I keep up with the lessons my children are working through each week. This includes […]
Tag: censorship
Don’t think it can happen here?
The U.S. government once burned books it didn’t like by Madison Ingram This year is on pace to set the record for the highest number of attempted […]
The right-wing campaign to make our kids dumber
by Michael Hiltzik For reasons that may not be too hard to understand, Republicans and conservatives seem to be intent on turning their K-12 schools, colleges and […]
Banning gov’t officials from talking to Big Tech is no win for free speech
by Suzanne Nossel A couple weeks ago, a federal judge banned communications between large parts of the federal government and social media platforms. The case was brought […]
The lesson Floyd’s death should teach Fla. students
Two news items should give us pause about how we are teaching and learning civics. Item No. 1: American eighth graders’ civics scores have declined for the […]
Comedy clubs as free speech zones — and the antidote to cancel culture
by Ronald Collins and Ronnie Marmo On Nov. 24, 1964, the Illinois Supreme Court did what no other state high court had ever done — it vindicated […]
The day the book banners lost in Pennsylvania’s culture wars
by Will Bunch KUTZTOWN, Pa. — If you ban it, they will come. For the better part of an hour last Saturday, dozens of teenagers and their […]
The Good, the Bad and the Stupid 11
The legislative graveyard The 2023 regular legislative session is over, and we’re bringing our “The Good, the Bad and the Stupid” series to a close. While over […]
It’s not ‘woke’ to use more specific language
by David L. Ulin I’m trying an experiment in one of the courses I teach. The goal is to stop using the phrase “you guys.” I announced […]
I was a teenage librarian. Don’t arrest me
Some time ago, I worked after school and during summers at my town’s public library. My supervisor was Mrs. Fowkes, a stunning grandmother who, in summer, wore […]
