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As we all know, the quickest way to convince people to do something is to tell them they are forbidden from doing it. Currently, legislators in everybody’s favorite state — Arizona — are learning this most basic principle of reverse psychology. You see, in 2010, Arizona lawmakers passed a law to dismantle ethnic studies in Read More
What is SB1128? Texas Senate Bill 1128 was introduced to the Texas legislature this month by Sen. Dan Patrick and proposes that only courses that give a “comprehensive survey” of American history or Texas history would count toward the six history credit requirement in Texas public colleges. The bill specifically states, “A college or university Read More
As we know, Arizona has been in the spotlight for taking actions against Latin Americans — specifically, for SB 1070, which allowed the state’s police to check the immigration status of people they detain, and for HB 2281, which prohibits classes that “promote resentment toward a race or class of people,” that “advocate ethnic solidarity Read More
One Wisconsin school is rocking the race boat: “A school district in Wisconsin said they will review a high school diversity class that exposed students to radical leftist thinkers and promoted a critical race theory that alleges white people are oppressors. The ‘American Diversity’ class was taught to students at Delavan-Darien High School in Wisconsin, Read More
There are many things in life that occur with near universal certainty. One of those is our propensity to experience irrational fear. When irrational fears dominate public and political discourse, lasting painful legacies are often left in their wake. We have been down this road before with the state of Arizona, most notably with their Read More