Tag: Education & Family News

PREMIERING 3/30 at 7:30PM ET: Natan Sharansky on Today’s ‘Evil Empires,’ the War in Ukraine, Soviet Communism, and the New Antisemitism

“When there is nothing to die for, there is nothing to live for … and that’s why I think that nationalism is a very good word when it goes together with freedom and human rights. The moment you separate them, you’re getting awful dictatorship or empty, shallow, decadent life.” I sit down with former Soviet…


Michigan Professor Suspended After Suggesting Conservative Campus Speakers Should Be Killed

A university professor in Michigan has been placed on leave after declaring it would be “more admirable” to kill guest speakers who hold “transphobic,” “racist,” and “homophobic” views than to just shout them down. Steven Shaviro, who teaches film and media studies courses at Wayne State University, took to Facebook to express his thoughts about…


The Guardian Newspaper Apologises for Slavery Links

The Guardian newspaper has apologised for its founder’s role in the transatlantic slave trade. The Scott Trust, which owns the Guardian Media Group, has pledged 10 million pounds (US$12.3 million) to communities linked to the activities of John Edward Taylor, the journalist who started the paper in 1821. “The Scott Trust Legacies of Enslavement report,…


Children Groomed for Trans Lifestyle by Gender Ideology in Schools: Experts

Maryland parents are on the warpath against gender ideology, which they believe is steering their children onto the wrong track. And so the mothers and fathers of Frederick County have petitioned the County Superintendent of Schools to notify a parent when his or her child signals a desire to change gender. On March 23, a…


DeSantis Signs Florida’s Universal School Choice Bill

Proclaiming Florida the best state for choice in education, Gov. Ron DeSantis signed Florida’s universal school choice bill into law on March 27, giving every family educational options as “the money follows the child.” “Florida is number one when it comes to education freedom and education choice, and today’s bill signing represents the largest expansion…


California City Caught in National Controversy Over Critical Race Theory

Heightened tensions among opposing sides regarding the teaching of critical race theory—or its underlying tenets—in K–12 schools erupted into chaos at a local school board meeting in Temecula, California, last week, creating deeper rifts in the community. The otherwise sleepy city tucked away in southwest Riverside County known best for its wineries has become the…


Virginia Governor’s New Education Appointees Walking Into Controversy

Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin recently announced replacements for the state superintendent of public instruction and for a vacant seat on the Board of Education. Youngkin’s appointee for the superintendent of public instruction is Lisa Coons, the former chief academic officer for Tennessee who helped overhaul that state’s English Language Arts programs. The position was formerly held…


Judge Kyle Duncan Gives Free Speech at Notre Dame After Being Shouted Down at Stanford

A U.S. judge delivered a speech at a university on March 24, a few weeks after students and a top staffer prevented him from doing so at Stanford University. U.S. District Judge Kyle Duncan, a Trump appointee, told listeners at the University of Notre Dame that there’s a “vital tradition of free speech in this country” and…


Judge Kyle Duncan Gives Free Speech Lecture at Notre Dame After Being Shouted Down at Stanford

A U.S. judge delivered a speech at a university on March 24, a few weeks after students and a top staffer prevented him from doing so at Stanford University. U.S. District Judge Kyle Duncan, a Trump appointee, told listeners at the University of Notre Dame that there’s a “vital tradition of free speech in this country” and…


Beware of Toxic Spices: Heavy Metals Found in Major Brand Names

Despite four lawsuits over the last two years over significant levels of toxic heavy metals in big brand names of herbs and spices found in a 2021 consumer report, big box stores continue to carry the listed brands and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not yet set stricter limits on heavy metals…