Tag: critical race theory

Republican Lawmakers Warn Against Biden Administration Pushing Critical Race Theory in Education

A pair of Republican congressmen are calling on the Department of Education to reconsider spending federal dollars to promote critical race theory in civics and history classes across the country. In a letter (pdf) to Education Secretary Miguel Cardona, Reps. Doug Lamborn (R-Colo.) and Jeff Duncan (R-S.C.) said they have “deep concern” about a newly…


Idaho Senate Passes Bill to Prevent Teaching Critical Race Theory in Public Schools

The Idaho Senate on Monday passed a bill to prevent the teaching of critical race theory in public schools and universities in the Gem State. The bill, H 377 (pdf), was passed largely along party lines by 27-8. One Republican senator, Dan Johnson, joined Democrats in opposing the bill. The bill mandates that no public…


Idaho Senate Votes to Ban Teaching of Critical Race Theory in Public Schools

The Idaho Senate approved a proposal on April 26 to prevent the teaching of critical race theory in the Gem State’s public schools and universities. The measure, H 377 (pdf), was passed largely along party lines in a 27–8 vote; one Republican, Sen. Dan Johnson, joined Democrats in opposing the bill. The legislation now heads to…


Conservative Parent Groups Working to Reclaim Schools from Leftists

A group of American conservatives established a national grassroot organization, Parents Defending Education, to fight left-wing indoctrination in the classroom. Neily, a civil rights advocate, and Asra Nomani, a former reporter for The Wall Street Journal, were among the leader. The group’s objective is to “reclaim our schools from activists imposing harmful agendas.” “In recent…


Opinion: When ‘Wokeness’ Impacts Our Health and Safety

Commentary The City of Hamilton took many by surprise for its blatantly racist vaccine plan, announcing on April 24 that COVID-19 vaccine appointments are now available for “Black and other racialized populations/people of colour” living in select area codes. This comes despite epidemiological evidence that priority should be given to individuals who are of a certain…


When ‘Wokeness’ Impacts Our Health and Safety

Commentary The City of Hamilton took many by surprise for its blatantly racist vaccine plan, announcing on April 24 that COVID-19 vaccine appointments are now available for “Black and other racialized populations/people of colour” living in select area codes. This comes despite epidemiological evidence that priority should be given to individuals who are of a certain…


Opinion: Identity Politics Is Destroying the Social Fabric

Commentary Identity politics—the formation of exclusive alliances based on racial, religious, ethnic, or social identity—is manifesting in all cultural corners. It has seeped into school curricula and overtaken traditional Western individualism as the new dominant lens for interpreting one’s place in society. Entire university departments have been rededicated to examining so-called intersectionality, defined as the complex way…


Marxist-Based Critical Race Theory Part of Global Affairs’ Anti-Racism Course Materials

Canadian diplomats receiving anti-racist training courses are now using materials that draw on a Marxist-based social theory, teaching them that “objectivity,” “sense of urgency,” and “paternalism” are all characteristics of “white supremacy.” Through an access to information request, the Toronto Sun acquired Global Affairs’ anti-racism training materials, which is part of Canada’s latest anti-racism initiative….


NYC Father Pulls Daughter Out of Private School Over Anti-Racist Indoctrination

A New York father pulled his daughter out of The Brearley School in New York City’s Upper East Side neighborhood of Manhattan in a public letter addressed to parents still at the school. Bari Weiss, who resigned from a New York Times opinion post last year, published the letter on her Substack platform “Common Sense…


The Toxicity of the Permanent Outrage Mentality

Commentary The conviction of disgraced former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin on both manslaughter and murder charges ought to be, at least in theory, a seminal moment for a country hoping to foster a greater civic unity and recoil from the tumultuous brink of a half-century nadir in racially charged acrimony. Sadly, early indications point…