politics

Teaching dumb students. Teacher mature man. Fed up. Man desperate teacher in classroom. No hope for better. Tired and exhausted. Difficult work. Emotional burnout. Teacher give up. Hate his job

^{Keri D. Ingraham
August 18, 2022
Education}

Teachers’ Unions’ Blame Game

_{Keri D. Ingraham
August 18, 2022
Education}

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten was instrumental in keeping kids locked out of in-person schooling as she mercilessly pushed the union’s self-serving political agenda. Now she uses the dire situation she helped create as the excuse for the teacher-shortage crisis. Read More ›

President Donald J. Trump delivers remarks and answers questions from members of the press during a COVID-19 Coronavirus update, Tuesday, July 21, 2020, in the James S. Brady White House Press Briefing Room. (Official White House Photo by Shealah Craighead)

^{Chapman Center
April 28, 2021
Citizen Leadership, Discovery Institute}

Discovery Institute Welcomes Former White House Correspondent as New Chapman Center Fellow

_{Chapman Center
April 28, 2021
Citizen Leadership, Discovery Institute}

Veteran journalist Debra J. Saunders will join Discovery Institute’s Chapman Center for Citizen Leadership as a fellow on May 1st. Saunders explained that her goal will be to look beyond the well-worn talking points, and challenge big media’s predictable take on major stories and put events in context. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
February 24, 2021
Economics}

Failure Factory

_{Christopher Rufo
February 24, 2021
Economics}

Buffalo school administrators have adopted fashionable new pedagogies: “culturally responsive teaching,” “pedagogy of liberation,” “equity-based instructional strategies,” and an “emancipatory curriculum.” Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
January 20, 2021
Economics}

“Antiracism” Comes to the Heartland

_{Christopher Rufo
January 20, 2021
Economics}

For years, Americans have watched as educators have pushed deeply divisive “antiracism” programs in coastal cities such as Berkeley, Portland, and Seattle. Now “antiracism” has come to the heartland. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
December 4, 2020
Economics}

The New Untouchables

_{Christopher Rufo
December 4, 2020
Economics}

The poor, in the logic of Seattle’s progressive elites, are thus forced to commit crimes — including violent crimes — to secure their very existence. Therefore, as society is the perpetrator of this inequality, the crimes of the poor must be forgiven. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
November 23, 2020
Economics}

Burn It Down

_{Christopher Rufo
November 23, 2020
Economics}

American cities are entering a period of chaos. Protests and riots have dominated headlines, but beneath the surface, activists are launching an unprecedented campaign to overthrow the traditional justice system. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
November 11, 2020
Economics}

Extortion Day

_{Christopher Rufo
November 11, 2020
Economics}

In the days preceding last week’s election, business owners boarded up their stores, fearing that the election might unleash another wave of destructive rioting. Then something miraculous happened. Read More ›

^{Bruce Chapman
November 3, 2020
Citizen Leadership}

Politicians: Can’t Live With Them, Can’t Live Without Them

_{Bruce Chapman
November 3, 2020
Citizen Leadership}

When frustrated by election results, it’s useful to remember why it’s hard to live with politicians but even harder to live without them. Bruce K. Chapman reminds us that “a good political life, in the spirit of the Constitution, aims at a ‘more perfect union,’ not a perfect one.” Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
October 9, 2020
Economics}

Lab Coat Tyranny

_{Christopher Rufo
October 9, 2020
Economics}

Public health authorities in California have unveiled a plan that requires counties to meet new “health equity metrics” in order to emerge from the current Covid-19 lockdowns. It’s a broad experiment in social justice. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
October 2, 2020
Economics}

“Safe Injection Sites” Aren’t Safe, Effective or Wise. Just Ask Canadians

_{Christopher Rufo
October 2, 2020
Economics}

If you've never heard of "safe injection sites" — public facilities for drug users to consume heroin, fentanyl and methamphetamine under the supervision of medical staff — you probably will soon. In cities such as Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco, drug legalization activists have launched a campaign to create such sites. Read More ›