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  • Money Talks: The Agenda Behind the American Women Quarters Program

    Money Talks: The Agenda Behind the American Women Quarters Program2

    Nina Otero-Warren. Anna May Wong. Edith Kanaka‘ole. Jovita Idar. Zitkala-Ša. Dr. Pauli Murray. Celia Cruz. Ask any American to identify these women—Murray was “perceived” as a woman—and unless that person majored in women’s studies, odds are high that few will recognize these names. Yet these are seven of the 15 names featured now on the

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  • Why Our Bookstores Never Participated in Banned Books Week

    Why Our Bookstores Never Participated in Banned Books Week5

    Banned Books Week, October 1–7, is here again. Bookstores and libraries across the country will feature displays of what they call banned books. Some mainstream news outlets will offer editorials and articles denouncing censorship in places like school and public libraries. We’ll doubtless hear this year’s theme and slogan, “Let Freedom Read,” repeated from these

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  • How Not To Be a Barbarian

    How Not To Be a Barbarian3

    The Barbarian hopes—and that is the very mark of him—that he can have his cake and eat it too. He will consume what civilization has slowly produced after generations of selection and effort, but he will not be at the pains to replace such goods, nor indeed has he a comprehension of the virtue that

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  • School Wars: A Battle Plan for Parents

    School Wars: A Battle Plan for Parents0

    Yellow buses are rolling again across the countryside, which means the culture wars in our schools are cranking up as well. Key to understanding these conflicts is this question: Who is primarily responsible for a child’s education and welfare, the state or the parents? California continues to lead the nation in attacking parental rights while

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