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    Robert Weissberg

    Robert Weissberg is a retired professor (emeritus) of political science at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He writes from New York.

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  • Hoisting Critical Race Theory With its Own Petard

    Hoisting Critical Race Theory With its Own Petard0

    How can we drive a stake through the heart of Critical Race Theory (CRT)? Ultimately, this will require a long march to restore sanity to thousands of elected school boards, and the firing of countless misguided ideologues. But what about the short run? How can we prevent this poison from damaging an entire generation? Forget

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  • Lifestyles of the Rich and Paranoid

    Lifestyles of the Rich and Paranoid0

    What do super rich people with multi-million dollar summer homes in the Hamptons and similar enclaves think about today’s troubled, often violent politics? Frank answers are seldom forthcoming given that an impolite answer might invite social ostracism and exclusion from A-list parties. But actions often speak louder than words, and a recent article in AVENUE

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  • The Agenda Worse Than Critical Race Theory

    The Agenda Worse Than Critical Race Theory0

    Few notice what is taught in school until it is too late. Today’s push for Critical Race Theory (CRT) is extraordinarily ambitious, and it is hard for defenders of traditional education to imagine anything more toxic than this theory that has seemingly burst on the scene. But, as bad as it may seem, CRT is

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  • ‘Lookism’ Is the Newest Form of Bigotry

    ‘Lookism’ Is the Newest Form of Bigotry0

    Don’t look now, but “lookism” may be the next politically incorrect thing you are guilty of. The latest installment of our nation’s utopian quest, “lookism” is defined as “the discriminatory treatment of people who are considered physically unattractive.” To be sure, beauty is always culturally defined, and hard to quantify precisely, but in today’s America

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