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  • We Liberals Have to Stop Being so Damn Smug

    We Liberals Have to Stop Being so Damn Smug0

    I didn’t vote for Trump. I consider myself a liberal with a small “l.” I believe in the value of basic humanity, diversity, and the freedom of religion enshrined in the constitution. Donald Trump was a candidate who seemed to respect none of those values, and the idea of him ascending to the Oval Office

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  • We Had to Pull the Article on Indoctrination

    We Had to Pull the Article on Indoctrination0

    Yesterday, we published a piece on indoctrination and propaganda in an American high school. After it went up, we found out there was confusion about sharing the documents and the family who drew attention to the questionable handouts worried about the repercussions to their student. Having been on the receiving end of such repercussions in

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  • We Fought the Transgender Activists, and Lost. Here Are Five Lessons for Every Parent

    We Fought the Transgender Activists, and Lost. Here Are Five Lessons for Every Parent1

    Our defeat was all but inevitable, yet the transgender activists still showed up in matching shirts and waved multicolored flags. Their speakers outnumbered ours 4 to 1, but they still hissed and muttered ugly names at our side while we spoke. We had gathered for the Arlington County School Board’s meeting on June 18. For four months,

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  • We Don’t Give Our Kids Exams. But That Does Not Mean They Are Not Tested.

    We Don’t Give Our Kids Exams. But That Does Not Mean They Are Not Tested.0

    “If you don’t teach them, how will they ever learn?” “If you give them freedom, how will they gain discipline?” “Without schooling, won’t they just do nothing all day?” These questions are only a sampling of the typical unschooler’s interrogation. I get it. Unschooling challenges everything we have been taught about learning, knowing, and growing. 

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  • We Do Not Walk Alone

    We Do Not Walk Alone1

    Back when the COVID pandemic was young and no one knew what to think about it, I sat in my home office listening to a SoundCloud stream of various choral recordings while I worked. One of the selections was a soothing new setting of an old Irish blessing, which runs as follows: May you see

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  • WE Are the Reason Kids Are on Screens

    WE Are the Reason Kids Are on Screens0

    A rant. Sorry. But this culture is driving me nuts! It is BLIND to the idea that kids CAN and in recent history HAVE done some things, on their own, no parents involved, and this was GOOD. Even HEALTHY. But one “screen-time specialist” just emailed me with this “helpful” tip on how to get kids

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