Peter Vlaming has two great passions – teaching and French. But a Virginia school district stripped the French teacher of the ability to impart these passions in high school classrooms when it fired him for not using pronouns preferred by a transgender student. “I explained to my principal that I couldn’t in good conscience pronounce
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In my tenth grade English class, just like many other American students, I read some of the works of the late Joseph Conrad, an unbounded explorer and captivating writer. But my class did not analyze Conrad’s books as my father or grandfather did when they were my age. Instead of discussing how his works shaped
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Many political speeches are full of imprecise rhetoric and easily disproven statements. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo’s speech to the Democratic National Convention Monday night is one such speech. Here are six of the governor’s statements, dissected for your morbid reading pleasure. Number One “New Yorkers were ground zero for the COVID virus and have gone from
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What becomes of government credibility in the post-lockdown period? There are thousands of politicians in this country for whom this is a chilling question, even a taboo topic. The reputation of government was already at postwar lows before the lockdowns, with only 17 percent of the American public saying that they trusted government to do
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Many children are hitting the books again for another school year in a way they never have before. Still in a COVID coma, many schools have opted for a distance learning model, or a hybrid model combining in-person and distance instruction. Yet even as we begin the new school year, reports are still emerging of
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Leaving our Airbnb rental in Maine a few weeks ago, I chatted with the owner, whom I’ll call Fred. Me: “I hope when we see you next year, the world is in a better place.” Fred: “I’m looking forward to better leadership.” Me: “I’m afraid you will be sadly disappointed.” Fred: “Well, I know who
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