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The flag is up: America is for all of us
Raised to see patriotism as hokey, Larissa Phillips is flying a U.S. flag this year.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 43 min read
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American pride and the political divide
National pride is down, especially for Democrats, and the political gulf is growing.

Joanne Jacobs
Jul 11 min read
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More education, less political activism
Stop teaching a can't-do spirit. Young Americans are individuals capable of reason, resilience and growth -- not perpetual oppressors or victims.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 132 min read
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Identity politics lost: It's time for the great rethink in education
"Your ancestors weren't villains," the meme declares. "Don't apologize for them to people who hate you." Conor Friedersdorf points out...

Joanne Jacobs
Nov 11, 20241 min read
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Silicon Valley parents push back on ethnic studies
Parents want to know what will be taught in soon-to-be-mandatory ethnic studies class.

Joanne Jacobs
Aug 2, 20242 min read
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Young voters say: Politicians are corrupt, America is in decline
Young voters say politicians are corrupt and America is in decline in new poll.

Joanne Jacobs
Jun 1, 20241 min read
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Minnesota adopts woke-centric social studies standards
Minnesota have approved "the most ideologically progressive and intellectually vapid social studies standards in America," writes Max...

Joanne Jacobs
Feb 27, 20242 min read
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'Critical race theory' means ... um ...
Should schools teach critical race theory (CRT)? Fifty-one percent of Americans have never heard of it or know nothing about it,...

Joanne Jacobs
Oct 24, 20221 min read
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