Washington Times, May 28, 2024 Biden buries biggest diversity debacle in American education history Using schools to forcibly remake society by James Bovard Two weeks ago, President Biden whooped up the 70th anniversary of a landmark Supreme Court decision in a speech at the National Museum of African American History and Culture. In his bid […]
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The Folly of Fantasy-Based Political Philosophy
It’s a coin toss which is more damnably confounding – contemporary journalism or contemporary philosophy. Reminded of this conundrum by the latest New Yorker article whooping up Elizabeth Anderson, a University of Michigan philosophy professor, as the great hope for American equality. The 8000-word profile was an exercise in faith building which failed to sway […]
Equality versus Liberty – the Obama Update
From the Future of Freedom Foundation – OBAMA AND HIS “MOST EVIDENT” RIGHT: EQUALITY by James Bovard In his second inaugural address, Barack Obama quoted the Declaration of Independence and hailed “the most evident of truths — that all of us are created equal.” Obama never explained why “created equal” was more evident than the right to liberty. […]
Busing Tyranny by Boston’s Best & Brightest
From today’s Washington Times – BOVARD: A bitter lesson from ‘the best and the brightest’ Boston children were sacrificed on the altar of equality by James Bovard The Boston School Committee announced last week that it will finally end almost 40 years of forced busing — long after the policy effectively wrecked local schools. Forced […]