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An Election about the Right to Learn History

BY BENJAMIN N. LAWRANCE This past election cycle many, if not most, eyes were on Ohio. Would it be the seventh state in a row to recognize a woman’s bodily integrity as a constitutional right? In the excitement (or disappointment) last Tuesday, however, the ongoing national struggle over history education received short shrift. Buried in…

Not a Whole Lot Better than the “N-Word” and in Many Ways a Whole Lot Worse

While Riley Cooper Was Getting Drilled, a College President Largely Got a Pass Earlier this summer, Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver Riley Cooper became the unceasing focus of media attention because while he was attending a Kenny Chesney concert, he got into an altercation with an African-American security guard and used the “N-word.” The incident probably…

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An Election about the Right to Learn History

Not a Whole Lot Better than the “N-Word” and in Many Ways a Whole Lot Worse