Edwin Benson

history teacher Edwin Benson

President Biden’s False Compassion Forces Reluctant States to Fly the Transgender Banner

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President Biden’s False Compassion Forces Reluctant States to Fly the Transgender Banner

Arizona, Arkansas and Tennessee ban sex change procedures for those under eighteen. Florida’s Department of Health officially recommends against them. Texas investigates those who seek such procedures for minors. Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Iowa, Mississippi, Montana, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and West Virginia closely regulate or forbid student-athletes … Read more

A University of Richmond Donor Asks “Woke” President to Return $3.6 Billion

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A University of Richmond Donor Asks “Woke” President to Return $3.6 Billion

The “woke” movement often specializes in rewriting history. Its followers cast themselves as the long-suffering victims of “structural racism” that are often the figments of their overheated imaginations. They commonly forget that their campaigns usually begin in universities. Usually, those universities were founded and paid for by people that the “wokesters” despise. … Read more

Why are Modern Video Games Including “Transgender” Characters?

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Why are Modern Video Games Including “Transgender” Characters?

In a world where both the Disney Company and the nation’s elementary schools openly discuss “gender orientation,” it had to happen. A popular video game has added “transgender” characters to its available options. Video games succeed by capturing the interests of players. That is not automatically harmful. However, discovering one’s interest in … Read more

Three Academic Skills that Children Must Have—And Schools Ignore

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Three Academic Skills that Children Must Have—And Schools Ignore

Among the many causes of the failure of education in America today is the refusal to teach fundamental skills. Modern teaching methods especially target three essential skills—memorization, organization, and objectivity. Of course, these skills build upon the primary foundation of morality that no school can entirely provide. Without morality, education often makes … Read more

How the CDC Went from an Information Provider to Activist Enablers

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How the CDC Went from an Information Provider to Activist Enablers

Before the COVID crisis took center stage, public health was one of many aspects of life that usually occupied the background. The public health bureaucracy’s primary task was to collect information that politicians would use—or ignore. However, a recent article from the Daily Caller focuses on how the Centers for Disease Control … Read more

Keeping Grandchildren Away from Grandparents

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Keeping Grandchildren Away from Grandparents

Many aging and retired people express deep unhappiness in their relationships with children and grandchildren. Cries of Anguish The depth of that unhappiness was recently expressed in a pair of articles by the conservative pundit Dennis Prager. In the first, Mr. Prager describes a nightmare situation. “Parent after parent calls my radio … Read more