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R.I.P. – Former Vice President Walter Mondale Passes Away at Age 93

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 20, 2021 11 Comments

Walter Mondale served as vice president under Jimmy Carter and lost the 1984 presidential election to Ronald Reagan in a landslide. He passed away last night at the age of 93.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Z2FJZBP-IM

Renaming-Obsessed San Francisco School Board Should Rename Harvey Milk Elementary

Posted by Katya Sedgwick on April 11, 2021 9 Comments

Last month the San Francisco Board of Education (SFBOE) made a splash with their decree to rename 44 of its schools, including those celebrating presidents Washington and Lincoln, but now, after a round or two of ridicule and a lawsuit, it looks like the the renaming affair is going to fizzle out. At first SFBOE conceded that they should have consulted experts, and now they've promised to vote on the issue again once students return to school full time.

Ancient Egypt’s “Lost City of Gold” Discovered near Luxor

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 10, 2021 15 Comments

Egypt is back in the news, and this time it is not related to a ship blocking its famous canal, but to a discovery of an ancient city that may reveal much about the ancient peoples.

Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an ancient city in the desert outside Luxor that they say is the "largest" ever found in Egypt and dates back to a golden age of the pharaohs 3,000 years ago.

https://twitter.com/aletweetsnews/status/1117841293428822016

Restoring Paris’ Famed Notre Dame Cathedral Could Take ’15 or 20 Years’

Posted by Leslie Eastman on April 09, 2021 13 Comments

In April 2019, a fire consumed the iconic Notre Dame Cathedral’s lead roof and destroyed its beautiful spire. It took until December of 2020 to stabilize the remains of the building for restoration to begin.

Brown Univ. Students Vote for Slavery Reparations, But How About Making University Donate Most Of Its Endowment?

Posted by Mike LaChance on April 03, 2021 23 Comments

The students of Brown University have voted for reparations for descendants of slavery who are affiliated with the school. Based on its massive endowment, this should be an affordable virtue signal for the school. But is it really enough?

Washington and Lee U. Students Walkout to Demand School Change Name

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 29, 2021 14 Comments

"you are holding onto a history that denigrated, enslaved, and committed an entire genocide of a lot of our ancestors"...

America! Bald Eagle Populations Are Now Soaring in 48 States

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 25, 2021 17 Comments

The Bald Eagle, America's national symbol, faced endangered status a little over a decade ago, but things have turned around for the better. The Bald Eagle is now flourishing in 48 states.

Michigan State Student Govt. Wants to Change Building Name Because School Sits on ‘Stolen Land’

Posted by Mike LaChance on March 18, 2021 2 Comments

"The Morrill Act stole approximately 10.7 million acres of land from about 250 Native American Tribes"...

University of Missouri Rejects Student Demands to Remove Thomas Jefferson Statue

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 25, 2021 3 Comments

“we don’t remove history” ...

U. Kansas Cutting Humanities Department, As Wokeness Destroys Academia From Within

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 20, 2021 26 Comments

Humanities departments at multiple schools have seen reductions in recent years. At some schools, the departments have been completely cut. That's what seems to be unfolding at the University of Kansas today.

University of Washington Students Demand Removal of George Washington Statue

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 20, 2021 7 Comments

"perpetuates white supremacy and preserves its historical imposition" ...

Woke Teachers Now Trying to Cancel William Shakespeare

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 19, 2021 49 Comments

Activist teachers are now coming for William Shakespeare. They argue that the English language's greatest poet-dramatist is a purveyor of racism, misogyny, and worse. You have to marvel at the self-confidence of these teachers who think they're qualified to judge Shakespeare.

Student Protesters at Baylor University Want to Remove Statue of Baylor

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 19, 2021 7 Comments

"Having him off campus is going to be the start of racial healing."...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xzNyrFhzew

Republicans Filing State Bills to Cut Funding to Schools Teaching the 1619 Project

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 09, 2021 21 Comments

Schools across the country have embraced the 1619 Project, a far-left retelling of American history born in the New York Times' pages. Some Republicans in various states are crafting legislation to cut funding to schools with it in the curriculum.

NC Lt. Governor Mark Robinson Slams News Outlet for Cartoon Depicting Republicans as KKK Members

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 04, 2021 53 Comments

You may know Mark Robinson as the man who stood up for law-abiding gun owners at a town meeting and famously declared "I am the majority!" Robinson, a Republican, is now the first black lieutenant governor of North Carolina. A media outlet in the state just printed a cartoon depicting him and other Republicans as members of the KKK.

Progressive Los Angeles DA Supports Parole for Manson Family Murderer

Posted by Mike LaChance on February 02, 2021 54 Comments

Bruce Davis was a member of the Manson Family cult who participated in the torture and murder of Gary Hinman in 1969. Davis has now been recommended for parole, and the move has the support of new Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascón. Like many progressive DAs across the country who won with the financial backing of left-wing billionaire George Soros, Gascón operates more like a high priced defense attorney than a prosecutor.

British University Dropping Study of Chaucer as it ‘Decolonises’ Curriculum

Posted by Mike LaChance on January 26, 2021 19 Comments

"would end all teaching on texts central to the development of the English language, including the Dark Age epic poem Beowulf, as well as Sir Gawain and the Green Knight"...

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