Dubbed the Ministry of Truth after Orwell’s counterpart in his book 1984, our federal government’s new Department of Disinformation has claimed the right to punish free speech if they don’t like what is said. As I can’t help but think how things will affect our kids, I wonder how this may filter down into school classrooms….
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HOW 1619, 1776, AND 1984 COLLIDE IN 2021
1619: My post of January 17 asked you to be terribly, terribly alert to what is being taught to our kids. I mentioned the “1619 Project.” Recent criticism of the Project, and the author’s reaction to that criticism, was discussed in The Federalist. I recommend you follow the link and read the article by Tristan…