On this week’s podcast, Timothy Cordes and John Boland review a high school English reading list noting a progressive ideology permeating the texts. The buddies discuss the purpose of English education and how one can try to identify “good” books. They hit on free speech, local preferences, and ways to respond.
Tim’s whack-job is the University of Wisconsin-Madison which responds to tightening budgets by closing libraries.
John’s hero is Mitch McConnell.
Referred to:
Record-Low 35% in U.S. Satisfied With K-12 Education Quality
Ibram X. Kendi Faces a Reckoning of His Own - The New York Times
UW-Madison to close 2 campus libraries under budget cuts
Middlebury students shout down controversial writer Charles Murray | PBS
Mitch McConnell backs Ted Cruz's criticism of FCC chair
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