Entries by Jeffry Bedore

Against Presentism

Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes

Drawing a distinction between moral judgment and empathetic analysis   In the study of history, presentism is an interpretation of the past through a prism of contemporary values. Recently, historian James Sweet, President of the American Historical Association, created a major kerfuffle for daring to question presentism in the AHA Journal.  Sweet’s rebuke was mild […]

They Are Who They Say They Are: Teachers Unions Push Wokism Over Education

Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes

Foot soldiers of the culture war   This article first appeared in Chalkboard Review. As the American left becomes beholden to its more radical wing, our system of public education has followed suit. The education establishment has largely become just another wing of the radical left. At the 2022 National Education Association (NEA) Conference, Becky […]

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