Indoctrination is the antonym of critical thinking. It is the bane of our schools and of our political culture. It arrests intellectual maturation and the search for truth without ulterior motives.

Some of our political leaders seemed to be talking out of both sides of their mouths about why it is wrong for public school employees to engage in what the leaders think is pushing a point of view ...

Gender ideology indoctrination in schools is a three-legged stool: (1) teachers directly instruct students in the tenets of ...

As millions of children return to public school, it’s a good idea to again examine what they are being taught and what is being left out. It also offers an annual opportunity for parents to ask if ...

First, one of the points of the Brainerd School Board Election is the issue of indoctrination. I have asked candidates who say that there is indoctrination to point out instances of such ...

Norwin School District has new guidelines when it comes to teaching about controversial subjects. It’s the kind of thing that has been growing in the district and others like it for months while ...

Most of us assume we are critical thinkers. After all, we often disagree with other people. But being “critical” (expressing adverse comments) is vastly different from the act of “critical thinking” ...

President Trump this week issued an order barring federal funding of “the indoctrination of children.” And in its first sentence, he declared that schools should “instill a patriotic admiration for ...

Regent Robert Cramer speaks during a meeting of the Iowa Board of Regents in Iowa City, Iowa on Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (Nick Rohlman/The Gazette) Buy Photo The Gazette offers audio versions of ...

A federal judge in Little Rock has granted a preliminary injunction to prevent the state from implementing or enforcing a section of the LEARNS Act that proponents say prohibits “indoctrination” but ...

The Arkansas Times ran a good story today courtesy of the Arkansas Advocate and Stateline about PragerU, the conservative media group churning out curriculum with overt rightwing bias. These PragerU ...

Randy Evans is a former Register journalist. I’m confused. Some of our political leaders seemed to be talking out of both sides of their mouths about why it is wrong for public school employees to ...