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Feb 26, 2021

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The New War on Woke

State and national governments try to suppress critical race theory, social justice, and related concepts

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“Unlawful propagation of divisive concepts.” That’s the subheading of a bill now under debate in New Hampshire. If passed, it would prohibit public school teachers, professors, or state contractors from endorsing certain ideas the legislators think are…

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Jeffrey Sachs

Jeffrey Sachs

Jeffrey Sachs is a lecturer in Politics at Acadia University.

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