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Charlie Kirk and the Rise of Radical Ideology in Kโ€“12 Schools

Katherine Kersten

The murder of Charlie Kirk has raised awareness of the danger that politicized anger and resentment pose to American society. Attention has largely focused on the internetโ€™s role in...

Adversary Culture in 2020

Katherine Kersten

The unrest that erupted in late May 2020 started in ยญMinneapolis, my hometown, with the death of George Floyd in police custody. In the protests and riots that followed,...

The Cross Stands Firm

Katherine Kersten

On March 24, as the coronavirus pandemic ramped up, four Catholic priests in northeast Minneapolis gathered with a map to plot a route through the city. Then, they slowly...

False Feminism

Katherine Kersten

As the #MeToo movement has spread from the upper echelons of Hollywood to the halls of Congress, what has most struck me is the startling disconnect between the movementโ€™s...

Transgender Conformity

Katherine Kersten

Nova Classical Academy, a Kโ€“12 charter school in St. Paul, Minnesota, is the sort of school that most parents seeking a first-rate education for their children can only dream...

Legislative Bullying

Katherine Kersten

Whoโ€”in sensitive, civilized America in 2014โ€”could possibly be in favor of bullying? Every decent adult wants students to treat each other with courtesy and respect. So who could oppose...