The siege of Weinsberg
The fortress of Weinsberg and the brave women who saved their men.
The notion of The Patriarchy espoused by feminists has gone from being a radical fringe view to being mainstream not only among feminists but the wider community. The definition of patriarchy used by feminists differs from that used by anthropologists, sociologists and other researchers as well as differing from the common dictionary definition. These two …
In the last twelve months, coalitions of organizations and public officials have joined forces to demand the following in a education setting: The explicit removal of the presumption of innocence Punishment for accused students after courts find their guilt was determined in unconstitutional school proceedings Immunity for knowingly false accusers We list four key examples …
As the conduits of tomorrow’s civilization, colleges need to get real about bigotry.
While the Roman Empire and the Roman Republic are well remembered today, less well known is the Kingdom of Rome. Legend claims that the city of Rome was founded in 753BCE. Romulus killed Remus in an act of fratricide and went on to found the city of Rome, naming it after himself. Romulus then invited …
Dr. Edward Kruk continues his series on the reality and damages of parental alienation, this time on both the alienated and alienating parent.
The story of Chester Gillette and his drowned girlfriend went viral more than 100 years ago. In 1906 the dominant medium was the newspaper. Then as now, sex sold. Sex and murder sold even better, especially when it had undercurrents of class conflict. Also, the whole sorry incident was embellished by yellow journalism, as fake …
Professor Edward Kruk looks at the damage done when a child is taught to hate or treat one of their parents with contempt: it’s an insidious form of child abuse.
Shakespeare occupies a unique place in educational circles. Even though he is a dead white male (406 years ago, if you’re keeping score), his plays are so embedded in western culture, it is impossible to ban him from the curriculum. High school English students are doubtless made aware of the fact that in Shakespeare’s day, …