What follows will essentially be a report from the trenches. But first let me supply an over-arching framework. Here goes. There is much debate these days over the teaching of what’s called “critical race theory.” But that isn’t the whole story. There is also a parallel debate among opponents of this “theory” as to whether the term itself should be thrust front and center or whether the idea behind the term should be emphasized.
Count me as an opponent of the theory, as well as an opponent of making the term central to the debate against it. The issue is less the theory than the central idea behind it. Call it what you will, the central idea amounts to a condemnation of the United States as a force for ill in this world. That would be a force for ill both historically and currently—and a continuing force for ill unless revolutionary changes are made.
