Some of my friends and acquaintances in the public education system believe that my assessments of their colleagues are too pessimistic. Others quietly affirm what I’ve observed. This letter is for those who think I’ve been too critical. Let me begin with my own memories of school. I went through K–12 primarily in the 1970s…
“Poison on the Reservation”: Mexican Cartels, Native Lands, and the Fight for Sovereignty
In the quiet hills of Montana, the rugged mesas of Arizona, and the desert plains of New Mexico, a silent invasion is taking place. It’s not a military advance or political movement—it’s something more insidious and deadly: Mexican drug cartels embedding themselves within Native American reservations across the United States. Under the noses of law…