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Christian Nationalism Echoes the Ideology of the Ku Klux Klan

by Tony Klimek Editor’s Note: This article originally appeared in the Dayton Daily News. We are grateful for permission to share it on RightingAmerica. Tony Klimek is a retired engineer who regular columnist for the Dayton Daily News. Image of the Ku Klux Klan...

Whitewashing History: PragerU’s Thanksgiving

by William Trollinger “The First Thanksgiving- 1621” Painting by Karen Rinaldo. Image via Plymouth400Inc. PragerU is not a university. It is not an accredited educational institution. It is, instead, a slick operation that produces all sorts of right-wing...

Yet More Fabricated History: Herbert Wendt’s Search for Scopes

by Glenn Branch Glenn Branch is deputy director of the National Center for Science Education, a nonprofit organization that defends the integrity of American science education against ideological interference. He is the author of numerous articles on evolution...

Crime Against History: Slavery, Race, and the 1776 Report

by William Trollinger Below is an excerpt of an essay of mine that was published in the Summer, 2025 issue of New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education, an issue which is devoted to white Christian nationalism and education. A link to the complete article can...

A(nother) Frontal Attack on Democracy: The Trump Administration Eviscerates the National Endowment for the Humanities

by William Trollinger KKK members gather in Dayton, Ohio on July 24, 1923. Image via Dayton Metro Library. On April 03 the Department of Governmental Efficiency (DOGE) sent an email – from a nongovernmental email address (which meant that many of these emails ended up...

More Crimes Against History: Trump’s Executive Order “Ending Radical Indoctrination”

by William Trollinger Last Wednesday the Trump Administration issued an executive order entitled “Ending Radical Indoctrination in K-12 Schooling,” which has as its goal to end “federal funding or support for illegal and discriminatory treatment and indoctrination in...