It looks like Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) members aren’t the only ones confused about the history of the old Confederacy during the American Civil War. Tea Party activists in New Mexico are defending the placement of a Confederate flag on a float in a Las Cruces parade marking the 100th anniversary of statehood […]
Recent Blogs
Barton Peddles Lie That Obama Administration Calls All Abortion Opponents ‘Terrorists’
Despite claiming to be a Bible-believing Christian, David Barton seems to have no qualms about breaking the biblical commandment against bearing false witness. Today, for example, Barton tweeted the following nonsense: “Apparently protecting life makes you a terrorist now: Obama Admin Calls Pro-Lifers Terrorists Again” Barton’s tweet then links to an article on the anti-abortion […]
HNN Poll: What’s the Least Credible History Book?
The History News Network is running a fun, though non-scientific, poll (you can vote below) asking readers to vote for the least credible history books around. Why yes, one of David Barton’s books is on the list. Why do you ask? Kidding aside, HNN earlier this month asked readers to submit nominations for the history […]
The Week in Quotes (July 1 – 7)
Here are some of the week’s most notable quotes culled from news reports from across Texas, and beyond. […]
Muslims Give Another Louisiana Lawmaker Second Thoughts about Voucher Scheme
As this headline on Rachel Maddow’s blog says, “Publicly funded religion for me, not for thee.” We told you last month that a Louisiana legislator had turned against an already-passed private school voucher scheme in his state because a Muslim school had applied to accept those tax dollars. But he’s not the only state lawmaker […]
