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MBR’s Book-Banning Frenzy Spreads to Tomball

This won’t surprise you if you read my last post about Conroe ISD and noticed the role Tomball ISD trustee candidate Jennifer Kratky played…

Oct 25, 2022

MBR’s Book-Banning Frenzy Spreads to Tomball

Oct 25, 2022

35 Books in Conroe ISD

Lessons from a book controversy in Montgomery County, Texas

Oct 1, 2022

35 Books in Conroe ISD

Oct 1, 2022

M is for McCarthyism: A case study in anti-CRT hysteria

A few weeks ago I posted a spreadsheet of more than 300 books that a pro-censorship PAC in Eanes ISD (outside of Austin) provided to its…

Mar 14, 2022

M is for McCarthyism: A case study in anti-CRT hysteria

Mar 14, 2022

When They Come for Ideas

I think it’s worthwhile to pull together two artifacts from the past week, in case anyone can’t see with absolute clarity where the current…

Feb 19, 2022

When They Come for Ideas

Feb 19, 2022

Shhhhhhhhh …

(“Are they talking about the bordello?” “No, the burlesque house. So just keep your mouth shut!”)

Feb 19, 2022

Shhhhhhhhh …

Feb 19, 2022

Ten watercolors were made from that star.

(On banned books, Joan Didion, and Caitlin Flanagan)

Jan 5, 2022

Ten watercolors were made from that star.

Jan 5, 2022

Read This If Voting Is Easy For You

I’m a teacher and a deputy voter registrar for my Texas county. Sometimes those two roles come together: I lead voter registration drives…

Aug 14, 2021

Read This If Voting Is Easy For You

Aug 14, 2021

Can I Still Teach James Baldwin?

Andrew Sullivan has a new post up that highlights an under-discussed problem with the Critical Race Theory panic that’s sweeping America…

Jun 25, 2021

Can I Still Teach James Baldwin?

Jun 25, 2021

Why Bishop Olson’s Words on Racism Disappointed

Last Thursday, Bishop Michael Olson of the Diocese of Fort Worth spoke at my alma mater, Nolan Catholic High School. His talk was part of…

May 8, 2021

Why Bishop Olson’s Words on Racism Disappointed

May 8, 2021

Couplets: Reading Zadie Smith and Leslie Jamison in the Pandemic

The normal thing, at the end of any year — at least any year I’ve been paying attention — is to look back on the writing that best captured…

May 2, 2021

Couplets: Reading Zadie Smith and Leslie Jamison in the Pandemic

May 2, 2021

Franklin Strong

Franklin Strong

PhD in Comparative Literature. Latin American lit, African American lit, religion, politics, feminism, teaching, Cuba, Spain, Texas.

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