The Conservative War Against the Imagination

Attacks on critical race theory, “gender ideology,” and basic science betray a desire to forbid children from thinking.

Pictured: All the young minds being endangered by “gender ideology.” Photo by Nathan Dumlao on Unsplash

I spend a lot of time, these days, with a line by the poet Diane di Prima rattling around in my head. The line comes from her poem “Rant,” and it’s printed in all caps, three times, so you…