{"product_id":"lies-my-liberal-teacher-told-me-debunking-the-false-narratives-defining-americas-school-curricula-isbn-9780063265974","title":"Lies My Liberal Teacher Told Me: Debunking the False Narratives Defining America’s School Curricula","description":"\u003cp\u003eA college professor debunks the historical myths that have infiltrated America's school curricula.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1995, James W. Loewen penned the classic work of criticism \u003ci\u003eLies My Teacher Told Me\u003c\/i\u003e, a left-leaning corrective that addressed much of what was sanitized and omitted from American history books.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut in the decades that followed, false leftist narratives—as wrong as those they supplanted—have come to dominate American academia and education. Now, in this work of incisive political commentary updated for 2024, Wilfred Reilly demolishes the scholastic myths propagated by the left, uncovers fresh angles on “established” events, and turns what we think we know about US history upside down. Among the popular lies he debunks:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“The ‘Red Scare’ was a moral panic that caught no commies”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“Native Americans were peaceful people who spent all day dancing”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“European colonialism was—empirically—a no-good, terrible, very bad thing”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“The racist ‘Southern Strategy’ turned the South Republican”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e“The Vietnam War was unpopular and pointless”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eLies My Liberal Teacher Told Me\u003c\/i\u003e sets the record straight on many of these myths from American history, explaining that there actually were communists in Hollywood; that many Native American tribes were cannibals, owned slaves and made them march the Trail of Tears with them; and that history, while almost always bad for Black Americans, was much worse for all of us than we tend to think it was. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSmart, irreverent, and deeply researched, this compelling work of conservative nonfiction, \u003ci\u003eLies My Liberal Teacher Told Me\u003c\/i\u003e, will revolutionize your understanding of history and reveal a new and refreshing way to teach and think about the past.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Wilfred Reilly is the indispensable man in today’s politics: brash, fearless, hilarious, and insightful, he frustrates his enemies as he baffles with hard realities. \u003cem\u003eLies My Liberal Teacher Told Me\u003c\/em\u003e is a vital work, and everyone interested in politics should have a copy on the bookshelf.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBen Shapiro\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wilfred Reilly channels the spirit of Thomas Sowell in his new book, \u003cem\u003eLies My Liberal Teacher Told Me\u003c\/em\u003e, which masterfully debunks left-wing talking points on race, sex, colonialism, and more. Reilly is a fearless writer who delights in confronting long-standing taboos and marshaling social science to correct the recording. This book is the antidote to mindless liberalism.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristopher F. Rufo\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eLies My Liberal Teacher Told Me\u003c\/em\u003e is the perfect book for combating the false narratives and fake history that have robbed too many high school and college students of critical thinking skills. Using facts and data, Reilly takes readers on an unforgettable journey that will leave them wondering what other lies they have believed.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCarol M. Swain\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadside Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44890427588837,"sku":"NP9780063265974","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780063265974.jpg?v=1730233261","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/lies-my-liberal-teacher-told-me-debunking-the-false-narratives-defining-americas-school-curricula-isbn-9780063265974","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}