Peter W. Wood
The Archive
Harvard cancels a black academic who debunked woke orthodoxy
March 25, 2022 | 7:21pmHarvard University economics professor Roland G. Fryer was unfairly accused of sexual harassment by his own institution – all for proving that systemic racism doesn’t exist.
Pilgrims' protest: Mayflower descendants defend history of America
November 21, 2020 | 1:29pmMayflower descendants defend their ancestors — and the history of America.
America wasn't founded on slavery in 1619 — but on Pilgrims' ideals written in 1620
November 7, 2020 | 12:30pmIn August 1619, a pirate ship, the White Lion, stopped at Jamestown and traded 20-some captive Africans for food. The Africans were treated as indentured servants and soon released. Fifteen...
Common Core tests take the imagination out of education
April 11, 2015 | 7:52amThe Common Core was never a good idea. It was a sneaky idea — and sneaky ideas in American public policy tend to have exactly the life span that Common...