Christopher F. Rufo  ⚔️

The first section of the copy you underline makes it clear that we're not narrowly addressing *legality* here -- there's an appeal to principle. In the vein of: "All things are lawful for me, but all things are not expedient..."

Nothing in the above-referenced column makes it impossible to address the objectionable filth some schools are trying to foist on students. We have a disagreement over tactics --perhaps an irreconcilable disagreement-- but we agree on plenty here.

"File a federal civil rights lawsuit" puts an enormous onus on parents; state legislation puts the onus on the public school, where it should be. The reality is that this kind of pedagogy is widespread, *despite existing civil rights laws.* New problems require new solutions.

As if a national campaign to enact new legislation in all fifty states isn't terribly demanding. Bottom Line: Choice. Competition. Really no substitute for that.

And as if that legislation is somehow magically self-enforcing. Choice. Competition. Find and advocate for better curriculum. Use existing, constitutionally-valid laws to prevent abuse. There are plenty of tools in the toolbox without resort to broad, vague speech codes.