Critical race theory gripped the nation’s attention after the summer of 2020 and the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. According to Google Trends, the search term peaked in June 2021, then interest tapered off going into 2022.
But the radical philosophy has not disappeared from public life.
Rather, Americans are more familiar with this worldview that claims racism is the cause of every negative event in politics, education, economics, and culture.
More Americans can recognize that ideas such as diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI); microaggressions; and white privilege are creatures of critical race theory and trace back to the Marxist claim that the world is defined by racial power struggles.
K-12 education remains a crucial part of the national conversation on how the theory is teaching young people to consider themselves victims instead of individuals…
