John Ransom

John Ransom is a Lion contributor and a national political writer and editor whose work has appeared in The Epoch Times, at Townhall.com, Newsmax, the Daily Caller and IBT.

Public Education
FAFSA glitches lead US Department of Education to ease rules meant to eliminate fraud

Delays by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) in rolling out the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) has forced it to relax financial rules for students and… Read More

February 14, 2024
Public Education
University of California system spending big on inclusive bathrooms, but ‘non-binary/trans’ students account for just 1.9% of students

Updated enrollment numbers from the University of California (UC) show self-identified non-binary and transgender students account for 1.9% of the student population system wide. Most of… Read More

February 13, 2024
Public Education
Kentucky House passes sexual abuse transparency act to protect students; bill now moves to Senate

The Kentucky House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 275, which aims at preventing school districts from keeping a teacher’s sexual misconduct secret or willfully ignoring… Read More

February 12, 2024
Culture
Libs of TikTok founder calls NBC News ‘embarrassing’ for bomb threat allegations

Libs of TikTok founder Chaya Raichik responded to recent attacks on her popular X account by accusing the media of fake outrage for her exposés of wrong-doing by schools and teachers. Read More

February 9, 2024
Culture
Emails show Amazon censored books on COVID-19 after Biden admin pressure as censorship battle heats up in courts, Congress

Emails disclosed by the House Judiciary Committee (HJC) show Amazon censored books for the Biden administration, even as Amazon expressed concern about whether the practice would draw attention. In one… Read More

February 9, 2024