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.

Courts
Justice Alito warns of ‘virus’ on race-based school admissions in sharp dissent to SCOTUS petition denial

In a 10-page dissenting opinion, Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito warned that a decision by a lower court to allow race-based admissions is a “virus that may spread” if not… Read More

February 20, 2024
Public Education
Massachusetts high school asks for National Guard to combat violence

Committee members at a Massachusetts high school want the National Guard to help combat violence at the school, as a new “equity” law interferes with student discipline. The committee of… Read More

February 20, 2024
Public Education
Rhode Island teacher says DHS ‘media literacy’ program targets conservatives as dangerous extremists

A teacher in Rhode Island is crying foul about a federal program teaching students to report those who express conservative ideas as potential “extremists.” The “media literacy” program by the… Read More

February 19, 2024
Public Education
Group with radical race connections demanding $70B in slavery ‘reparations’ from small Catholic university in Missouri

A group claiming to represent 200 current descendants of slaves who helped build St. Louis University (SLU) in Missouri are demanding $70 billion in so-called reparations from the school. The… Read More

February 19, 2024
Public Education
Gov. Ron DeSantis calls out ‘bad actors’ on curriculum transparency, promises ‘consequences’ in Florida

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis continued to debunk the narrative that so-called “book bans” are occurring in Florida, saying that parents have a right to object to graphic sexual material that is… Read More

February 15, 2024