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
Oklahoma school board defends elementary school principal over drag queen side-gig, previous child porn charges

A school board in Oklahoma is defending an elementary school principal who moonlights as a drag queen and faced child pornography charges 20 years ago. The details of the child… Read More

September 14, 2023
Public Education
Ripe for abuse? Anonymous reporting systems for ‘racism, bias, sexism, microaggressions’ used in over 4,500 US schools, including this Missouri district

A Missouri school district is one among many in the United States using what critics call anonymous snitching systems to report on so-called “equity” and “bias” incidents. However, one parent… Read More

September 13, 2023
Public Education
2023 is ‘Year of Education Freedom’ as parents move ‘from dissatisfaction to opposition’ of progressive policies in schools, says Heritage report

The Heritage Foundation has released a new report calling 2023 the ‘Year of Education Freedom,’ citing three ways education reforms are being pushed by parents at the state level. “The… Read More

September 12, 2023
Culture
Milwaukee police to hide race, gender in reports after LGBT complaints

The Milwaukee police will now hide information about a victim’s race and gender from crime reports after accusations by the trans community that police have “misgendered” some victims. “It’s a way… Read More

September 11, 2023
Public Education
UNESCO report highlights failure of high-tech to replace in-person schooling

A new report from the United Nations’ educational and cultural organization (UNESCO) found that dependence on technology to replace in-person schooling during the pandemic failed worldwide. While technology exacerbated existing… Read More

September 7, 2023