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
Major Mississippi school districtĀ puts administrators on leave, opens investigation into huge testing gains

The Jackson Public Schools (JPS) system placed several administrators on leave pending the outcome of an investigation into testing irregularities. The suspensions were revealed just one day after the district… Read More

August 21, 2023
Culture
Voters may shut down public library in Washington state over its refusal to remove controversial books at residents’ request

Voters in a rural county in Washington state will decide in November whether to shutter a public library after staff refused to remove LGBT books to which the public objected. Read More

August 18, 2023
Opinion
Op-ed: Youth crime epidemic plagues progressive cities and the young people they promised to save

Youths are being abandoned and killed in America thanks to progressive district attorneys and big city politicians who got elected using fake mandates on justice reform and COVID-19 school lockdowns. Read More

August 16, 2023
Public Education
Conservative school board members recalled in Oregon for vote to lift COVID-19 mask requirements

Voters in an Oregon school district voted to recall three conservative board members who voted to lift the COVID-19 mask mandate last year. Each of the members were recalled by… Read More

August 16, 2023
Public Education
Nevada Democrats reject scholarship compromise, while private foundation fills the gap, for now

Nevadaā€™s Republican Gov. Joe Lombardo said a private foundation will fund the $3.2 million shortfall in choice scholarships, as Democrats rejected proposals from the governor to fund the program. Without… Read More

August 15, 2023