The U.S. Department of Education was officially established on May 4, 1980, in the final days of the Carter administration. Conservatives have talked about putting an end to this department since the time of President Ronald Reagan.

I recently reviewed and then wrote a follow-up to a talk by Jay Seegert titled "How To College-Proof Your Faith." If you're entering college soon or you know someone who is, take an hour out of your day to glean from Jay's wisdom. He'll help you find core disagreements between you and the world, offer tips for conversations with hostile unbelievers, and even give some street wisdom specifically for the college environment.

In this eye-opening episode of WISE and Otherwise, Dalena Wallace sits down with Alex Newman, an international journalist, author, and education expert, to uncover the alarming truths behind the public education system. Are public schools truly serving the needs of children, or is there a hidden agenda at play?

If you're sending a kid off to college soon, have them watch this video. And if you're a kid heading off to college soon, listen to your parents when they tell you to. In a talk lasting just over an hour, Jay Seegert from The Starting Point Project presents a comprehensive guide to defending your faith in college, and he teaches from his own experiences as he faced opposition back when he was in school. It's well worth a listen.

I recently reviewed a talk by Jay Seegert from The Starting Point Project, and if you're entering college soon or you know someone who is, take an hour out of your day to glean from Jay's wisdom. 

Parents Defending Education is a national grassroots organization that is dedicated to reclaiming government schools from woke, anti-parent, and anti-family policies.

There is no question that over the last 20 years, the internet has become integral to our daily lives. We depend on it. We use it to follow the news, to keep an eye on the weather, to find and order everything from guns to gum, to discover the best route for our travels, to come up with the best recipe for dinner, to show us how to replace brake pads.

The failure of the public school system is no secret, which causes many Christian families to wisely opt out of public school. Still, all parents desire their children to receive quality education, with high academic excellence being one of the goals and main tenets, along with biblical teaching.

We have a long tradition of honoring those in public service who sacrifice a big paycheck to serve the rest of us. Most have non-descript jobs, but our government could not function without them. Some risk their lives for us every day, like soldiers and police and firefighters. We honor all of them because their service is a public trust.

With the focus on flying drones, the temporary funding bills proposed in the U.S. House, the role of DOGE in killing the first omnibus bill, and the criminal activities by the Tren de Aragua, even conservative pundits neglected to highlight what amounts to an admission of indoctrination.

...if you do not know who Thomas Sowell is, you need to be educated on this matter! The 94-year-old Black American economist, educator and social commentator is one of the best minds around. The author of nearly four dozen books, he has written on all sorts of subjects, but education is quite often in his sights.

Donald Trump won the 2024 election for president. But that doesn’t mean things are all right, and that we can collectively go back to sleep. Consider these issues:

It is no secret that our culture's view of marriage, family, and sexuality are skewed. For young people, this confusion is particularly evident with casual nature in which sexuality is addressed in sex education classes given in the government school system. In this episode, Jenna and Alyssa sit down with Scott Phelps to address the issues of marriage and sexuality head on.

The Democrats will still have supermajorities in each chamber of the Illinois General Assembly in the 104th General Assembly (2025-2026). It seems that they are primarily focused on legislative ways to “Trump-proof” Illinois, whatever that entails.

In part 1 of Self Evident's interview with Anni Cyrus, Anni recounted her firsthand experiences of living under Sharia Law in Iran, how she escaped, and how she eventually came to know Christ. This episode features Anni's work in her ministry, Live Up To Freedom. Anni will also address the pro-Palestinian attitude across American universities and key information that is left out when teaching about Islam.