21 states once had laws

[sdholloway56]

forbidding the teaching of evolution in public schools.

The landmark TN law was only relealed in 1967.

Subtle difference today is the states- like IA- that have suffered severe brain drain over the last half century and now are in The Confederacy of Dunces.

[rickgthf]

Has anybody else noticed the substantial overlap among the climate deniers, covid deniers, evolution deniers,  and the anti-vacc'ers.  It seems like they're all of a piece.

  Oh, and let's not forget the anti-CRT & reparations crowd, I'm sure there's crossover there, too.

[sdholloway56]

Yes.

Tribal identity comes with some astonishing demands.