@MikeCarlton01 I don't but it's obvious a lot of people do. Giving the masses a soap opera they feel in some way connected to isn't so terrible, perhaps.
@coldxman It's not ridiculous to have a liberal or egalitarian belief about how the world should be. Try Rawls's veil of ignorance for the thought experiment.
@emmma_camp_ It's a perfectly comprehensible moral logic: I want to support schools like this on behalf of all kids. You don't have to agree with it but it's hardly "twisted" to put universals above particulars.
@brad_polumbo Brad, please tone down the hyperbole. Walk into a criminal court if you want to see things that are "unimaginably unspeakably vile" and "evil." You sound like a Christian fundamentalist preaching fire and brimstone here. Reasonable people can disagree about education policy.
@brad_polumbo A lot of older Americans don't have smart phones. They are ignored and discriminated against in countless ways. The bathroom plan sounds fine, but maybe tone down the sarcasm about people without phones? You'll be old too one day, God willing.
@nfergus A good public school gives you a great education in democracy. I'm proud to have been educated in public schools and am still in touch with my classmates from different social backgrounds, i.e. blue collar in many cases, army kids, as well as those who went to uni like me.
@tracewoodgrains Agreed. Jones has been my opposite on many a score, but this piece is courageous and should be welcomed. I also agree that her daughter is likely to turn out just fine.