- by foxnews
- 04 Apr 2025
Moms for Liberty is a Florida-based pressure group which campaigns for book bans in US public schools, an issue at the heart of the national debate as Republican-run states seek to control or eliminate teaching of sex education, LGBTQ+ rights and racism in American history.
In the early 1960s, Skousen was a hero to and a defender of the John Birch Society, a far-right group that campaigned against what it claimed was the communist threat to America.
The society still exists but its influence is greater than its presence, most obviously through a resurgence of Bircher-esque thought and action in the Republican party of Donald Trump and Ron DeSantis.
Dallek notes other echoes. For instance, the role of rightwing women.
Hailey Learmonth explored Australia without paying rent, thanks to pet sitting. She saved $15,000, lived on farms, and embraced remote work to travel on a budget.
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