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Joe is a veteran of television, radio, and print media. He served a political insider for WHBQ (Fox 13) Memphis and is a weekly contributor to KFAX AM radio San Francisco. Joe has OP/EDs published in newspapers (Des Moines Register & The Tennessean) across the country and his expertise in public policy issues has caused reporters from around the globe to travel to for an interview.
Here is just a sampling of some of the issues Joe is qualified to discuss:
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Joe in The TennesseanVirtual school harms low income, minority students
"[T]he true role of educational equity is exposed as an educational socialism that transfers the power of achievement away from the individual and into the hands of a select few who distribute it at their will. Such a principle is not rooted in American exceptionalism, but is rooted is the fatal idea that everyone’s outcome is equal. No one succeeds, no one fails." Read the rest of the OP/ED here. Pandemic offers chance to waive standardized tests, re-imagine education "Education should be about growth and, unfortunately, standards limit said growth. How? If a history teacher teaches just the standards, many minority voices are muffled. But, if that teacher has the ability to teach in a classical framework, all of a sudden, the diversity of voices come roaring back into the classroom. It is time to waive state testing for this year and return to the classical foundation upon which Western education is built. It is time to think deeper than the standards and allow teachers to close the learning gap created by the top heavy mandates." Read the rest of the OP/ED here. Joe in USA TODAY
Gay, transgender movements need a divorce
"But is the plight of the trans person the same as the gay or lesbian person? Are gay and transgender folks one and the same, or is there a good cause to argue that “L” & “G” should drop the “T” from their movement? Make no mistake, the gay community needs to file for divorce with the trans community. They are no longer working toward the same goals, and South Dakota is Exhibit A. The issues facing the transgender community today are wholly different and separate from those facing the gay community." Read the rest here. Trump's Military Ban is Unfair, but Correct Opposition to Trump's decision centers around fairness. In a culture conditioned by political correctness, it seems unfair to single out transgender service members just because of who they are. And frankly, the argument is correct; it is unfair. As JFK noted, however, the military (like life) is never fair. It is the nature of the beast. The military is about success and preparedness; it is about national security and uniformity. The idea that the military can be part of a grand egalitarian utopia is not only pie-in-the-sky, it is a dangerous proposition that does little to keep America safe. Read the rest here. Red Hen's LGBT Employees should have made sure Sarah Huckabee Sanders got served The decision to discriminate rather than dish up is what is at the heart of the Red Hen cluckfest. Whereas Martin Luther King, Jr. argued that “Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere,” Wilkinson and the Red Hen modified that by adding, “Unless the injustice is directed to supporters and employees of President Donald Trump.” This is not only wrong; it is also a logic that cannot stand in a time when egalitarian notions rule the roost. Read the rest here. Joe in the
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