Re: 'How leftists' critical race theory poisons our discussion of racism' [Village News, Letter, 9/24/20]

When an editorial title catches my eye, the first thing I do is look to see who wrote it. The subject editorial was written by Eleanor Krasne of the Heritage Foundation, a conservative think-tank that is paid to produce “studies” that denigrate liberals and liberal policies.

The purpose of Krasne’s editorial is to delegitimize the use of Critical Race Theory as a tool and, more importantly, to delegitimize its finding that racial bias is still embedded in our educational, social, and legal systems.

Krasne would have you believe that university level educators in the field of education – wild-e...