Jeffrey's Reviews > A Patriot's History of the United States: From Columbus's Great Discovery to the War on Terror

I find it humorous that people get all bent out of shape about historical bias. What? You were looking for a perfect world? Get real. I like this because it takes the liberal look at history (Revisiting America: Readings in Race, Culture, and Conflict, Susan Wyler; Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong James W. Loewen; and, of course, A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present, Howard Zinn.) and turns it on its ear. I've had my students read from both sides of the track. And guess what? There's difference. And guess what? So what? If you don't like it, I suggest you go to a country where there's only one opinion, like Iraq, for example.

There is great advantage to reading both sides to build critical thinking skills. Actually, it's more important for students, and people in general, to build these skills than it is to stifle difference. Let difference ring! But let those with greatest egaletarian efforts culled from rigorous critical thinking lead this country with open-minds and open, caring arms. Peace!~