How hostile regimes bought influence in US schools

Published December 2, 2025 9:22am ET



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America is about to enter its 250th year, an anniversary set to revive interest in civics and in celebrating U.S. history in schools. And it’s just in time, given how close America’s domestic enemies have come over the last few years to changing what the Marxists would call our “hegemonic narrative.”

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