Vivek Ramaswamy wants teachers’ unions eliminated. He has accused teachers of unionizing against the children they are supposed to serve, as though the people buying classroom supplies, answering parents after hours and managing thirty different sets of needs are somehow the great predatory interest in American education. Against the children? Teachers are the adults identifying hunger, reporting suspected abuse, calming panic attacks, breaking up fights and trying to keep ev

There are certain words politicians love because they arrive pre-approved. Efficiency. Flexibility. Local control. Streamlining. Cutting red tape. Eliminating waste. Nobody hears those words and thinks, “No thanks, I’d prefer a government that costs more and works worse.” They sound sensible before the argument even starts. When politicians say they’re cutting waste, the real question is what disappears on the other end. That is exactly why they deserve scrutiny. Political la