A Parable for Texas

On Friday, May 21, the Texas Board of Education voted 9-5 to change the school curriculum to represent a more "balanced" view of history. For those who want to read more about this including some of the specific changes that were approved, there's a pretty good article at the El Paso Times Website.

According to various press reports, these changes mean that many textbook publishers will adapt their books to Texas's curriculum because of the number of textbooks Texas buys. Now, in an age of p...