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Informing ourselves and finding like-minded neighbors is crucial to our being a free, self-governing people. FTT Resources provides links to hard-copy and digital content and to others with whom you can align with for effective engagement. Categories include publications (books, magazines, and articles), organizations operating from a conservative perspective, people to “follow” on-line, how-to manuals for engaging in the fight against oppressor/victim identity-group indoctrination of our children, and more. Searchable features and content will update on an on-going basis. Content suggestions are welcomed.
Resource Name | Author / Organization | Resource Type | Link | Short review | Link to blog post | Social Media |
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Young Americans Against Socialism | Organization | yaas.org | YAAS is a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization dedicated to enlightening our peers to the truth about socialism. Our team is proud to have developed a production studio in the Texas Hill Country, where we create weekly educational videos on history, economics, policy, culture, and so much more. | |||
Xi Van Fleet | Testimony | School Board Communist Tactics | Schools of Maoist China used tactics resembling ones used now in US. | |||
Woke Racism: How a New Religion has Betrayed Black America | John McWhorter | Book | buy on Barnes & Noble | New York Times bestselling author and acclaimed linguist John McWhorter argues that an illiberal neoracism, disguised as antiracism, is hurting Black communities and weakening the American social fabric. | Buy on Kindle | |
When Harry Became Sally | Ryan Anderson | Book | Buy on Ignatius Press | Drawing on the best insights from biology, psychology, and philosophy, Ryan T. Anderson offers a balanced approach to the policy issues, a nuanced vision of human embodiment, and a sober and honest survey of the human costs of getting human nature wrong. | ||
US Parents Involved In Education | Organization | uspie.blog | It is the vision of USPIE to create a culture where parents, empowered with the authority to choose what and how their children learn, are the undisputed primary educators of their children; where local schools operate in support of families, and where education is unencumbered by federal mandates. | |||
Upper Midwest Law Center | Organization | www.umlc.org | Our mission is to initiate pro-freedom litigation to protect against government overreach, special interest agendas, Constitutional violations, and public union corruption and abuses. | |||
Unsafe Space | Organization, Video | unsafespace.com/ | Classically liberal group fighting cancel culture: We are committed to creating a culture that: fully respects the freedom of speech; viscerally understands the distinction between the initiation of speech and the initiation of force; and upholds reason as the only valid tool of cognition, rejecting arguments based on feelings, faith, or force. | |||
Trans | Helen Joyce | Book | Trans | The instant Sunday Times best seller "An intelligent, thorough rejoinder to an idea that has swept across much of the liberal world seemingly overnight. Even those outraged by Joyce’s positions would benefit from understanding them.... Open conversation about such fraught issues is the only realistic path forward." (Jesse Singal, The New York Times) "This rigorous and brave book nails the absurd idea that sex is just a 'social construct'." (David Aaronovitch, The Times) Gender identity ideology is about more than Twitter storms and using the right pronouns. In just 10 years, laws, company policies, school and university curricula, sport, medical protocols, and the media have been reshaped to privilege self-declared gender identity over biological sex. People are being shamed and silenced for attempting to understand the consequences of redefining "man" and "woman". While compassion for transgender lives is well-intentioned, it is stifling much-needed inquiry into the significance of our bodies. If we recommit to our liberal values of freedom of belief, freedom of speech, and robust debate, we scan de-escalate this most vicious of culture wars. | Helen Joyce - Trans | |
Thomas More Society | Organization | thomasmoresociety.org | A National Public Interest Law Firm: Our mission is to protect and promote the culture of life, religious liberty, and traditional family values. We support the First Amendment, the rule of law, and most importantly, we are dedicated to the pro-life movement from conception until natural death. | |||
TheBlaze | Glen Beck | Website | www.theblaze.com | Blaze Media is news and entertainment for people who love America. | ||
The Truth Fairy | Abigail Shrier | Magazine, Article | abigailshrier.substack.com | Author and investigative journalist | ||
The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements | Eric Hoffer | Book | Buy on Harper Collins | The famous bestseller with “concise insight into what drives the mind of the fanatic and the dynamics of a mass movement” (Wall St. Journal) by the legendary San Francisco longshoreman. | Buy on Kindle | |
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) | Organization | www.thefire.org | The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education’s mission is to defend and sustain the individual rights of students and faculty members at America’s colleges and universities. These rights include freedom of speech, freedom of association, due process, legal equality, religious liberty, and sanctity of conscience—the essential qualities of liberty. | |||
Take Charge | Kendall Qualls | Organization, Website | Take Charge MN | "Our mission is to inspire and educate black and other minority communities of their full rights and privileges as Americans granted to them by the Constitution. We desire to inspire them to take charge of their own lives, the lives of their children and not to rely on government and politicians for redemption and prosperity. We do not apologize for embracing America or its history. We believe that a well-grounded knowledge of American and world history strengthens our diverse country." | ||
Standing for Women | Kellie-Jay Keen | Organization, Website | Standing For Women | woman - adult human female | ||
St Croix Valley Conservatives (Western WI) | Organization | www.facebook.com/groups/400839441329550 | This group is a place for conservatives of the St Croix Valley to unite and share information on the issues that matter to us, on the federal level all the way down to local levels. | |||
Sex Matters | © Sex Matters for Everyone Ltd | Organization, Website | Sex Matters | Sex Matters is a human-rights organisation. We educate and empower people to: Make sure that laws and policies are clear about sex. Understand and use the law to protect everyone’s rights. Speak up and use clear language. | ||
Rescue Public Education | Organization | www.rescuepubliceducation.com | RPE believes the #1 priority of the public education system should be the measurable academic advancement of all students. | |||
Rep. Victoria Spartz | Testimony | Article: FBI is Starting to Resemble KGB | Born in Soviet Russia, R-IN: "I am disturbed, very disturbed, by the use of the Department of Justice as a political tool, and its power as the police state to suppress lawful public discourse. The FBI is starting to resemble old KGB..." | www.spartzforcongress.com/ | ||
Rebekah Koffler | Article: Socialism in America | Fled Soviet, Russia, former Defense Intelligence Agency officer: "Socialism is an evil system, incompatible with freedom and democracy. It doesn’t work because it is based on unrealistic theories that ignore human nature. It has failed everywhere. And it could also destroy America." | ||||
Pro Parent Education Agenda | Christopher Rufo | Organization | christopherrufo.com/a-pro-parent-education-agenda/ | Christopher Rufo is a writer, filmmaker, and senior fellow at Manhattan Institute. | ||
Prager U | Magazine, Organization | www.prageru.com | Prager U promotes American values through the creative use of educational videos that reach millions of people online. | |||
Parents Defending Education | consultant report card resource - indoctrination map | Organization | defendinged.org | Parents Defending Education is a national grassroots organization working to reclaim our schools from activists imposing harmful agendas. | ||
Orlando Flores | Testimony | Article | Father of Edina High, MN student: "Flores, who fled a Marxist regime in Nicaragua as a child, had this to say: “Years ago, we fled Communism to escape indoctrination, absolutist thinking and restrictions on our freedom of speech. If we see these traits in our schools in America, we must speak out and oppose it.” | |||
No Left Turn In Education | Organization | www.noleftturn.us | Our mission is to revive in American K-12 education the fundamental discipline of critical and active thinking based on facts, investigation, logic and sound reasoning. | |||
New Founding | Organization | newfounding.com | Bringing together people and resources to create new media, technology, and commerce that serves and supports the American people. | |||
Moms For Liberty - Resources | Moms For Liberty | Organization, Website | www.momsforliberty.org/resources/ | Moms for Liberty welcomes all that have a desire to stand up for parental rights at all levels of government. | www.facebook.com/Moms4Liberty | |
Moms for America | Organization | momsforamerica.us/policy-issues/the-1776-project-pac/ | Moms for America® is a national movement of mothers to reclaim our culture for truth, family, freedom and the Constitution. | |||
Maximo Alvarez | Testimony | 2020 RNC Speech | Florida businessman, fled Cuba at 13, gave moving speech at 2020 RNC on his experience of oppression and freedom | |||
Manhattan Institute | Manhattan Institute | Organization, Website | Woke Schooling Toolkit for Concerned Parents | |||
Losing Ground | Charles Murray | Book | Buy on Thriftbooks | A 1984 book about the effectiveness of welfare state policies in the United States between 1950 and 1980 by political scientist Charles Murray. It has been listed as one of the most influential books on policy and social science in the United States in the 20th century. | Buy on Kindle | |
Lily Tang Williams | Testimony | Her Story | Fled Maoist China, running for office in NH | Twitter Handle | ||
Life Legal Defense Foundation | Article, Organization | lifelegaldefensefoundation.org | The mission of Life Legal is to give innocent and helpless human beings of any age, particularly unborn children, a trained and committed defense against the threat of death, and to support their advocates in the nation’s courtrooms. | |||
Laura Nicolae | Testimony | Article: 100 Years. 100 Million Lives. Think Twice. | Father fled Romania | |||
Justo Antonio Triana | Testimony | Article: The Socialist Deception | Cuban Immigrant enrolled at Syracuse, speaking out against woke socialism | |||
Judicial Watch | Organization | www.judicialwatch.org | Judicial Watch, Inc.is a conservative, non-partisan educational foundation, which promotes transparency, accountability and integrity in government, politics and the law. | |||
Jessica Costescu | Testimony | Article: Communism and Intimidation in Higher Ed | "My parents’ only hope was to raise their children in a land that would not oppress them for daring to speak out, and to their horror, their children’s First Amendment right to freedom of speech is in grave danger." | |||
Izabella Tabarovksy | Testimony | Article: What My Soviet Life Has Taught Me About Censorship | classically liberal, grew up in Russia, great-grandfather murdered by NKVD | |||
Irreversible Damage | Abigail Shrier | Book | Buy on Barnes and Noble | A generation of girls is at risk. Abigail Shrier’s essential book will help you understand what the trans craze is and how you can inoculate your child against it—or how to retrieve her from this dangerous path. | Buy on Kindle | |
IlluminED | Organization | illuminedmn.com | IlluminED’s mission is to shine a light on Minnesota schools. By clarifying what students are learning and uncovering divisive ideologies that undermine our shared humanity, we seek educational excellence for all. | |||
Heritage Foundation | Magazine, Article, Organization | www.heritage.org | Heritage’s mission is to formulate and promote public policies based on the principles of free enterprise, limited government, individual freedom, traditional American values, and a strong national defense. | |||
Helen Raleigh | Testimony | Article on Tyranny | Left China 1996, in 2016 was appointed to the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights Colorado State Advisory Committee. Speaks out on cultural revolution and what she sees here. | |||
First Tuesday Conservatives (East Central MN) | Organization | Facebook Page | ||||
Faith and Freedom Coalition | Organization | www.ffcoalition.com | Faith & Freedom Coalition is committed to educating, equipping, and mobilizing people of faith and like-minded individuals to be effective citizens. Together we will influence public policy and enact legislation that strengthens families, promotes time-honored values, protects the dignity of life and marriage, lowers the tax burden on small business and families, and requires government to tighten its belt and live within its means. | |||
FAIR: Foundation against Intolerance and Racism | Organization | www.fairforall.org | The Foundation Against Intolerance and Racism (FAIR) is a nonpartisan organization dedicated to advancing civil rights and liberties for all Americans, and promoting a common culture based on fairness, understanding and humanity. | |||
Elina Kaplan | Testimony | www.foxnews.com/media/soviet-immigrant-democrat-critical-race-theory-resembles-marxist-curriculum | Fled Soviet Union, CRT resembles Soviet Marxism: Kaplan said she confirmed the striking similarities with other Soviet immigrants. A group of immigrants followed up with a petition to the California Department of Education, drawing attention to the dangerous similarities."True democracy is a Marxist term that refers to the abolition of private property," she said. "What is this doing in an ethnic studies curriculum?" | www.calethstudies.org/ | ||
Eli Steele | Video, Testimony | Article | Author of documentary "How Jack Became Black." Interviewed Chinese immigrant living in Brooklyn, Sam Ni, detailing how divisive CRT is like Chinese class divisions used by party in power. | |||
Dr Jaime Suchlicki | Testimony | www.google.com/amp/s/amp.miamiherald.com/opinion/letters-to-the-editor/article237308304.html | Cuban educator and historian: Father fled Russia to Cuba where Dr Suchlicki was born, family fled Cuba to US in 1960. | Facebook: Cuban Studies Institute | ||
Defending Young Minds | Website | Guide | Guide for Speaking Up about Sexual Content in School Books | |||
Daniel Di Martino | Testimony | Article: Venezuela was my Home. Socialism Destroyed It. | Fled Venezuela, warning against failed socialist policies that would destroy America. | www.danieldimartino.com/ | ||
Cynical Theories | James Lindsay | Book | Buy on Alibris | Pluckrose and Lindsay break down how this often-radical activist scholarship does far more harm than good, not least to those marginalized communities it claims to champion. They also detail its alarmingly inconsistent and illiberal ethics. Only through a proper understanding of the evolution of these ideas can those who value science, reason, and consistently liberal ethics successfully challenge this harmful and authoritarian orthodoxy—in the academy, in culture, and beyond. | Buy on Kindle | |
Counter Wokecraft: A Field Guide for Combatting the Woke in the University and Beyond | James Lindsay | Book | Buy on Alibris | Buy on Kindle | ||
Combatting Critical Race Theory In Your Community: An A-Z Guide on How To ... | Citizens for Renewing America | Website | Website: toolkit | This comprehensive toolkit is an A-to-Z guide on how to combat Critical Race Theory and reclaim your local school board. This expansive packet is good for parents, teachers, school board members, neighbors, and Americans who are fed up with State Sanctioned Racism. | ||
Color, Communism & Common Sense | Manning Johnson | Book | About the Author | "Many people are not familiar with this American patriot who preceded Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Johnson loved America and loved his people and, like Dr. King, ultimately gave his life spreading the word, educating and warning Black Americans of the cruelty and diabolical strategies used by the angry liberal left in their attempt to hand over the U.S. to the Socialist and Communist Party." | ||
Charlemagne Institute [Chronical] | Magazine, Article | www.charlemagneinstitute.org | Charlemagne Institute is a publisher and educational organization predicated upon a restoration of the values with which Western civilization was founded and upon which the American republic was built: Magazine/articles, Chronical, Intellectual Takeout | Twitter: Intellectual Takeout | ||
Chalkboard Review | Organization | thechalkboardreview.com | James Lindsay's site: The Chalkboard Review is a site of education commentary that features a diverse range of voices on all things education. We believe intellectual diversity benefits American education and therefore seek to publish a thoughtful range of voices from teachers to advocates, scholars, and industry leaders—left, right, and center. | |||
Center of the American Experiment | Organization | www.americanexperiment.org | The Center is more than a think tank. It not only researches and produces papers on Minnesota’s economy, education, health care, the family, employee freedom and state and local governance. It also crafts and proposes creative solutions that emphasize free enterprise, limited government, personal responsibility and government accountability. | |||
Catholic Vote | Magazine, Organization | catholicvote.org | #magazines/articles, #quickbites, #newsletter | |||
Bogdan Laurentiu | Testimony | Romanian immigrant to Americans who favor communism: 'If you don't learn from history, nothing will save you' | Romanian immigrant sounding a warning | |||
Blexit Foundation | Guide Against Racism | Organization | blexitfoundation.org | The BLEXIT movement aims to uplift and empower minorities to realize the American Dream. | ||
Black Eye for America: How Critical Race Theory is Burning Down the House | Carol Swain and Christopher Schorr | Book | Buy on Alibris | Carol Swain and Christopher Schorr expose the true nature of Critical Race Theory, and they offer concrete solutions for taking back the country's stolen institutions. | Buy on KIndle | |
Awake Not Woke | Noelle Mering | Book | Buy on Tan Books | Awake, Not Woke unmasks this [woke] ideology by examining its history, major players, premises, and tactics, showing us that “Wokeness” at its core is an ideology of rupture. | Buy on Kindle | |
Amy Phan West | Testimony | Amy Phan West for Congress | Fled Vietnam, sounding the warning, running for congress | |||
Amna Khalid | Testimony | Amna on Academic Censorship | Fled Pakistan, now a college professor who speaks out on academic freedom. | www.amnakhalid.com/ | ||
American Marxism | Mark Levin | Book | Buy on Abebooks | In American Marxism, Levin explains how the core elements of Marxist ideology are now pervasive in American society and culture...and provides us with some answers and ideas on how to confront them. | Buy on Kindle | |
Alliance for Constructive Ethnic Studies | Organization | www.calethstudies.org/ | A diverse, nonpartisan coalition working to remove narrow ideological agendas from Ethnic Studies, enabling curricula that inspire mutual respect, fight racism, and celebrate ethnic accomplishments. | |||
Aleksandr from Russia | Testimony | school board speech | Father who fled communism speaks to school board | |||
Aaron Tao | Testimony | Article: Listen to Immigrants who Lived under Socialism | Parents fled China. Wrote excellent article detailing the catastrophic failure of socialism. "No amount of propaganda or political will can eliminate the constraints of limited resources or the reality of human nature. The well-connected and unscrupulous have the most to gain from the growth and centralization of government power. Far from abolishing corruption, cronyism and privilege, socialism delivers a megadose of the disease itself." | |||
A Parent's Guide to Critical Race Theory: Fighting CRT in Your Child's School | Christopher Palsay | Book | Buy on Amazon | To win the battle against Critical Race Theory, parents must understand what they are up against, and learn to expose and challenge CRT where it exists. | ||
1776 Unites | Organization | 1776unites.com | 1776 Unites represents a nonpartisan and intellectually diverse alliance of writers, thinkers, and activists focused on solutions to our country’s greatest challenges in education, culture, and upward mobility. | |||
1776 Project PAC | Organization | 1776projectpac.com | We are a political action committee dedicated to electing school board members nationwide who want to reform our public education system by promoting patriotism and pride in American history. We are committed to abolishing critical race theory and ‘The 1619 Project’ from the public school curriculum. | |||
1776 Hillsdale College | Organization | k12.hillsdale.edu | The Hillsdale 1776 Curriculum is a complete collection of lesson plans for teaching American history, civics, and government to K-12 students. | |||
1776 Action | Organization | www.1776action.org | Mission to stop the anti-American indoctrination of our children and grandchildren. |