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Parker Stathatos

Parker Stathatos is a former legislative fellow at the Foundation. Stathatos was a legislative director for a state representative in Texas’ 87th Legislature. He managed a diverse bill package and helped pass 12 bills into law, including policies related to human trafficking, critical infrastructure, blockchain technology, virtual currency, civics education, criminal justice reform, and family welfare.

K-12 Education

Yes, You Are Smart Enough: Empowering Students through High Learning Standards and Quality Education

Woke society continues to take aim at the nation’s education systems, insisting that minority students are simply incapable of meeting the academic standards that other students are expected to reach. One example: Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed Senate Bill 744 into law in July. The governor’s deputy communications director said in an email that suspending the reading, writing and math proficiency requirements...

September 10, 2021

K-12 Education

We Shall Overcome: Critical Race Theory in Educators’ Professional Development

As critical race theory (CRT) continues to plague the nation’s K-12 public schools, parents, school boards, and educators discuss its presence in the classroom. While we should examine the implementation of CRT, we must also trace how this knowledge is transferred to educators. By shedding more light on the origins of CRT, before it reaches...

August 16, 2021

Economy

Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Capitalism

Many Americans have historically associated “socialism” with things like the Red Scare, Nazism, the Cold War, and McCarthyism. Today, that fear has largely faded—particularly among young people—and has instead become a love affair. A recent Axios/Movement poll found that 51% of 18 to 34 year-olds view socialism positively, though the share is only 41% for...

July 23, 2021