Grand Master Flash Replaces Sartre

Glancing at a recent edition of a major high school WESTERN CIV textbook I am using (which shall remain nameless because I am an employee) I noticed that they removed a document by Sartre and replaced it with Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five's "The Message."

The barbarians have breached the gates.

I do not mind tossing in a little social history, a little rap or hip-hop, something to draw the students in. When you replace Sartre with Grandmaster Flash, however, you have simply sent up the white flag in the culture wars.

No retreat, no surrender! Take a close look at the books your schools are using, students and parents, and don't be afraid to make your opinions known.