‘Prageru’ is Not an Educational Service

As an educator for over 25 years, I was upset by the content of a recent Letter to the Editor (“Amazing What’s Not Being Taught in School System”, 5/7/23). The writer recommends the website Prageru.com as an educational resource. Unfortunately, the letter failed to mention that “Prageru” is not an educational service. It is a Right-Wing propaganda organization. In fact, many bona fide academics have pointed out that Prageru’s “educational videos” are little more than hate speech. These videos routinely attack people of color, immigrants, and the LGBTQ community. Among other things, the founder of Prageru (Dennis Prager) has compared homosexuality to incest and Prageru videos routinely claim that LGBTQ people are mentally ill. Prager himself has claimed that homophobia, sexism and racism do not really exist. Prageru videos also deny well-established scientific data on climate change and present what is essentially a white-supremacist view of history.

–Alfred Kielwasser, Castro Valley