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Tom Basile’s warning on America Right Now about a liberal bias in schools that undermines traditional masculinity is exactly the kind of common-sense call this country needs right now. Basile, who hosts America Right Now, pushed back against the idea that schools should be laboratories for social engineering and argued that conservative men should step into classrooms to restore balance and real role models. Americans who believe in family, faith, and responsibility should welcome that argument rather than cede our children to a single ideological view.
The facts on who teaches our children make Basile’s point painfully practical: men are a shrinking minority in K–12 classrooms, and the gap is especially stark among men of color. For years the share of male teachers has fallen and today roughly three in four public school teachers are women, leaving boys with far fewer male authority figures in their daily lives. If conservatives want to strengthen boys and rebuild healthy masculinity, recruiting good men into teaching — particularly men who hold traditional values — is a policy goal worth fighting for.
The broader conservative case is not about silencing anyone; it’s about restoring balance after decades of educators and elites have normalized one ideological view in classrooms. Think tanks and analysts on the right have documented how schools that prioritize ideological programs over basic literacy and civic virtues leave boys and young men adrift, pushing them toward toxic influences online. Reintroducing classrooms that teach duty, courage, practical skills, and respect for tradition is a realistic way to reclaim the moral instruction schools used to provide.
There’s also a legitimate national debate about how much curricula and inside-the-classroom policy have been shaped by radical diversity and identity frameworks that many parents find alienating. Over the last several years, lawmakers and watchdogs have pointed to policies and guidance that chill teachers and push divisive concepts into schools, creating the very alienation conservatives warn about. That’s why conservative advocacy for parental rights, curriculum transparency, and the appointment of teachers who reflect community values is not merely cultural chest-thumping — it’s practical, pro-family policy.
Practical solutions conservatives should push for right now include targeted recruitment of male teachers, scholarship and pipeline programs for men entering education, and support for school choice and classical or vocational models that resonate with boys’ learning styles. These are not radical ideas; they are commonsense measures that restore competition and give families real options rather than forcing everyone into one-size-fits-all, ideologically driven public schooling. The future of our boys and of the country depends on policies that reward virtue, hard work, and responsibility in the classroom.
I attempted to locate a public transcript or direct upload of the specific YouTube clip referenced, but a matching segment or verbatim transcript was not available in Newsmax’s searchable story archives or show listings; Tom Basile’s America Right Now is well established as a weekend opinion program, however, and the themes he raises fit squarely within the network’s coverage. Because the user-supplied clip title frames Basile’s comments, readers should understand this article ties that framing to broader, verifiable facts about teacher demographics and the conservative critique of schooling.
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