Mississippi Can’t Possibly Have Good Schools

Mississippi Can’t Possibly Have Good Schools

Painting the Deep South as an embarrassing cultural backwater is one of the last socially acceptable forms of prejudice among elites. It’s not just tolerated—it’s venerated. Mississippi is probably the top target. I don’t have to tell you why. You know about the poor health outcomes. The poverty. The corruption. The obesity. The confederacy stuff. Wikipedia has an entry dedicated to the phrase “Thank God for Mississippi” because its horrible per…