“This is a devastating account of how schooling has been transformed from a means of enlightenment into a machine of moral intimidation. A fierce, lucid defence of knowledge, truth, and the right of children to be educated rather than indoctrinated.”
Brendan O’Neill, Chief Political Writer, Spiked
Why is it that the more money governments spend on education, the less children seem to know? And why, year after year are standards of literacy and numeracy plummeting?
The Institute of Public Affairs is proud to present Mindless: How the Education System is Indoctrinating Children and Destroying Our Civilisation by Dr Bella d’Abrera.
In this groundbreaking book, Bella exposes in detail how the education systems in Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States are no longer fit for purpose. Drawing on extensive research, policy analysis, and real-world examples, Mindless reveals the scale of the problem and its consequences for the next generation.
From kindergarten onwards, children are being indoctrinated by the state with radical ideologies that prioritise victimhood, oppression narratives, identity politics and climate apocalypticism over knowledge and intellectual formation.
This is essential reading for parents, educators, and policymakers. It is both a warning and a call to action: a powerful defence of the child, the family, and the enduring inheritance of Western Civilisation.
You can order Mindless: How the Education System is Indoctrinating Children and Destroying Our Civilisation on Amazon here.
