Tea at Trianon: Papst's Book Reveals Rampant Corruption Of Baltimore City Public Schools

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Thursday, September 11, 2025

Papst's Book Reveals Rampant Corruption Of Baltimore City Public Schools

From Jan Greenhawk at The Easton Gazette:

I have been watching Chris Papst's news stories on FOX 45 Baltimore for years. Papst is the main architect and reporter of the "Project Baltimore" segment on the station. In fact, we have referenced many of his reports on the Baltimore City Public Schools in our Easton Gazette stories about education in Maryland. His reports point out problems in the City Schools that many were unaware of OR chose to ignore.

I often wondered why he didn't write a book about all that he has learned. He finally did.

The book is called FAILURE FACTORY and it was released on August 22, 2025. Shortly after, it was the # 1 New Release" in Local U.S. Politics worldwide on Amazon. Since then, it has garnered a great deal of attention from not only local Maryland media, but national as well. The book was mentioned by podcaster Megyn Kelly on her September 2nd show. We have no doubt that this is just the beginning of what will be national notice.

As a former educator of thirty years and a present parental rights advocate and blogger, I read many books about education. Most of them are theoretical in nature and many are not easy reads. Most of the time an author starts out making a good point and then devolves into repeating the same information to fill pages. The tone of these books is often somewhat clinical.

FAILURE FACTORY is completely different. Aside from the fact that the author, Chris Papst, has facts, interview quotes, anecdotal events and "receipts" to back up his points, he writes in a very engaging tone. When I read the book, I could hear his voice in the writing. That's important to me as a reader. It tells me that the author actually wrote the book AND it helps me relate to him. (Read more.)