Still hungry: Students in public schools across the country are being starved by scanty academic standards that often place more emphasis on “intersectionality” and “activism” than the treasures of Western civilization.

• “In K-12 (primary and secondary) schools in the U.S., academic standards are the equivalent of airline food…. The standards are broad, often lacking details—but, like airline passengers, teachers and students are a captive audience with few alternatives,” writes Jonathan Butcher, acting director of the Center for Education Policy.
• Putting the “haute cuisine” of education—classical content—back on the menu is part of the solution.

Dig into the full piece here.

Unacceptable: An increasing number of Chinese nationals have entered the U.S. without visas due to a special program.

• “Given the unique range of threats China presents to the U.S., from military to economic to illegal migration, Chinese nationals should be required to get a visa to visit the U.S.,” writes Simon Hankinson, senior research fellow in the Border Security and Immigration Center.

Read The Washington Times piece here.

America’s Founding Fathers are endlessly fascinating figures, and we all have a duty to learn about them.

• That’s why we published American Founders: Leaders at the Creation of the Republic.
• In this free eBook, you’ll learn how the Founders created the greatest nation in the world, and delve deep into the lives of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and others.

Click here to get your free copy today!

Vox populi: When regulators publish a proposed rule, the public has a chance to comment, and our sister organization, Heritage Action for America, has made it easy.

• A Federal Trade Commission rule would expose deception in the “gender-affirming care” industry. You can show your support here.
• An Environmental Protection Agency rule would stop runaway regulations in the name of “climate change.” Add your voice in favor of this rule here.

Want to help to restore America? Join the Heritage Academy—an eight-week online fellowship focused on America’s founding principles and the most pressing policy issues of our time.

• Heritage Academy Fellows gain access to compelling policy lectures, conversations with Heritage experts, and discussions with conservatives from across America. Watch a video about the Academy here.

Apply for this part-time program by Sept. 21 here!

Lonely world: The Centers for Disease Control’s latest numbers show that the U.S. fertility rate hit a record low last year. It will take more than tax credits to bring the rate back up.

• “Building a pro-family culture is not just about policies—it’s about everyday choices to welcome children into our shared spaces,” writes Heritage Policy Analyst Emma Waters.

Read the full piece here.

Swamp Justice: In the Oversight Project’s inaugural episode of its new podcast—Swamp Justice—Mike Howell and Mary Vought discuss newly uncovered evidence on the autopen scandal.

• “Our critics have always said…you need someone on the inside saying something’s wrong with it… We got that,” said Howell.
• An uncovered email from a former Justice Department official has answers.

Listen to the full episode on X to learn more.

Semiquincentennial: In response to the high volume of applications, Heritage opened a second round of Innovation Prizes related to America’s 250th anniversary.

• “This 250th anniversary gives us a special opportunity to reclaim our history, our schools, our churches, and our monuments, and in the process, build our future,” states the application page.
• Deadline for submissions is TODAY, Tuesday, Sept. 2.

 Get the details here.

The Muslim Brotherhood Threat, National Security, and America’s Global Leadership

 

Join Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and Dr. Victoria Coates, vice president of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, for a fireside chat examining the Muslim Brotherhood’s role in fueling terrorism, and the urgent need for congressional action.

 

Sept. 10, 1 p.m. Register here.

• Watch on X: President Trump Promised a Revolution of Common Sense at His Inauguration—and He’s Delivering and The Right Number of Chinese Students in American Universities—at Least for Now—Is Zero—Kevin Roberts, Ph.D.
• A Week Without Murder: Trump’s Crackdown Restores Safety to Washington, D.C.—Zack Smith
• The Latino Museum Will Be a Woke Abomination and Should Not Be Built—Mike Gonzalez
• How Congress Can Fix Medicare Advantage Overpayments—Robert E. Moffit, PhD., and Edmund F. Haislmaier
• Beyond IVF: Why America Needs Fertility Care That Treats the Whole Person—Emma Waters
• Regulatory Reform Is a Great Start, but Modernizing Defense Industry Will Require More—Steven P. Bucci, Ph.D.
• China’s Carriers Cruised Past the Second Island Chain. What Now?—Brent Sadler and Allen Zhang
• Why the U.S.-Thailand Alliance Matters—Wilson Beaver
• Report: The Case for Redeploying Non-Strategic Nuclear Weapons to South Korea—Robert Peters

Senior Legal Fellow Charles “Cully” Stimson appeared on Fox News and noted that prosecutions of criminals will not keep pace with arrests during President Trump’s D.C. crime crackdown because the criminal justice system in the nation’s capital is rotten to its core. Watch the clip on X here.