The KIPP charter school network recently announced that it is abandoning its longtime mantra "Work hard. Be nice." KIPP’s leaders claim the slogan hinders efforts to “dismantle systemic racism,” writes Frederick Hess.
The radical culture’s rejection of the facts about change is most pervasive in two important aspects of life: civil rights and the fight to reduce poverty, explains Robert Doar.
America’s security environment is as complex and dangerous as anytime since the end of the Cold War, writes Gary Schmitt. Having such serious dysfunction at the heart of the national security apparatus only compounds the hazards the nation faces.
Forward-thinking institutions will recognize that the pandemic has accelerated preexisting demographic and financial challenges to their model and will translate necessary, short-term modifications in course delivery, student services, academic calendars, and pricing and fee structures into lasting reforms, write Andrew Kelly and Rooney Columbus.
Partial decoupling from China is overdue. The People’s Republic of China suppresses foreign competition and infringes intellectual property. It is an ugly dictatorship at home and increasingly aggressive overseas, explains Derek Scissors.
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