Plus: Critical Race Theory Weakens Society and Breeds Hate, Minorities Say
May 15 2021
Good morning from Washington, where the Biden administration downplays the seriousness of the pipeline hacking that has sparked gas shortages. The government needs to be ready next time, Katie Tubb and Dustin Carmack write. Minorities begin to question what critical race theory means to a free country, Jarrett Stepman reports. Plus: a West Virginia Democrat questions the D.C. statehood drive; a jobs report shows what happens when you discourage work; and gun owners to the rescue. On this date in 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt imposes mandatory gasoline rationing in 17 Eastern states as America gears up for World War II, a measure that expands to all 48 states by year’s end. Enjoy the weekend.
Robby Starbuck, a director and producer, discusses how critical race theory mirrors how Marxists have used racial division in other countries to empower their ideas.
The 23rd Amendment would have to be repealed before the bulk of the current District of Columbia could be transformed from our nation’s capital into our nation’s 51st state.
In Beech Grove, Indiana, a good Samaritan with a firearm came to the aid of a Walmart security officer after a suspected shoplifter threatened the officer with a gun