Plus: 11 States Consider Bans on Teaching Critical Race Theory
June 1 2021
Good morning from Washington, where the White House insists the situation at the southern border isn’t so bad. But one border sheriff argues that only drug cartels benefit, as Rachel del Guidice shows in a video report. More and more states target critical race theory, Fred Lucas reports. On the podcast, a freelance journalist throws light on rampant media bias. Plus: Tim Murtaugh on reporters’ new interest in the origin of COVID-19; Kevin Mooney on expanding school choice in Pennsylvania; and Robert Wilkie on the left’s campaign to squelch Lincoln’s immortal words. On this date in 1990, President George H.W. Bush and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev agree to end production of chemical weapons and begin destroying reserves.
For the cartels, “It's all about the dollar bill and how they can exploit Americans for addictions, how they can get into our communities and erode them and families,” says Sheriff Mark Dannels.
So far this year, Arkansas, Idaho, and Oklahoma have enacted laws to prevent teaching or promoting critical race theory in schools. At least 11 other states have legislation pending.
Drew Holden discusses just how bad media malfeasance is, what the resulting misinformation means for society, and how conservatives can reclaim a place in the media ecosystem.
Low-income families in Pennsylvania’s lowest-performing school districts could gain access to tuition assistance for private schools as part of a reform package.
One of former President Trump’s special powers is his ability to make the entire corporate media act in concert to bring embarrassment upon themselves.
Lincoln’s words are emblazoned on VA’s headquarters building and its hospital walls. Sadly, legislation is moving through the House to put Lincoln’s words on the chopping block.
Americans have a long and proud history of private gunsmithing. We’ve always been tinkering with our guns in our garages. Why are homemade guns suddenly an issue?
