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📚 Now that school’s out and another year of virtual or hybrid learning is done, it’s time to have some serious conversations about our education system. 

  • School boards have forgotten their role. Last week in Virginia, the Alexandria City Public School Board sent a unified message trying to intimidate parents and put an end to dissent. The pictures speak for themselves. Read on.
     
  • Parents are getting wise to what’s really happening in schools. Powerful viral videos show a diverse group of parents and students speaking out against the indoctrination in schools. It’s time to stand up and speak out against Critical Race Theory. Sign the petition.

CHAMPION MESSAGE

“Contrary to what people might think, just because you take hormone therapy doesn't mean that you erase all of the biological advantages of being a male.”
— Cynthia Monteleone, Team USA Masters track athlete, metabolic practitioner, and coach

HURTING NOT HELPING

Biden Administration’s New Title IX Guidance Solidifies Threat To Girls’ Sports

The Department of Education recently took steps to legally redefine “sex” to include gender identity. In a press release, the Department announced its intention to apply Title IX’s prohibition on sex discrimination to transgender students. Under the new policy, biological males who identify as female will be entitled to try out for and play on women’s sports teams. This eliminates equal opportunities for female athletes and jeopardizes their potential scholarships. Share this story.

DID YOU KNOW

Crackdown on Social Media Censorship Exposes Conservative Fault Lines

It has been clear for over a decade that Big Tech is no friend to conservative opinion or free expression generally. The latest attempt to curtail censorship by social media companies comes via a Florida law with nationwide impact. The law preventing social media censorship, signed by Governor Ron DeSantis on May 24, prohibits large social media platforms from deplatforming political candidates or providing them with secret free advertising. Read more.

WHAT CAN YOU DO?

LAST CALL: #IWFReads Book Club

Join us tomorrow at 1:00 pm ET for #IWFReads Book Club as we discuss Sarah Frey’s memoir, The Growing Season: How I Built a New Life – and Saved an American Farm. Her stories are an eye-opening account of survival in a quest to thrive. 

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TWO TRUTHS & A LIE

Gun Violence in the U.S.

Myths about firearms are common today and pushed by a very vocal group of anti-gun activists, Hollywood stars (who employ bodyguards and live in gated communities), and a coterie of constitutionally illiterate media elite who fail to properly inform the public about guns.

Can you identify which of the following is not true about gun violence in the U.S.?

A.
Gun homicides are at an all-time low, while gun ownership is at an all-time high.
B. Gun free zones are safer than areas where citizens are allowed to carry guns.
C. Concealed carry permit holders are the most law-abiding segment of society.

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She Thinks Podcast

  • New Episode: Congressman Darrell Issa joins She Thinks to discuss the sensational headlines about court packing and reforms that might actually improve the functioning of our federal judiciary. Listen to it here.
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  • Next Episode: This Friday (6/25), Carrie Sheffield, senior policy fellow at IWF, joins the podcast to discuss how public policy should reward work, not compete with it. Hear it here.

CAPSULE REVIEW

Honor Juneteenth by Rejecting Critical Race Theory

Juneteenth is now an official federal holiday. We should all applaud this milestone in American history as a chance to celebrate our progress and teach our children to rise above the past. But the liberal agenda, however, would rather ignore progress and exploit race to divide Americans for the purposes of acquiring power, exerting control, and silencing opposing viewpoints.

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Bipartisanship, the Broccoli of Politics

Sad to say it, but bipartisanship is the ‘broccoli’ of politics. We all know that it’s good for us, but few of us love it. As a nation whose dessert preference is evenly divided, it would be well-advised to develop an appreciation for the health benefits of broccoli, but currently our legislators will stick to their metaphorical sweet tooth.

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