Plus: Fact-Checking the Fact-Checkers: What Anti-Critical Race Theory Legislation Actually Does
June 30 2021
Good morning from Washington, where the National Archives is trying to figure out how to make the founding more woke. Jarrett Stepman writes, “The task force recommends an interpretive ‘dance or performance art in the [Capitol Rotunda] that invites dialogue about the ways that the United States has mythologized the
founding era.’” (We wish this was a parody, too.) Plus: Conn Carroll fact-checks reporting about critical race theory legislation; Fred Lucas explores what it means when illegal immigrants are caught and released without even being assigned a court date; and Kevin Mooney looks at how leaders of one conservation group are getting eye-popping salaries.
In the name of “diversity, equity, and inclusion,” the National Archives’ task force has recommended drastic changes to how our founding documents and the Founding Fathers are presented to the public.
The New York Times claims that “nearly a dozen other Republican-led states” are seeking “to ban or limit how the role of slavery and pervasive effects of racism can be taught.”
A federally chartered conservation foundation pays lavish salaries to officers at the expense of environmental initiatives that are central to its mission, policy analysts and former employees say.
James Fitzgerald, founder of ColdWater Media, uses film to explore some of the biggest issues, covering topics ranging from history and philosophy to education and economics.
Nickelodeon’s programming is aimed at children as young as 2 years old, yet it’s promoting values that many parents may find unacceptable or may not be prepared to teach their kids.
As Ohio state Rep. Jena Powell began, "Female athletes are currently losing scholarships, opportunities, medals, and training opportunities," Democrats began banging.
