July 6 2021
 

 

Good morning from Washington, where one House member is concerned about critical race theory in the classroom. Read the commentary by Rep. Ralph Norman. Meanwhile, Jarrett Stepman looks at a new book sure to be read widely by white progressives, and discovers the bottom line is … everything is racist. Plus: Star Parker on how our divided nation needs school choice, and Chloe Folmar on the backlash she received at her college after she defended the unborn. Stop and smell the roses: Louis Armstrong, famous for “What a Wonderful World,” among other songs, died 50 years ago today. 

 
 
 
COMMENTARY
I Read Robin DiAngelo’s New Book on ‘Nice Racism.’ Here Are 3 Takeaways.
By Jarrett Stepman

White people smiling too much at black people, according to a “social justice consultant” DiAngelo cites, is a legacy of slavery.
COMMENTARY
Critical Race Theory Is Cultural Marxism, Has No Place in Classroom
By Rep. Ralph Norman

Just as Marxism before it, critical race theory eliminates our individuality and instead divides us into groups of the “oppressor” and the “oppressed.”
ANALYSIS
Why This Veteran Worries Wokeness Is Poisoning Our Military
By Rob Bluey

Jason Beardsley, who served in the Navy and Army Special Forces, is urging military leaders to focus on their primary mission of defending America—not advancing the left’s woke agenda.
COMMENTARY
School Choice Only Option in Divided Nation
By Star Parker

If half the country disagrees with the other half about “core American values,” what exactly can we expect public schools receiving federal funds to teach regarding the Constitution or about our history?
COMMENTARY
My Response to My Classmates Who Tried Canceling My Pro-Life Group
By Chloe Folmar

Students alleged our compassionate messages—including our use of the word “women” to describe “pregnant people”—were offensive and “triggering.”
COMMENTARY
Our New Religion Is Staying Safe
By Dennis Prager

You can live a safe life. Or you can live a full life. You can’t live both.
COMMENTARY
ICYMI: These Woke Firms Are Sponsoring China’s Genocide Games
By Conn Carroll

Among American corporations so offended by Georgia’s election reforms, five are also sponsors of China’s scheduled 2022 Olympic Games.
 
     
 
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