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Critical Race Theory in Classrooms Isn’t Just About Teaching ‘Honest History’ <[link removed]> – The
media spin and outright gaslighting to cover up the reality of the teaching of critical race theory in our schools and institutions has shifted into overdrive. First, we were told it wasn’t happening at all. Then, we were informed that trying to stop it was authoritarian fascism or something. Now left-wing media and politicians have moved on en masse to a new narrative that critical race theory is really just about teaching accurate history and that opponents just don’t want students to know about racism and slavery. Heritage expert: Jarrett Stepman <[link removed]>

Critical Race Theory Can Only Hurt the Military — and the Country <[link removed]> – Critical race theory in the military is the antithesis of everything I came
to appreciate 20 years into the Marine Corps such as small-unit cohesion and trust among marines, soldiers, and airmen. Segmenting our military to look through this lens of race will curtail the light that basic training shines on the concept of merit and how only merit itself should determine who is fit to advance in rank. Looking at the moms and dads who are taking on school boards training to impose critical race theory in K-12 education is encouraging. Given the internal division now being promoted in the military, I think it’s important for young people to join the armed forces now more than ever. Heritage expert: Dakota Wood <[link removed]>

COVID-19 and Federalism: Public Officials’ Accountability and Comparative Performance <[link removed]> – Never has a major public health crisis been politicized
as much as public officials’ response to COVID-19. The flashpoints of controversy have ranged from the efficacy of masks, therapeutics, and vaccines to business and school closures and comprehensive lockdowns. Large and diverse states such as California, Florida, New York, and Texas took markedly different approaches to lockdowns and mask mandates. The evidence shows that Florida and Texas had health outcomes similar to California’s and better than New York’s while maintaining much lower unemployment rates. As the pandemic subsides, there should be a calm and bipartisan assessment of public officials’ performance—what went right, what went wrong, and what changes should be made. Heritage experts: Doug Badger <[link removed]> and Robert Moffit <[link removed]>

Colleges that provide abortion pills would lose federal funding under Republican bill <[link removed]> – Chemica  abortion, which has increased 120 percent in the U.S. in the last decade, is the new frontier, and will continue to be an enormously important issue regardless of what happens in the upcoming Dobbs case. In addition to ending the life of an unborn child, chemical abortion poses serious health risks to women. Policymakers are rightly stepping up to restrict these dangerous drugs. Heritage expert: Melanie Israel <[link removed]>

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