Plus: A Warning From Australia About Power of Government
October 6 2021
Good morning from Washington, where Attorney General Merrick Garland is trying to silence parents who criticize school boards for advocating critical race theory and other woke policies. He can’t do that, GianCarlo Canaparo and Mike Howell write. What’s happening in Australia illustrates the dangers of government overreach, Jarrett Stepman argues. On the podcast, meet the group that’s going to court over the president’s vaccine mandate. Plus: China’s nukes, transgender athletes, and your letters on hot topics. Sixty years ago today, President John F. Kennedy urges American families to build bomb shelters in case of a nuclear exchange with the Soviet Union.
The Job Creators Network is suing over President Biden’s vaccine mandates. Alfredo Ortiz joins the podcast to talk about the impact of such mandates on small businesses.
While public details are few, two senior U.S. officials recently noted that China is looking at developing novel nuclear weapons, possibly similar in scope to the efforts of Russia.
The Sports Council Equality Group found “retained” differences in an average woman’s strength, stamina, and physique compared with the average transgender woman.
“Who gets to decide what is or is not a controversial or highly debated social topic? We are heading toward a future depicted in … George Orwell’s ‘1984,’” writes Ed Rothberg.