Plus: Tweet About Superman's Bisexual Son Has Professor Fighting Against Cancel Culture
November 8 2021
Good morning from Washington, where Democrats set their sights on massive social spending now that lawmakers have passed an infrastructure bill. Rachel Greszler writes that the latest twist would give the wealthy a big windfall. Some teachers enjoy a choice for their children that other parents don’t get, Virginia Allen reports. On the podcast, a Virginia scholar describes being attacked by her university community for questioning a bisexual Superman. Plus: Kelsey Bolar spotlights the plight of girls in Afghanistan; GOP lawmakers target the president’s vaccine mandates; the Pentagon eyes China’s nukes; and Michael Barone celebrates conservatives’ advances on cultural issues. On this date in 1994, 59% of California voters decide to bar illegal immigrants from public services, but politics will prevent the ban from taking effect.
“The union is saying—loudly—‘Choice for me but not for thee,’” says Lindsey Burke, director of the Center for Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation.
"They had protests. I was silenced for three weeks. I wasn't allowed to speak. I tried. ... I asked for a virtual meeting. Everything I suggested was denied," says Sophia Nelson.
The Fifth Circuit's quick decision "should send a message to the White House the mandate is not only ill-conceived but unconstitutional," says Texas Public Policy Foundation's Robert Henneke.
Republican Glenn Youngkin was not afraid to criticize public schools' use of materials championing critical race theory—the idea that whites are irremediably racist.
Thirteen Republicans voted for the bill, allowing House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to have enough votes to pass the bill, despite six Democrats voting against the package.
