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Top 5 foreign policy lessons Biden taught the world in 2021 – Let’s get the obvious out of the way. President Biden’s foreign policy has been marked by a series of missteps, misdeeds and misfires. That’s not just my view. I’ve talked with scores of foreign officials from friendly nations who are absolutely gob-smacked by Biden blunders ranging from green lighting Nord Stream II (the Russian energy pipeline) to the disgraceful withdrawal from Afghanistan and to the fumbling over Ukraine. Heritage Expert: James Carafano

 

Our research shows many DEI staff have a blind spot when it comes to Jews – The fact that DEI staff are organizing against Jewish interests is painfully clear to Jewish students who have directly experienced it on campus. It is becoming commonplace to hear claims, like those expressed by a DEI committee at Stanford University, that because “Jews, unlike other minority groups, possess privilege and power, Jews and victims of Jew-hatred do not merit or necessitate the attention of the DEI committee.” DEI staff are not just failing to protect Jews, thereby inviting antisemitic attacks; some are actively organizing and encouraging political campaigns against Jewish interests, especially with respect to Israel. Heritage Expert: Jay Greene

 

EXCLUSIVE: Parents Accuse Virginia School District of Teaching Students to ‘Discriminate Based on Race’ - A Virginia school district is indoctrinating students with an ideology that “teaches children to affirmatively discriminate based on race,” nine parents and eight minors allege in a new lawsuit. The Daily Signal first obtained a copy of the lawsuit, filed Wednesday by Alliance Defending Freedom in Albemarle County Circuit Court against the Albemarle County School Board, Superintendent Matthew Haas, and Assistant Superintendent Bernard Hairston. Heritage Expert: Mary Margaret Olohan