Plus: Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Sears Talks America's Past, Critical Race Theory, and Mask Mandates
February 18 2022
Happy Friday from Washington, where too many politicians yawn as Big Tech censors conservative Americans. YouTube outdoes itself by stifling a mom who opposes school mask mandates, Katrina Trinko writes. On the podcast, Virginia’s new lieutenant governor talks about a new day for parents with kids in school. Plus: a top House conservative touts a winning strategy; a D.C. pub struggles to reopen; and our Lyndsey Fifield remembers American original P.J. O’Rourke. On this date in 2006, Shani Davis prevails in the 1,000-meter speedskating event to become the first black athlete to win an individual gold medal in Winter Olympics history.
“Here I am, here in the former capital of the Confederacy for goodness sake. I am second in command. … I'm a black woman,” says Sears, adding, “I'm not a one-off. The opportunities are here.”
Republicans shied away from culture issues for far too long, says Rep. Jim Banks, R-Ind., allowing “the left to drag our culture in an anti-American direction.”
Rep. Ted Budd demands explanations from the North Carolina Board of Nursing following reports that a nurse performed abortions after her medical license had expired.
Eric Flannery, co-owner of The Big Board restaurant in Washington, threatens to sue the city government for forcing his restaurant to close two weeks ago.
When I came to Washington, D.C., I realized P.J. wasn’t exaggerating—absolute morons are elevated to positions of power and responsibility far beyond their competence.
