Good morning from Washington, where the Supreme Court will hear the case of Joe Kennedy, a high school football coach who was sacked for saying brief midfield prayers after games. In an exclusive, he tells Virginia Allen about his seven-year ordeal. The government never got the science right with masks, Doug Badger writes. On the podcast, Rob Bluey finds out what a precedent-setting state attorney general has accomplished so far. Plus: the folly of reparations; critical race theory costs an assistant principal her job; and Joe Loconte ponders the duties of citizenship. On this date in 1950, the Boston Celtics’ selection of Duquesne University forward Chuck Cooper makes him the first black player picked in an NBA draft.
“The only thing I'm asking the Supreme Court is that I get to be a coach, and I get to thank God afterwards,” high school coach Joe Kennedy, whose case will be heard today, tells The Daily Signal.
Three months into his tenure as Virginia’s attorney general, Jason Miyares is delivering on his promises to promote parental rights and punish violent criminals.
Each year, about 250 high school juniors are thrust into a day’s worth of activities to help them understand, appreciate, and grapple with the Constitution.
California’s reparations task force recently recommended reparations for all black Californians descended from slaves or from free black citizens prior to 1900.
Emily Mais was an assistant principal in Charlottesville until she resigned in September 2021 after expressing concerns over mandatory, race-based teacher training.
