The Republican-majority Arizona House on Friday approved a bill that could mandate that school teachers share stories from people who fled communism as part of the curriculum. The requirement is part of House Bill 2898 (pdf), which includes changes in laws governing K-12 education in the state. The language was inserted by Republican state Rep….
Arizona House Passes Law Requiring Schools Share Stories From People Who Fled Communism
Arizona House Passes Bill Requiring Schools Share Stories From People Who Fled Communism
The Republican-majority Arizona House on Friday approved a bill that could mandate that school teachers share stories from people who fled communism as part of the curriculum. The requirement is part of House Bill 2898 (pdf), which includes changes in laws governing K-12 education in the state. The language was inserted by Republican state Rep….
IRS Violated First Amendment in Tax Exemption Denial That Linked Bible Teachings to GOP: Legal Group
A Texas-based legal group said the IRS violated the First Amendment when it denied tax-exempt status to a religious group by tying Christianity to politics, claiming that biblical “teachings are typically affiliated with” the Republican Party. Texas-based First Liberty Institute, a conservative legal organization that litigates First Amendment cases on religion, said in an appeal…
Exclusive: Victor Davis Hanson on the Assault on Meritocracy, Politicization of the Virus, and the ‘Platonic Noble Lie’
There will be “no safe space, no sanctuary from wokeism until the system starts to erode the safety and the security of the elite that created it,” says classicist and historian Victor Davis Hanson. In this episode, Hanson breaks down the problems he sees plaguing American society today, from the assault on meritocracy to the…
Dennis Prager: Leftism Teaches Young Americans to Hate Their Past and Present and Fear Their Future
“The damage that the left has done to kids is truly unforgivable,” says radio talk show host Dennis Prager, the founder of Prager University. “It has told them their past is awful, their present is awful, and their future is horrific.” In this episode of American Thought Leaders, Prager explains what he sees as the…
Critical Race Theory Feud on Full Display at School Board Meeting
The latest school board meeting in Loudoun County of Northern Virginia showcased heightened tension in parents’ fight to have a say in local school policies. Two hundred fifty-nine people signed up to speak at the June 22 meeting, and hundreds rallied for hours outside the school administration building. About one-and-a-half hours in, the school board…
Texas Governor Announces Special Legislative Session on Voting and Critical Race Theory Bills
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday announced a special legislative session in an attempt to pass a measure targeting the state’s election laws and regulations—coming weeks after Democrats blocked a GOP-backed election reform package from advancing by leaving the Capitol building. The governor, a Republican, did not specify in his announcement Tuesday the legislative priorities…
Local CBS Reporter Fired After Sharing Network’s Pro-Vaccine Rhetoric Via Project Veritas
A CBS 62 weather reporter, April Moss, has been fired by the station after sharing its practises regarding the COVID-19 vaccine.
Navy Chief Defends Recommending Sailors Read ‘Anti-Racist’ Book
The high-level U.S. Navy officer on Tuesday defended including a so-called anti-racist book on his recommended reading list. Adm. Mike Gilday, chief of naval operations, said he does not agree with everything in the book, “How to Be an Antiracist” by Ibram Kendi, but believed in exposing his sailors to the ideology outlined in it….
New Law Requires Florida Students to Be Taught About ‘The Evils of Communism’
High school students in Florida will be required to learn about “the evils of communism” under one of three bills Gov. Ron DeSantis signed on Tuesday. DeSantis signed the bills at a news conference at Three Oaks Middle School in Fort Myers. Two of the bills—HB 5 and SB 1108—focus on civics education, and the third—HB…
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