A growing number of states are passing laws prohibiting inculcation of the quasi-Marxist Critical Race Theory (CRT) in schools and other government institutions in response to mounting opposition to the ideology. Governors of Tennessee, Idaho, Arkansas, and Oklahoma have already signed anti-CRT bills. In Texas, Arizona, and Iowa, similar bills are awaiting signatures from their…
Gov. Kristi Noem Pushes South Dakota Colleges to Ban Critical Race Theory
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem implored universities in her state not to use critical race theory or the New York Times’ “1619 Project.” In a letter to the South Dakota Board of Regents dated Monday, the Republican governor asked the board to ban universities from promoting or advancing the usage of either critical race theory, which…
Facts Matter (May 26): Firm Leading Ballot Audit Departs After Contract Expired, New Leader Steps In
In Florida, the governor signed a new bill into law that would allow people to file lawsuits against social media companies that engage in censorship. In Arizona, the hand recount is once again underway. However, there has been a bit of a shakeup, as the firm leading the hand recount has left—and a new firm…
Troops Should Be ‘Encouraged’ to Speak Out Against Marxism: Top Armed Services Senator
A top GOP senator on the Armed Forces Committee said that members of the U.S. military should speak out about the spread of Marxism, coming in response to reports of a Space Force commander being relieved of his post earlier this month. Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.), the ranking member on the Senate panel, said he is…
Tennessee Governor Signs Law Banning Critical Race Theory in Public Schools
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee signed a bill into law on Monday prohibiting public schools from teaching critical race theory in the Volunteer State. Lee didn’t make any comments when signing the bill, but when the General Assembly passed it earlier this month, he said schools should teach “the exceptionalism of our nation,” not things that “inherently…
‘Dangerous’ New Wave of Censorship Culminating in the US: Dershowitz
The removal of Lt. Col. Matthew Lohmeier from the U.S. Space Force this month after he publicly stated his opposition to Marxism and critical race theory is part of a broader, more dangerous new wave of censorship that is culminating in the United States, says constitutional expert Alan Dershowitz. In an interview with Epoch TV’s…
Trump-Era 1776 Commission Opposes Funding for ‘Teaching of Racial Discrimination’ In Schools
A Trump-era commission tasked with combating “false narratives about the American Founding” has urged the Biden administration to drop its proposal to fund history and civics programs that promote critical race theory or related curricula “under the misleading name of ‘anti-racism.’” The so-called “1776 Commission,” established in the final months of the Trump presidency before…
Legal Group Led by Stephen Miller Asks Pentagon To Release Records Over Concerns of Politicization in Military
America First Legal (AFL), a group led by former Trump adviser Stephen Miller, requested records from the Pentagon as part of efforts to determine whether the department was monitoring and targeting certain service members based on their political ideology. The group on Friday sent a Freedom of Information Act request asking the department to release…
Texas Senate Passes Bill That Bans Critical Race Theory From Classrooms
The Texas state Senate passed a bill Saturday that prohibits schools from mandating the teaching of critical race theory (CRT). House Bill 3979 doesn’t mention CRT by name, but apparently aims to ban the controversial quasi-Marxist ideology in public and open-enrollment charter schools. According to the bill text, teachers, administrators, or employees from state agencies,…
Trump’s 1776 Commission to Reassmble, Tackle Critical Race Theory in History Education
Members of the 1776 Commission, which President Joe Biden disbanded on his first day in White House, are reportedly set to meet again with a renewed focus on combating the teaching of U.S. history based on the Marxist critical race theory. The advisory commission was established by the Trump administration in November 2020 to celebrate…
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