Plus: In Loudoun County, Dad Has 2 Reasons to Take on Critical Race Theory
June 15 2021
Good morning from Washington, where President Biden seems to have scrapped his Inauguration Day call for “unity.” But four Heritage Foundation policy experts can think of at least a dozen ways he could unify Americans. A Virginia father says his two kids embody what’s wrong with teaching critical race theory, Doug Blair reports. On the podcast, meet the head of a new watchdog group targeting rogue prosecutors. Plus: Facebook’s CEO buys a leftist intervention in elections, and Biden goes easy on apps from China and other foreign powers. On this date in 1877, former slave Henry Ossian Flipper, 21, becomes the first African American cadet to graduate from West Point.
Conservatives share a common vision for maximizing human freedom and opportunity. What’s more, many Americans who do not identify as conservatives share these goals.
“According to critical race theory,” says Michael Rivera, “my son should have white guilt and white privilege, simply because of the color of his skin.”
Groups strategically targeted voters and waged a voter assistance campaign aimed at low-income and minority residents who typically shun elections, helping Democratic candidates.
Brenda Tillett, founder of Stand Up Virginia, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to talk about how her new organization is working to hold rogue prosecutors accountable.
“Many students and parents at Leesburg Elementary have expressed fear, hurt, and disappointment about coming to school,” Loudoun County Public Schools says in a written statement.
