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Press Military Leaders Up for Promotions Tougher on Critical Race Theory, Cotton Urges
Sen. Tom Cotton suggested he would ask tougher questions of nominees of top military command positions about their views on critical race theory before they are given promotions. Cotton, R-Ark., an Army veteran who fought in Afghanistan, said the doctrine gaining a foothold in a number of institutions, including the military, is contrary to the… -
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Schools Use ‘Equity’ as Trojan Horse for Toxic Critical Race Theory
In a clever move to utilize the existing modicum of “cultural competency” training, educators bent on revising American history and pushing equal outcomes have found a place to embed the elements of critical race theory. States are running it up the flagpole and out to local school boards in cleverly packaged messaging that demands equity…. -
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How Parents Fight Critical Race Theory in Loudoun County
Loudoun County, Virginia, has become the nucleus of a growing movement of parents and educators united against schools teaching critical race theory, a philosophy that categorizes individuals into groups of oppressors and victims based on their race. Michael Rivera, a father of two from Loudoun County, advocates against critical race theory and other proposed leftist… -
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Stop Gaslighting Parents on Critical Race Theory
Proponents of critical race theory are resorting to semantic gaslighting to defend a dogma that most Americans instinctively abhor. Some pundits claim that critical race theory is exclusively a school of thought taught in legal academia. On her MSNBC show, Joy Reid claimed that “law school is really the only place it is taught. NBC has… -
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Fact-Checking the Fact-Checkers: What Anti-Critical Race Theory Legislation Actually Does
After the House of Representatives voted 415-14 to make Juneteenth a national holiday, New York Times national political reporter Astead Herndon tweeted, “its kinda amazing: juneteenth is gonna be a federal holiday for reasons teachers won’t be allowed to explain to their students out of fear critical race theory backlash.” Herndon’s claim is outrageously false,… -
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Rep. Rashida Tlaib Says Opposition to Critical Race Theory Is ‘Rooted in Racism’
Rep. Rashida Tlaib said Thursday that opposition to critical race theory is “rooted in racism.” “Opposition to critical race theory is obviously rooted in racism and has just become the newest dog whistle for racists,” the Michigan Democrat tweeted Thursday, referring to a video in which Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman Gen. Mark A. Milley… -
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The Movement Against Critical Race Theory Is Deeply Necessary
According to the establishment media, critical race theory is a distraction. It is a right-wing smear. It is a conservative attempt to quash the dark side of American history. Most of all, according to the establishment media, you must never—ever—pay attention to the infusion of critical race theory into the nation’s institutions of power. According… -
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School Board Walks Out in Virginia County as Parents Criticize Transgender Policy, Critical Race Theory
A school board meeting in Loudoun County, Virginia, scheduled to discuss a proposed transgender policy, came to an abrupt halt Tuesday evening after the board ended public comment and proceeded to leave the room. The board moved to end public comments after the crowd of several hundred erupted into cheers following critical remarks by former… -
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Is Your School Hiding Its Critical Race Theory Teaching? Here Are 5 Things to Ask About
Is your school principal denying that her school makes use of critical race theory when you call to complain about it? If so, it’s likely that she’s either misinformed or just spreading disinformation. Here below is how to tell the difference. There is a need for a checklist because as more and more Americans reject… -
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Minnesota Foes of Critical Race Theory Accuse BLM, NAACP of ‘Trying to Shut Us Down’
A series of presentations across Minnesota to educate the public about the dangers of critical race theory is encountering disruptions and even facing cancellations due to what its sponsor says are efforts by Black Lives Matter and the NAACP. The presentations, called the “Raise Our Standards” tour, in which attendees are educated about critical race… -
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San Francisco Is Most Racist City in America, According to Critical Race Theory
San Francisco may have a well-earned reputation as the most progressive city in the nation. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., has represented the City by the Bay for more than 30 years. But viewed through the lens of critical race theory, it is also one of the most racist cities in the country…. -
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As Rebellion Against Critical Race Theory Grows, Left Turns to Denial, Dismissal
Americans are waking up to the threat posed by critical race theory, which is often presented behind a cloak of secrecy and the banner of social justice, and across the country, they are now fighting back. The Biden administration may have reversed former President Donald Trump’s ban on critical race theory and so-called anti-racist training… -
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Critical Race Theory Is Antithetical to Christianity, Black Pastor Says
Critical race theory is absolutely contrary to Christianity, says pastor, educator, and author Voddie Baucham Jr. “The idea that people would be oppressors based solely on their ethnicity and that you would condemn people as irredeemable sinners based solely on their race or ethnicity, that would be completely, completely counter to a typical truth, the… -
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Critical Race Theory Distracts From Real Problems in Education, This Reformer Says
Public education in New York City is far from what it once was, Ian Rowe, a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, says. “I had a great public school education in New York City kindergarten through 12th grade,” Rowe says. But today, he says, New York City’s public schools aren’t meeting the needs of… -
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Protect DC Students From Critical Race Theory’s Racial Bias, Congressman Says
In the nation’s capital, critical race theorists are rewriting public school lesson plans to make them what they call “culturally responsive.” But that benign-sounding project is dangerously manipulative: Self-appointed social justice warriors are using the whims of extremist opinions to change the importance of subjects, such as science and math, along with history and literature,… -
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Critical Race Theory Will Destroy Our Military
As a young Marine Corps first lieutenant assigned to an infantry battalion in the late 1980s, I had charge of the unit transport section of operators, mechanics, and supervisors tasked with taking care of our fleet of combat vehicles. This group of Marines, like all with whom I served over a 20-year military career, was… -
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Navy Chief: Critical Race Theory Proponent’s Radical Book Makes ‘Better Navy’
Adm. Michael M. Gilday, the chief of naval operations, did not answer questions Tuesday about whether author-activist Ibram X. Kendi’s opposition to interracial adoption and capitalism is extreme. But, Gilday did tell the House Armed Services Committee that Kendi’s controversial book “How to Be an Antiracist” would lead to “a better Navy” by promoting more… -
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In Loudoun County, Dad Has 2 Reasons to Take on Critical Race Theory
In his own words, Virginia parent Michael Rivera isn’t normally the type of person to make big speeches. “I, like all of you, live a quiet and private life. I like to stay at home,” Rivera told a crowd of about 250 in Leesburg, Virginia. “I don’t necessarily like to spend my time at school board meetings, but we have to do it.” … -
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Communism Survivor Speaks Out Against Critical Race Theory
Editor’s note: On Thursday, Xi Van Fleet was interviewed by Fox News host Sean Hannity about why she spoke out against critical race theory during a recent school board meeting in Loudoun County, Virginia and said the theory was the “American version of the Chinese Cultural Revolution.” Watch the interview or read the lightly edited… -
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Black Mom: Critical Race Theory Is False ‘Unless You Believe That Whites Are Better Than Blacks’
Editor’s note: Keisha King, a member of Moms for Liberty and a mother of two in Florida, delivered these remarks Thursday to the state Board of Education, according to Fox News. Her comments were widely shared on social media, including by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. Below is a lightly edited transcript, or you can watch…