Education Indoctrination in Virginia: Continued

Education Indoctrination in Virginia: Continued. The Virginia Board of Education posted the History and Social Studies Standards of Learning (SOLs) for comment. The 402 page document establishes what will be taught K-12 in Virginia Public Schools. The subject matter is covered well, but skewed with a focus on race, class, and gender. Significant omissions and …

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NY Times political analyst on the Democrats’ post-Roe poll bounce: It’s over

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New York Times political analyst Nate Cohn believes the Democrats’ summer bounce in the polls may be over and that voter sentiment has returned to where it was in April “when Republicans held the edge.” Cohn begins with a graph of average weekly search interest from Google Trends which shows a dramatic spike in searches …

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Education Indoctrination in Virginia: One Example

Education Indoctrination in Virginia: One Example, Part 1 of 2. The Virginia Board of Education posted the History and Social Studies Standards of Learning for comment. The 402 page document establishes what will be taught K-12 in Virginia Public Schools. The subject matter is covered well, but skewed with a focus on race, class, and gender. …

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Politicians and Term Limits

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Politicians and Term Limits. Diapers and politicians should be changed periodically and for good reason. As tacky as it sounds, this quote improperly attributed to Mark Twain, it is the simplest and wise lesson that every citizen should learn when it comes to politics. Something I have learned from my very own experience as a survivor …

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Trump Posts 1 Key Chart That Says It All; Every Voter Must See This

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One week out from the 1980 presidential election, then-President Jimmy Carter and then-candidate Ronald Reagan participated in the only debate of the election cycle. Carter was trailing by a few percentage points at the time, but most pundits were calling the race “too close to call.” During the debate, Reagan famously asked voters a pivotal question: …

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DeSantis Goes Scorched Earth on Texas Sheriff Who Accused Him of Human Trafficking

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Republican Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ decision to fly four dozen migrants to Martha’s Vineyard last week has moved the border crisis to center stage. Naturally, Democrats are outraged by the move and have accused DeSantis of using human beings as political pawns. This was especially ironic given that only 48 migrants were involved, a tiny …

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What Was Lindsey Graham Thinking?

John R. “Buck” Surdu This week Lindsey Graham introduced a bill to create a nationwide ban on abortion after 15 weeks. This plays right into the hands of the Democrats, who are whipping up their base for the mid-term elections. It provides them with talking points to say, “See, we told you Republicans are trying …

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Despite the spin, Republicans do have a path to win the Senate

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Democrats were riding high this summer. The Supreme Court’s decision overturning Roe v. Wade energized the party’s base and the economic woes that had been plaguing the Biden administration began to subside as gas prices dropped. The party had finally scored several legislative wins with the Inflation Reduction Act and the Chips and Science Act. …

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