Critical Race Theory in Classrooms Isn’t Just About Teaching ‘Honest History’

Plus: What to Know About How Those 'Fugitive' Texas Democrats Will Pay for Stay in DC

July 26 2021   Good morning from Washington, where Texas Democrats flee to avoid a vote on election reforms. Who's paying for this? Fred Lucas reports. Proponents of critical race theory suddenly claim it's all about teaching history accurately. Jarrett Stepman has a few questions. On the podcast, a mother recounts her fight against a school that won't allow the name of Jesus on her 9-year-old's mask. Plus: Rachel Greszler connects fewer births and runaway spending; Mississippi challenges abortion on demand; and Nikki Haley objects to the Beijing Olympics. On this date in 1948, President Harry Truman orders the end of racial discrimination in the military by halting the practice of segregating black soldiers and assigning them the most menial jobs.     COMMENTARY Critical Race Theory in Classrooms Isn't Just About Teaching 'Honest History' By Jarrett Stepman Parents who protest critical race theory in schools aren't calling for the removal of teaching about slavery from their children's classrooms. More NEWS What to Know About How Those 'Fugitive' Texas Democrats Will Pay for Stay in DC By Fred Lucas More than 50 Texas Democrats, along with 12 paid staffers, mark the halfway point of a legislative session on election reforms they abandoned to flee to Washington. More ANALYSIS Mom Files Lawsuit After Teacher Tells Third Grader She Can't Wear 'Jesus Loves Me' Mask By Virginia Allen Jennifer Booth was surprised when her 9-year-old came home from school saying she wasn't allowed to wear a mask referring to Jesus anymore. More NEWS Mississippi Urges Supreme Court to Overturn Roe v. Wade By Mary Margaret Olohan Mississippi's attorney general files a brief in an abortion case to be heard by the high court, slamming its Roe v. Wade ruling as "egregiously wrong." More COMMENTARY The Left's Attempted Election Takeover By Kay C. James Politicians want to make it easier for cheaters to commit voter fraud because they think the cheaters will vote for them. It's that simple. More NEWS Nikki Haley Says Nations That Attend Beijing Olympics Will Give China 'Propaganda Victory' By Sebastian Hughes "President Biden should make a clear demand that the 2022 Winter Olympics be moved from Beijing unless China comes clean on the origins of COVID-19," the former U.N. ambassador says. More COMMENTARY Declining US Birthrate Another Reason to Rein in Federal Spending By Rachel Greszler We've created a double whammy for today's young and yet-to-be-born generations: fewer Americans left to pick up a higher tab. More COMMENTARY We Hear You: Nothing Nice About Peddling 'Nice Racism,' Critical Race Theory By Ken McIntyre "I am a black woman who is old enough to see that Robin DiAngelo's mumbo-jumbo is just repackaged 1960s white liberal pap with a large sprinkling of black nationalist jive," Hessie L. Harris writes. More           Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at letters@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.