Politicians and school officials in Oregon are embarrassed that too many minority children fail tests designed to confirm they’ve mastered the “essential skills” that high school is meant to teach. So in the name of racial equity, they’ve now done the progressive thing. Instead of lifting graduation rates by boosting student performance, they’re eliminating the proficiency requirement.
Publication: Wall Street Journal
A Climate of Catastrophe
The facts in the new U.N. report aren’t as dire as its advertising.
The Case Against Masks for Children
It’s abusive to force kids who struggle with them to sacrifice for the sake of unvaccinated adults.
The Electric Vehicle Welfare State
Car makers back the Biden climate agenda in return for subsidies and higher consumer prices.
We’ll Always Have Covid
We have to live with it without shutting down the economy.
Facebook Is Biden’s Vaccine Scapegoat
Democrats attack tech firms to deflect from Covid setbacks.
The Woke Threat to Philanthropy
Major foundations like Ford and Mellon and other nonprofits big and small have shifted their missions toward combating “inequity” and “systemic racism.” Museums are jettisoning board members and canceling donors who made their money in ways counter to progressive orthodoxy. Government officials are threatening the independence and privacy of philanthropists.
Critical Race Theory Is a Hustle
It may resemble a serious academic discipline, but it’s really just a fancy argument for racial preferences.
The Culture War Is a Leftist Offensive
Democrats have become more extreme on social issues, and they aren’t prepared for the backlash.
Donald J. Trump: “Why I’m Suing Big Tech”
Donald J. Trump: One of the gravest threats to our democracy today is a powerful group of Big Tech corporations that have teamed up with government to censor the free speech of the American people. This is not only wrong—it is unconstitutional. To restore free speech for myself and for every American, I am suing Big Tech to stop it.
Kamala Harris vs Greg Abbott on the Border
Karl Rove: Drugs and migrants, including trafficked children, continue to flow into Texas.
The Culture War Must Go on
The woke are angry, humorless, and—worst of all—vindictive. Surrender is not an option.
The White House’s Week of Unforced Errors
Karl Rove: Biden’s media friends praised his 100 days, but suddenly he and his team seem inept.
Are Covid Vaccines Riskier Than Advertised?
There are concerning trends on blood clots and low platelets, not that the authorities will tell you.
Maskless Among the Lemmings
Forty-nine out of 50 Trader Joe’s shoppers cover their faces, even when not required to.
New Book Publisher Caters to Conservative Voices It Says Are Being Silenced
Two veteran book-publishing executives, Louise Burke and Kate Hartson, have teamed up to launch a conservative publishing house called All Seasons Press LLC as ideological debates roil a book industry increasingly fueled by demand for political titles. They say that conservative authors are finding it harder to get published in the post-Trump era.
“Why I Stopped Hiring Ivy League Graduates”
R.R. Reno: I find myself wondering about the silent acquiescence of most students. They allow themselves to be cowed by charges of racism and other sins. I sympathize. The atmosphere of intimidation in elite higher education is intense. But I don’t want to hire a person well-practiced in remaining silent when it costs something to speak up.
Kamala Bombs at the Naval Academy
It was one of the worst 2021 commencement speeches.
Fund the Police Better
Peggy Noonan: We ask officers to do a vital, delicate job on four to six months’ training. That’s not nearly enough.
The Jan. 6 Narrative Commission
There’s little chance of a fair-minded inquiry in today’s Washington.
End Mask Mandates to Spur Vaccinations
It’s your responsibility to protect yourself by getting your shots.
Joe Biden Is the 6 Trillion Dollar Man
Karl Rove: The staggering cost of his radical agenda means a 2022 GOP opportunity.
When CEOs Zoom for Dems
The air in CEO Zoomland seems dizzyingly thin, triggering a giddy euphoria most company leaders don’t bring to meetings about spending their own firm’s money. How else to explain the political obliviousness of this event? However high-minded their intent, these CEOs are bolting their company’s interests to the professionals running the Democratic Party, whose No. 1 project is enacting a federal election law that advantages Democratic voting strategies such as ballot harvesting.
Yes, Boycott Baseball
Liberals the past year have become addicted to political wokeness. It’s time for an intervention.