Doing his best to channel George Wallace, Governor Doug Ducey is banning Critical Race Theory in schools. Citing Arizona’s leadership in education, while also declaring that he is “protecting Arizonans against divisive and regressive lessons”. Let’s not forget that in 1987, Arizona’s own Governor Evan Mecham rescinded the MLK holiday and decided to offer up a “Civil Rights Day” instead, to be “celebrated” on a Sunday. This cost the state a Super Bowl and around $200 million in revenue. This resulted in our state being the last in the nation to formally accept the MLK holiday. If you just found out about this bit of trivia by reading this blog, then you also just found out WHY teaching Critical Race Theory is important.
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Donald Trump To Bring His Slow-Motion Insurrection To Arizona – Timed To The GQP ‘Fraudit’ Big Reveal?
Above: Hitler Youth at a book burning in the 1930s. It is only a matter of time until Hitler Trump Youth start burning books about Critical Race Theory which exposes the structural racism inherent in white supremacy and white nationalism. Privileged prep school trust fund baby Tucker Carlson no doubt will emcee the live event … Read more
Philadelphia Shows Some Texas Fascists That Philly Doesn’t Tolerate Their Crap
Photo: h/t The Philadelphia Inquirer. Fascist fashionistas: Khaki cargo pants, navy blue T-shirts, and white cowl masks (instead of white Klan hoods? COVID-19 safety first!), is the new uniform of Hitler Youth aka Patriot Front fascists from Texas – similar to the Best Buy uniform, one observer wryly noted. Where do these fascists get off calling … Read more
Richard Hasen: The Supreme Court Is Putting Democracy at Risk
Election law expert Rick Hasen in an essay a the New York Times explains The Supreme Court Is Putting Democracy at Risk: In two disturbing rulings closing out the Supreme Court’s term, the court’s six-justice conservative majority, over the loud protests of its three-liberal minority, has shown itself hostile to American democracy. In one case, … Read more
SCOTUS Watch: Final Decisions In June
Wow, it’s June already! And you know what that means: SCOTUS Watch. June is the last month of the Supreme Court’s term, and the Roberts Court has developed a reputation for cliffhanger endings to its most controversial cases, as if it is a reality TV show. We are about to find out just how radical … Read more