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• Martin Center Column Says Free Community College Would Solve the Wrong Problem

  Preston Cooper writes for the Martin Center about proposals for taxpayers to cover all costs of community college. House Democrats have released their draft plan to make free community college a reality across much of the country, at a price tag of over $100 billion. The obsession with a…

  Mitch Kokai, September 17, 2021, 325 words

  

• Warren Endorses Candidate With a Similar Resumé Flaw

  Andrew Stiles of the Washington Free Beacon notes an interesting endorsement from U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D., Mass.), sometimes referred to as “Pocahontas,” has thrown her support behind a fellow Democrat with a similar history of education-related lies. The controversial senator and failed presidential candidate…

  Mitch Kokai, September 17, 2021, 333 words

  

• New Carolina Journal Online Features

  Carolina Journal Online reports on a leading state senator’s critique of a left-wing redistricting activist. Joshua Peters’ CJ Opinion discusses race and the impact of ideas in the classroom.

  Mitch Kokai, September 17, 2021, 28 words

  

• Ending Racial Discrimination Doesn’t Mean Banning Affirmative Action

  Wenyuan Wu writes for Minding the Campus about the debate surrounding a proposed constitutional amendment in North Carolina. The North Carolina General Assembly is considering a new bill (Senate Bill 729) which seeks to outlaw racial discrimination and racial preferences in public affairs. The bill’s language is identical…

  Mitch Kokai, September 16, 2021, 315 words

  

• Newsom Wins Battle, Critics Still at War

  Jordan Davidson writes for the Federalist about the long-term impact of California’s gubernatorial recall election. Frustrated California voters may have lost the battle to recall Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom on Sept. 14, but the war to unseat him in 2022 is just beginning. Multiple outlets officially called the…

  Mitch Kokai, September 16, 2021, 329 words

  

• Democratic Tax Hike Proposals Explored

  Sarah Westwood of the Washington Examiner looks closely at congressional Democrats’ plans for raising your taxes. House Democrats unveiled a proposed slate of tax hikes this week that would raise rates on high earners, corporations, and even small businesses in what they said was an effort to pay…

  Mitch Kokai, September 16, 2021, 339 words

  

• Less Wind, Higher Costs for European Energy

  Philip Caldwell of the Washington Free Beacon reports bad news for European energy consumers. Energy prices in Europe spiked to record highs in recent weeks as wind power production off the coast of the United Kingdom plummeted. The wind has stopped blowing in the North Sea, where Britain…

  Mitch Kokai, September 16, 2021, 309 words

  

• Digging Into Details of Black Unemployment

  Walter Myers uses a National Review Online column to rebut a popular narrative about unemployment among black Americans. Recently, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its disappointing monthly jobs report, which showed that the economy had added only 250,000 jobs in August, far fewer than the 750,000 expected.

  Mitch Kokai, September 16, 2021, 316 words