@Heritage; author: The Polarization Myth; Splintered; snr fellow Goldwater Institute, Beacon Center. Tweets are my own.
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IT’S HERE: The Polarization Myth: America’s Surprising Consensus on Race, Schools, and Sex (Encounter Books, Dec. 2, 2025). When headlines scream of division, here is a refreshing perspective: Americans are more united than you think. Order here: a.co/d/5mXWXCN
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🚨@DefendingEd filed a civil rights complaint with @usedgov’s OCR after Kalamazoo Public Schools and its teachers’ union established race-based staffing targets and preferences that can put race ahead of seniority.
How Head Start Can Serve More Children for Less dailysignal.com/2026/10/15/h… --> and then shut down this failed program
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🎶📺On October 12, 1993, ‘Animaniacs’ gave us ‘Wakko’s America,’ with Wakko Warner singing all 50 U.S. states and their capitals in one speedy tune!
Did you learn the state capitals from this episode?🇺🇸
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Happy 251st birthday to the United States Navy!
Since 1775, generations of sailors have served at sea and around the world, defending America.
Today, we honor the brave men and women who have worn the uniform and those who continue to stand the watch.
Young voters in SC concerned about cost of living & political rhetoric. Smart kid here, there's hope for the next gen (ok yes he's my son & notice the bow tie)--> wsj.com/politics/elections/i…
Shock (not really): union demands will bankrupt one of nations largest school districts. nypost.com/2026/10/07/us-new…
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“Die first, white man, then ask yourself why I’m dancing.” Those are words of Carnegie Mellon associate professor Uju Anya on this year's anniversary of 9/11.
Stop writing blank checks to campuses that protect hate.
@DeAngelisCorey is a Research Fellow for the Center for Education Policy. Read the latest: washingtonexaminer.com/resto…
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Honored to address NatJon Jerusalem on the eve of the October 7th anniversary this week:
Israel, the actual victim in the Oct. 7 attack, has been presented as the aggressor.
Anti-Israel and antisemitic curricula in U.S. academia predisposed young Americans to condemn Israel and justify Hamas’ terrorism.
— @VictoriaCoates of @Heritage at NatCon Jerusalem.
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"Sometimes, a title speaks for itself..."
Nathaniel Urban on @heritage president's HIGHER EDUCATION IN AMERICA: IT'S WORSE THAN YOU THINK. @christopherrufo @EncounterBooks
The Problems of American Higher Education
Nathaniel Urban on "Higher Education in America: It’s Worse Than You Think" edited by Kevin D. Roberts with an introduction and conclusion by @christopherrufo @EncounterBooks
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After Trump's re-election, I co-wrote an op-ed in The Wall Street Journal calling for five measures he could take to eliminate wokeism. How has he done two years in? Remarkably well. Completed two and is making progress in three. wsj.com/opinion/were-winning… via @WSJopinion
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.@united We're watching. Please respond to this.
🚨BREAKING: UNITED PILOT WHO DEFENDED OCT. 7 STILL FLYING
A United Airlines pilot who described the October 7 attack as “resistance by a brave people” and said it was “not unprovoked” is still flying passengers for the airline.
Ibrahim R. Mossallam was temporarily removed from flying duties after the post sparked outrage, but later returned to the cockpit. Since then, he has continued posting strongly anti-Israel statements.
Mossallam also serves as Vice President of the Board of CAIR-New York.
I asked United a simple question: Why is he still flying passengers?
As of now, United has not provided an official response.
Watch the full report below. @united
Minnesota has low scores on our report card because of limited #schoolchoice options & could improve in civics, return on investment. Check out their page on our Education Freedom Report Card, educationreportcard.heritage…
My colleague Adam Kissel explains what these new workforce Pell Grants are all about & how it could help policymakers in South Carolina: heritage.org/education/repor…
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As the Department of Education approaches its final days, the panic campaign is already underway.
Fear and uncertainty won't improve education, and America's students deserve policies that deliver results, not more bureaucracy.
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Capitalism has lifted over 1 billion people out of poverty, driven technological revolutions, and improved living standards faster than any other economic ideology. 🇺🇸
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NEW EPISODE OUT NOW
This week on Breaking Battlegrounds, Chuck Warren and Sam Stone are joined by Jonathan Butcher, Dr. Lars Powell, and Sine Kerr to discuss Title IX, women’s sports, school discipline, political email filtering, rising insurance costs, Arizona water policy, affordability, taxes, energy, and the 2026 election.
Jonathan Butcher, Acting Director of the Center for Education Policy and Will Skillman Senior Research Fellow in Education Policy at The Heritage Foundation, breaks down the latest Title IX changes, the debate over sex and gender identity in schools, women’s sports, restorative justice, classroom discipline, school choice, civics education, and the Heritage Education Freedom Report Card.
Follow on X: @JM_Butcher
Read his book: The Polarization Myth: America’s Surprising Consensus on Race, Schools, and Sex
B’s Crime Corner takes another look at the death of Nirvana frontman Kurt Cobain and the forensic questions that continue to fuel calls for the case to be reexamined. B discusses the questions surrounding the shotgun, blood spatter, heroin levels, the syringe evidence, and why some researchers believe Cobain’s death deserves renewed scrutiny.
Dr. Lars Powell, Executive Director of the Center for Risk and Insurance Research at the University of Alabama, joins Chuck and Sam to discuss research estimating political email filtering may have cost Republican fundraising efforts roughly $117 million in donations. He explains how the data was analyzed, the role of spam filters, and why the findings have drawn national attention. The conversation also turns to rising insurance costs, building standards, hurricane damage, and how fortified homes can dramatically reduce losses.
Find him on LinkedIn: Lars Powell
In our podcast-exclusive segment, Republican nominee for Arizona Lieutenant Governor Sine Kerr joins Chuck to discuss the campaign trail, Arizona’s water future, agriculture, affordability, taxes, Medicaid fraud, energy costs, fuel infrastructure, and the priorities she and Andy Biggs are putting forward ahead of the 2026 election.
Follow on X: @SineKerr
We stream LIVE every Friday morning on X, Facebook, and YouTube.
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Michigan ranks 27th in new education freedom report thecentersquare.com/michigan… via @thecentersquare “Without an effort to remove the state’s Blaine Amendment, school choice will be out of reach,” Butcher told The Center Square in an exclusive interview.
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RELIGIOUS LIBERTY IN THE CLASSROOM
As schools serve increasingly diverse communities, parents are asking important questions: Where is the line between accommodating a student’s free exercise of religion, teaching about religion, and pressuring students to participate in religious beliefs or practices that are not their own?
In this breakout session, a panel of experts from The Heritage Foundation will examine concerns surrounding Islam and religious practices in public schools, the constitutional principles at stake, and how schools can respect religious freedom while avoiding government endorsement or coercion.
Panelists will discuss what parents should know, what transparency they can seek from their schools, and how families can advocate when they believe those boundaries have been crossed.
Know what’s happening in the classroom. Know the constitutional boundaries. Know how to advocate for your child.
🇺🇸 Joyful Warriors National Summit
📅 October 8–11, 2026
📍 Dallas, Texas
🎟️ GET YOUR TICKETS:
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