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TGIF: A Report From Waukesha
Plus: the brothers Cuomo; teachers against teaching; crime on the rise; and good news.
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In Depth With Victor Davis Hanson
interview with Victor Davis Hanson via C-SPAN
Hoover Institution fellow Victor Davis Hanson talks about war, politics, and citizenship in the United States
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| Freedom, Conservatism, And The Common Good |
| by Peter Berkowitz via Real Clear Politics Because of their national spirit, Edmund Burke cautioned Parliament in his 1775 “Speech on Conciliation,” the Americans’ opposition to taxation without representation required “an unusual degree of care and calmness.” The growth of the population and the colonies’ outsized commercial contribution to the British empire by themselves counseled every reasonable effort to compromise. +++++++++++++++ DECEMBER 6, BIDEN SOUGHT EMPATHY FROM VOTERS BY LETTING US KNOW THE MASS MEDIA HAVE BEEN MEANER TO HIM THAN TRUMP. TOMORROW HE WILL HAVE A CONVERSATION WITH PUTIN.. I AM SURE PUTIN WILL TAKE NOTICE OF BIDEN'S TREMBLING BECAUSE THE WHITE HOUSE REPORTER FROM FOX ASKS PSAKI DIFFICULT QUESTIONS. THE REST OF THE MASS MEDIA HAVE NO CONTACT WITH HIM BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DISTURB HIM WHILE HE IS NAPPING. +++++++++++++++++ Squaring Up to Defend MathematicsAmerica’s top scientists warn about the political erosion of education standards.By A teacher helps students during math class at Neil Armstrong Elementary School in Bettendorf, Iowa, Feb. 13, 2020.PHOTO: KEVIN E. SCHMIDT/ZUMA PRESSThe last few years have seen a proliferation of “open letters” by academics in politics and the humanities in favor of progressive causes. The hard sciences are different, and when mathematicians, physicists and engineers speak up to defend the integrity of their fields, Americans should pay attention. The latest example is a new public statement from hundreds of the country’s top quantitative scientists warning about the assault on math in schools. “We write to express our alarm over recent trends in K-12 mathematics education in the United States,” the statement begins. The social-justice wave of 2020 accelerated efforts to eliminate standardized testing and lower standards in math to give the appearance that achievement gaps don’t exist. The scientists delicately describe the politicized erosion of standards as “well-intentioned approaches to reform mathematics education.” They zero in on the California Department of Education’s proposed new math framework, which encourages math teachers to take a “justice-oriented perspective.” The signatories say the course roadmap will reduce the “availability of advanced mathematical courses to middle schoolers and beginning high schoolers” and discourage students from taking calculus. This is supposed to advance “equity.” But in addition to damaging America’s global competitiveness, the letter says, the decline of rigorous math in public schools “may lead to a de facto privatization” of top-tier instruction and “harm students with fewer resources.” The growing list of 471 signatories includes four winners of the Fields Medal in math; two winners of the Turing Award in computing; a Nobel laureate in physics and another in chemistry; 25 members of the National Academy of Sciences; and faculty at Stanford, Berkeley, CalTech, MIT and every top U.S. university for hard science. No doubt many if not most in this group are politically left of center. But they warn against the elevation of “trendy but shallow courses over foundational skills” like algebra and calculus. Those disciplines “are centuries old and sometimes more,” the letter says, but “arguably even more critical for today’s grand challenges than in the Sputnik era.” The debate over course content in history and social science has been the center of educational controversy, as progressives aim to rewrite the country’s civic contract. But the erosion of math and science education to accommodate identity politics is even more threatening to America’s prosperity and survival in a competitive world. Credit to the mathematicians for recognizing this threat, and squaring up in defense of their field. |
GEORGIA HAS HAD SOME GREAT SENATORS AND GOOD GOVERNORS AND SOME LOUSY ONES.
CARL SANDERS WAS A GOOD GOVERNOR. HE FOCUSED.ON EDUCATION AND WE OWE HIM A DEBT OF GRATTITUDE. EXCEPT FOR HIS NUTTY SEGREGATION IDEAS EVEN LESTER MADDOX, BUFFOON THAT HE WAS, WAS A SURPRISINGLY DECENT GOVERNOR. OUR GREAT SENATORS WERE RUSSELL, NUNN AND COVERDALE.
YOU ARE ABOUT TO WITNESS A NASTY CAMPAIGN FOR THE GOVERNOR'S SEAT IN THE 2022 ELECTECTION AND PARTICULARLY NEGATIVITY ABOUT DAVID PERDUE, WHO LOST HIS SENATE SET BY A SQUEAKY MARGIN. DAVID IS A SOLID BUSINESSMAN AND IS STRONG ENOUGH TO STAND UP AGAINST THE RADICAL TIDE THAT IS AIMING TO TAKE OVER GEORGIA USING STACEY ABRAMS AS THEIR TROJAN HORSE.
The larger issue is will this cause Abrams to win because of the intra part turmoil it might cause.
'The Man Who Lost Republicans the Senate': Kemp, Perdue Exchange Blows as GA Governor's Race Heats Up
After former Sen. David Perdue announced Monday morning that he would be challenging Gov. Brian Kemp in Georgia's gubernatorial election, the two wasted no time in taking shots at each other, giving voters a preview into what could be a testy GOP primary.
In a video announcing his run to become the next governor of Georgia, Perdue slammed Kemp for failing to support former President Donald Trump's efforts to overturn the state's election results in the 2020 election. Kemp certified Georgia's 16 electoral votes for now-President Joe Biden, infuriating Trump and his allies.
"Instead of protecting our elections, he caved to [Stacey Abrams] and cost us two Senate seats, the Senate majority and gave Joe Biden free rein," Perdue said in the video. Republicans lost control of the Senate in January after Perdue lost to Jon Ossoff (D) and fellow Republican Kelly Loeffler was beaten by Raphael Warnock (D) in Georgia's runoff elections for its two Senate seats.
"Think about how different it would be today if Kemp had fought Abrams first, instead of fighting Trump. Kemp caved before the election, and the country is paying the price today," he continued.
But Kemp's campaign responded by blaming Perdue for Republicans' failure to maintain control of the Senate, thus, giving Democrats full control of Washington and the opportunity to push their social and economic agenda.
"The man who lost Republicans the United States Senate and brought the last year of skyrocketing inflation, open borders, runaway government spending, and woke cancel culture upon the American people now wants to lose the Georgia governor’s office to the national face of the radical left movement," Kemp campaign spokesperson Cody Hall said in a statement to Townhall. "It may be difficult for David Perdue to see this over the gates of his coastal estate, but Joe Biden’s dangerous agenda is hitting hardworking Georgians in the wallet and endangering their livelihoods - and we all have David Perdue to thank for it."
"Perdue’s only reason for running is to soothe his own bruised ego, because his campaign for U.S. Senate failed to inspire voters at the ballot box - twice," he continued. "Governor Kemp has a proven track record of fighting the radical left to put hardworking Georgians first, while Perdue is best known for ducking debates, padding his stock portfolio during a pandemic, and losing winnable races."
In addition to Perdue and Kemp, former state representative Vernon Jones, activist Jonathan Garcia and 2020 U.S. Senate candidate Kandiss Taylor are looking to become the Republican nominee in the Georgia gubernatorial election.
And Stacey Abrams, who Kemp beat by less than one and a half percentage points in the 2018 election, is running again to become the next governor of Georgia. She is the only Democrat thus far to announce a run for Georgia governor.
Kemp released a statement following Abrams' announcement to enter the race, saying that her "far-left agenda" does not "reflect who we are as Georgians" and that her "never-ending campaign for power has already hurt Georgia businesses and cost our state millions," a reference to the Democrat praised the MLB's decision to move its all-star game from Atlanta after the governor signed into law legislation to protect the integrity of elections in the state.
"With Stacey Abrams in control, Georgia would have shut down, students would have been barred from their classrooms, and woke politics would be the law of the land and the lesson plan in our schools. Her far-left agenda of open borders, gun confiscation, high taxes, and anti-law enforcement policies don’t reflect who we are as Georgians," he said.
"Stacey’s never-ending campaign for power has already hurt Georgia businesses and cost our state millions – all in service to her ultimate ambition of becoming President of the United States," he continued. "Next November’s election for Governor is a battle for the soul of our state. I’m in the fight against Stacey Abrams, the failed Biden agenda, and their woke allies to keep Georgia the best place to live, work, and raise a family."
And on Monday evening, Trump endorsed Perdue, saying in a statement that the former senator "has my Complete and Total Endorsement. He will not let you down!"
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