What American Schools Should Teach About Race, Racism, and Slavery

Plus: What Happens When a Broken Country Tries to Fight a Pandemic November 21 2020 Good morning from Washington, where efforts to convince Americans to take precautions against COVID-19 are thwarted when some politicians don’t abide by their own draconian measures. Neil Patel has the goods. One of the nation’s top health officials argues what science shows: Children may return to school safely during COVID-19. Plus: properly teaching about slavery; brainwashing kids about gender fluidity; and making an issue of a new House member’s evangelizing. Forty years ago tonight, 3 out of 4 Americans tune in to the hit TV drama series “Dallas” to find out who shot oil tycoon J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman). Enjoy the weekend. COMMENTARY [What American Schools Should Teach About Race, Racism, and Slavery]( [What American Schools Should Teach About Race, Racism, and Slavery]( By Dennis Prager The purpose of all teaching about race in American schools is to engender contempt for America. [More]( COMMENTARY [What Happens When a Broken Country Tries to Fight a Pandemic]( [What Happens When a Broken Country Tries to Fight a Pandemic]( By Neil Patel We are seeing public officials completely flout the rules they impose on their own constituents. We are devolving into a tiered society with different laws depending on your station in life. [More]( NEWS [CDC Director Says School ‘One of Safest Places’ for Children, Data Supports In-Person Learning]( [CDC Director Says School ‘One of Safest Places’ for Children, Data Supports In-Person Learning]( By Mary Rose Corkery “The truth is, for kids, K-12 is one of the safest places they can be; from our perspective, [they should] remain in school,” says Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. [More]( COMMENTARY [The Left Targets Kids, Teens With Gender Fluid Ideology]( [The Left Targets Kids, Teens With Gender Fluid Ideology]( By Tony Perkins In an announcement that will make people’s heads swim, Oxford University Press agrees to change the meaning of the words “woman” and “man”—because of an online petition. [More]( COMMENTARY [Convert Me If You Can]( [Convert Me If You Can]( By David Harsanyi Madison Cawthorn, a Republican who soon will become the youngest member of Congress in U.S. history, reportedly "has admitted he tried to convert Jews and Muslims to Christianity." So what? [More]( COMMENTARY [ICYMI: Taking a Closer Look at the Trump Campaign’s Battle to Recount Legal Votes]( [ICYMI: Taking a Closer Look at the Trump Campaign’s Battle to Recount Legal Votes]( By Bill Walton GOP activist Ken Blackwell and public interest lawyer J. Christian Adams assess where the extended presidential contest stands. [More]( [LOGO-CHARCOAL_75percent.jpg] The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. [Donate to The Daily Signal]( [Find us on Facebook]( [Find us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Follow us on Twitter]( How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at [comments@dailysignal.com](. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [(800) 546-2843]( Add [morningbell@heritage.org]( to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as {EMAIL}. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, [please click here to update your subscription.](