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^{Christopher Rufo
January 20, 2021
Economics}

“Antiracism” Comes to the Heartland

_{Christopher Rufo
January 20, 2021
Economics}

For years, Americans have watched as educators have pushed deeply divisive “antiracism” programs in coastal cities such as Berkeley, Portland, and Seattle. Now “antiracism” has come to the heartland. Read More ›

^{Center on Wealth & Poverty
January 19, 2021
Economics}

Christopher Rufo Discusses Critical Race Theory with Allie Stuckey

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
January 19, 2021
Economics}

Director of Discovery's Institute's Center on Wealth & Poverty Christopher Rufo joined Allie Stuckey of Blaze TV to explain what's going on with racial indoctrination in public schools and the Marxist roots of these new curriculums. Read More ›

Gloria Akayi Asoloko Headshot

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January 18, 2021
Economics}

2020 Gilder Fellow Wins African Writers Award for Drama

_{Discovery Institute
January 18, 2021
Economics}

Discovery Institute is excited to announce that Gloria Akayi Asoloko (known as "Akayi"), an alum of the 2020 class of Gilder Fellows, is the new recipient of the African Writers Award for Drama for her first play "Who Knows Amanda?" Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
January 13, 2021
Economics}

Woke Elementary

_{Christopher Rufo
January 13, 2021
Economics}

An elementary school in Cupertino, California—a Silicon Valley community with a median home price of $2.3 million—recently forced a class of third-graders to deconstruct their racial identities, then rank themselves according to their “power and privilege.” Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
January 6, 2021
Economics}

Radicals in the Classroom

_{Christopher Rufo
January 6, 2021
Economics}

The San Diego Unified School District has been radicalized. In recent months, the district has announced mandatory diversity training for teachers, added a new “ethnic studies” curriculum focused on racial grievance, and even abolished the requirement to turn in homework on time—all in the name of becoming, in the words of school board member Richard Barrera, “an anti-racist school district.” Read More ›

^{Bill Walton
December 31, 2020
Economics}

The Bill Walton Show: Silver Linings

_{Bill Walton
December 31, 2020
Economics}

As we wrap up one of the most chaotic years in modern memory, members of the BWS team gather virtually to talk about the impact of COVID-19 on our lives. What will the future hold when it comes to masks? The economy? Life in general? While 2020 is one most of us would like to forget, we manage to find several “silver linings” heading into 2021. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
December 18, 2020
Economics}

Indoctrinating an Entire School System in PC Racism

_{Christopher Rufo
December 18, 2020
Economics}

What’s the goal here? Simply put, to transform Seattle schools into activist organizations. At the conclusion of the training, teachers had to explain how they will practice “anti-racist pedagogy,” address the “social-justice movements taking place” and become “anti-racist outside the classroom.” Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
December 15, 2020
Economics}

Homelessness

_{Christopher Rufo
December 15, 2020
Economics}

This short film will help you understand the homeless and poverty crisis from the inside-out — what drives it, what perpetuates it, and why nothing seems to help. Read More ›

^{Jay W. Richards, Douglas Axe and William M. Briggs
December 8, 2020
Economics}

The Price of Panic

_{Jay W. Richards, Douglas Axe and William M. Briggs
December 8, 2020
Economics}

The last months have been unlike anything we’ve ever seen, with extreme measures taken around the world to slow the spread of COVID-19. The policy of lockdowns and mass quarantines were widely adopted — but each passing day begs the question, did we take the right approach? COVID-19 is no doubt a real disease that should be taken seriously. But, Read More ›

^{Center on Wealth & Poverty
December 8, 2020
Economics}

Chloé Valdary with Chris Rufo on Critical Race Theory

_{Center on Wealth & Poverty
December 8, 2020
Economics}

Chris Rufo in conversation with Chloé Valdary, founder of Theory of Enchantment, a substantive alternative to critical race theory-based training programs. Together, they debate the arguments for and against critical race theory, discuss President Trump's executive order, and take questions from the audience. Read More ›