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Before I get to the bad news, let me start with some good news. Christopher F. Rufo tweets that the revulsion against Critical Race Theory being taught in schools is showing results. Nine states have already banned it: Arizona, Texas, Tennessee, Florida, Arkansas, Oklahoma, New Hampshire, Iowa, and Idaho. As more people realize this effort to divide us into what Scott Adams calls “losers and assholes” I expect we will see more states banning the teaching of this perfidious, noxious, baseless nonsense. On the other hand, there seems no backing off of it in the military, where it can do...

The Obama Administration may be going all-out to prevent states from requiring photo IDs from those voting, but Michelle Obama is fine with imposing a photo ID requirement on those attending her book signings. Those wishing to attend book-signing events featuring the First Lady must buy her book—American Grown: The Story of the White House Kitchen Garden and Gardens Across America—and present a valid photo ID. “There’s no hypocrisy,” Press Secretary Jay Carney maintained. “Comparing voting and visiting with the First Lady is like comparing apples and oranges. Voting is a right that may not be infringed. Meeting the First...

RACE NAME EARLY VOTES PERCENT TOTAL VOTES PERCENT Prop 1. Officials to enforce U.S. immigration laws. IN FAVOR 505,868 96.56% 1,137,390 96.34% AGAINST 18,009 3.43% 43,117 3.65% ----------- ----------- Race Total 523,877 1,180,507 Early Provisional Ballots Reported 2,095 Total Provisional Ballots Reported 4,896 Precincts Reported 6,176 of 7,959 Precincts 77.60% Statewide Turnout 9.25% 12,752,417 Registered Voters ---------------------------------------- RACE NAME EARLY VOTES PERCENT TOTAL VOTES PERCENT Prop 2. Require photo ID to cast ballot in elections. IN FAVOR 493,560 94.11% 1,110,528 93.86% AGAINST 30,841 5.88% 72,542 6.13% ----------- ----------- Race Total 524,401 1,183,070 Early Provisional Ballots Reported 2,095 Total Provisional Ballots...

DANBURY — Wearing visible photo identification to school is kind of a hassle, said Kevin Vachhani. But the Danbury High School junior added the new policy could be useful. Chantal Rainville, a senior, said it would be all right. Kevin Vachhani, 15, a junior at Danbury High School, sits Thursday for his yearbook photo that also will be used as part of a school identification card. "It's meant to protect us. At least we don't have to wear uniforms," she said. "We can wear it around our neck or on our belt. I'll wear it on a belt so it's...

On Monday, a bipartisan commission headed by former President Jimmy Carter and ex-Secretary of State James Baker surprised most observers and agreed that Americans should be required to have photo IDs to vote. In fact, though the American debate over this is vitriolic, photo IDs are commonly used to prevent voter fraud across the world. Democrats often don't buy it. Howard Dean recently claimed that the Republican push for voter IDs is "a new Southern strategy and a new Jim Crow." Others have claimed that the requirement would victimize Hispanics, African-Americans and the poor. (Proponents answer that the IDs will...