Biden's Afghanistan Exit, The NEA Defines and Defends Critical Race Theory, and The Meaning of the New York Mayoral Primary
According to President Biden, when it comes to Afghanistan, this is not a “mission accomplished” moment, but he also insists the mission hasn’t failed...yet. That was one takeaway from Thursday’s White House press conference, where he defended his decision to pull remaining American troops out of Afghanistan, even as the Taliban makes military advances throughout the country. Also, the National Education Association – which is the the country’s largest labor union representing more than three million educators– weighed in on the debate over critical race theory by passing a resolution endorsing the right to teach it in public schools, in the face of a growing movement by state legislatures to restrict what many conservatives consider indoctrination, not education. And we have a winner – at least for now – in the Democratic Primary for Mayor of New York. It took two weeks to determine the victor, largely because of the use of rank choice voting. Some say it was a huge success, others say it was a terrible mess – so what does it mean for the future of rank choice voting, in an era when many Americans say they are losing faith in the electoral process? Tom Bevan, co-founder and president of RealClearPolitics, Carl Cannon, Washington bureau chief, and Phil Wegmann, RCP White House Correspondent join moderator Andrew Walworth on the RealClearPolitics Takeaway podcast for Friday, July 9, 2021