Christopher Rufo on Critical Race Theory in Schools
b'Critical race theory is making its way into institutions across America.\\nChristopher Rufo, a visiting fellow for domestic policy studies at The Heritage Foundation, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss how\\xa0critical race theory is affecting what children learn in schools. (The Daily Signal is Heritage\'s multimedia news outlet.)\\n"Critical race theory is an academic discipline ... that holds that racism is the driving force in society, that in order to understand power relations, in order to understand institutions such as the law, education, the Constitution, [and] social relations, you have to understand that through the lens of race," Rufo, also a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute, says.\\nRufo explains how critical race theory is affecting corporate America and what can be done about it.\\nWe also cover these stories:\\n\\nRep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., says that those who contend the 2020 election was stolen are \\u201cpoisoning our democratic system.\\u201d\\n\\nSenate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell signals that President Joe Biden\\u2019s $4.1 trillion "infrastructure" package will receive zero support from Senate Republicans.\\n\\nFlorida Gov. Ron DeSantis signs a bill invalidating all remaining emergency COVID-19 orders across his state.\\n\\n\\n\\nEnjoy the show!\\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.'