western civilizations has no inherent value whatsoever? we have teachers who are not able to teach the curriculum that they want because they disagree with ron desantis and his view of the world. that is limiting free speech. they are trying to shield students from the truth about history. we are nothing without our history. which is exactly why conservatives are going after public education in america. to erase, dismantle and rewrite the true account of our past. what happened on this soil, the oppression that was fought and overcome. and what shaped who we are and the very moment we are in. history is vital, as is knowledge. it s why education is so often ground zero in the u.s. culture wars. and why florida governor ron desantis apparent white house ambition strikes at the heart of the american classroom. desantis has staked his political future on a bid to block an advanced placement course in african-american studies, saying it lacks educational value. it s that f
jack smith has made a move. and mike pence going public on this legal strategy i ve been telling you about. how the man who has claimed repeatedly that he was the hero of january 6th now wants to resist telling the truth about january 6th. which, at a minimum, is odd if not downright legally suspicious. we have, i would say, a lot. yet, our top story isn t even one of those potentially important developments. our top story is a setback for the most powerful conservative megaphone in america. literally, measurably. it s also drinking drawing new legal heat on alleged trump allies who have been a part of the attacks on our democracy for years. new developments tonight. there is a wave of lawsuits. some of them quite effective against alleged defamation and specifically the powerful fox news empire. i m talking about multibillion- dollar lawsuits about the conspiracy theories that many of you, as a direct line to feeding the insurrection. the people suing fox are basically winni
music, politics and a whole lot more tomorrow 50 cent back on the beat first, in-person interview. the reidout with joy reid is up next. the state of florida is where woke goes to die. this course on black history, what s one of the lessons about? queer theory. now, who would say that an important part of black history is queer theory? that is somebody pushing an agenda on our kids. you mean to tell me that the history of those peoplen aren t isn t important? the history of america isn t important? because it s not really black history, it s the history of america. honestly, he doesn t know what he s talking about. can you imagine someone saying that european studies or
our choosing. you know, iraq, syria, these are places where they have their proxies that are vulnerable to our forces. charles: real quick then, are we doing that now? listen, i know we do a lot as a nation to protect the freedoms of this country and the world, quite frankly, that aren t advertised. do you get the sense though that they re making sure they pay for the belligerence they re putting on display right now? you know, i think a lot of, a big part of the reason that we have left some ground forces in iraq and syria even after killing isis is because of this threat of iran and the ability to deter them. you know, i think also the important thing and the president, i believe, keeps his eye on this is just the iranian nuclear program and the game-changer that would be if iran does go nuclear. so i think maintaining the capability to act in a military in a kinetic sense against its centrifuges which potentially could manufacture plutonium, if any of that comes back in a seri
ink whether it s the green new deal and some of these other programs and schemes that sound not only expensive and divisive, also socialist-leaning. it feels like, again, it rip the fabric of the party and the entire nation. first of all, i can t believe we re talking about a presidential election. it just seems like the last election just ended, and i think the american peoplen aren t ready to gear up for a in the election. but that being said, my hope that this primary process that good ideas come forward, that the candidates don t lose sight of where the american people are. they re trying, maybe clamoring to voices on the left to try and appease some of those voices on the left, but that s not where the american people are, by and large, many of my constituents are. if democrats want to win the presidential election in 2020, they need to recognize these pocket9book issues health care, social security, addressing the cost of prescription drugs, and to do that within a system of