Project 21’s Donna Jackson discusses the concept of Critical Race Theory and it’s use in academia, media, and politics. Jackson argues against the use of CRT on factual and moral grounds.

R. Street Institute Research Fellow Chelsea Boyd addresses the “pause” on distributing the Johnson & Johnson vaccine for COVID-19. Boyd explains why governments and medical professionals pause the usage of a pharmaceutical even if there’s no direct evidence the drug is harmful. She also addresses some of the concerns mentioned by those who choose not to get the vaccine.

Reason Magazine writer Billy Binion reacts to the shooting death of Daunte Wright in Minnesota. While it turns out that Wright was wanted on a warrant connected to a violent crime, Binion looks at the broader discussion of conflict between citizens and law enforcement.

Peggy Grande was Ronald Reagan’s executive assistant for ten years immediately following his tenure as President. She discusses working with him and the accounts of that time that are included in her book, The President Will See You Now.

The segment also includes a report from Public News Service about post-COVID mental health concerns, especially in young people.

Daily Signal White House correspondent Fred Lucas assesses and critiques Major League Baseball’s decision to relocate the 2021 All Star Game and related festivities from Atlanta to Denver. MLB says the decision is in protest of a new election reform law that some claim harms minority voters’ ability to participate in elections. Lucas points out what he calls hypocrisy of the organization by comparing the demographic makeups of the two cities and by comparing Colorado’s voting laws with the new Georgia one. In some aspects, the Colorado laws are more stringent.

Economist Victor Claar, PhD, discusses his recent Discourse.com article about minimum wage policy. Claar, a professor at Florida Gulf Coast University, argues against any federal minimum wage law. The conversation includes both an overall economic look at the issue and an examination of the current minimum wage debate.

Here's his article on the topic:

https://www.thepublicdiscourse.com/2021/03/74720/

Rick Manning, president of Americans For Limited Government, discusses a new center-right coalition his organization joined in response to recent corporate political activism. The campaign, called “Back To Neutral”, calls for businesses to reject pressures to get involved in partisan politics. Manning explains why the coalition says broad corporate political activism is bad for the country and their businesses.

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Prager University’s Director of Outreach for the PREP program, Jill Simonian, explains why the conservative organization created a program to provide parents and teachers with educational resources they say gives a balance to biased programs and curriculum being used in K-12 schools now. PREP stands for PragerU Resources for Educators and Parents.

Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt is one of several Attorneys General who are suing the Biden Administration over executive orders that, he says, exceed presidential authority when it comes to policy decisions. Specifically, the lawsuits deal with the stoppage of the Keystone XL pipeline and the moratorium on drilling for oil and natural gas on federal lands. Schmitt also addresses a lawsuit pertaining to a part of the American Rescue Plan (COVID relief spending bill) that seems to ban states from cutting taxes in some areas.

CreditCards.com analyst and reporter Ted Rossman provides advice for those who have unused airline or other travel credits due to trips cancelled during the COVID pandemic. For some airlines, the credits may expire without refund soon. Rossman explains how to get clarification from the airline or credit card companies and provides tips on ways to preserve the availability of the credits.

Rossman also discusses ways some financial companies have expanded their rewards programs to include more than just travel. In some cases, normal weekly purchases could also earn rewards.