Colorado is implementing BGLQT content into the curricula of first grade and up this fall. Brad Yates points out that BGLQT people are not a community that can be taught as a monolith, finds Colorado’s approach to be very reductive, and addresses the equivocation between sex and love that educators are likely to commit.

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Mark Zuckerberg attested this week that the Biden administration had pressured Facebook to censor certain posts during the COVID-19 pandemic. Brad Yates ponders the existence of a deep state, considers the possible necessity of a purge in the federal government, and warns that censorship is a greater danger than Donald Trump.

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Last week, the Supreme Court allowed ten states to block the Biden administration’s attempt to promulgate new rules to Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972. Brad Yates explains why the Biden administration wanted the preliminary injunction to be more limited, describes the impact that the Loper Bright v. Raimondo case may have on the Title IX rule changes, and speculates that Bostock v. Clayton County might support the Department of Education’s interpretation.

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Brad Yates reflects on how American history has always leaned towards the liberal, uses illegal immigration as an example of the left’s untenable policies, and suggests that conservatives might be more liberal than liberals.

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After Donald Trump questioned Kamala Harris’s racial identity, there was a backlash. Brad Yates illustrates how culture is a primary vector of racial and ethnic identity, explains how Harris is not really black nor Indian, and hopes that Harris doesn’t follow in Barack Obama’s footsteps.

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President Joe Biden presented a proposal for Supreme Court reform this week, stating that “the court is mired in a crisis of ethics.” Brad Yates demonstrates why having every president appoint two justices can backfire, exposes Biden’s hypocrisy regarding term limits for the justices, and questions how an ethics code can be realistically enforced.

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The largest tech outage in history occurred on July 19, 2024 when CrowdStrike Holdings updated its cybersecurity product Falcon. Brad Yates reviews the damage caused by this incident, portrays Delta Air Lines as a cautionary tale, and questions the overreliance on Microsoft for the world’s digital infrastructure.

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Judge Aileen Cannon dismissed Donald Trump’s classified documents case on the basis that Special Counsel Jack Smith doesn’t have the legal authority to prosecute the former president. Brad Yates explains the rationale for not sticking to legal precedents, clarifies the constitutional foundation of Judge Cannon’s ruling, and points out that Congress can pursue the matter if it truly wants to.

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Moody v. NetChoice looks to be the beginning of a long line of Supreme Court cases regarding social media regulation. Brad Yates questions whether social media platforms create expressive products, analyzes YouTube and Reddit as representative examples, and points out the majority’s equivocation of curation with moderation.

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After winning the first presidential debate on June 27, 2024, Donald Trump won again when the Supreme Court declared in Trump v. United States that Presidents have presumptive immunity from criminal prosecution for their official acts. Brad Yates acknowledges the truth of the Teflon Trump moniker, clarifies how presumptive immunity is merely a courtesy, and praises the majority for their foresight regarding our constitutional order.

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