Biden Buys College Vote, Lockdowns Lowered Learning, Historians Go Woke

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Biden Buys College Vote, Lockdowns Lowered Learning, Historians Go Woke | Independent Outlook 45

Sep 20 2022 | 01:09:53

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Show Notes

Is President Biden’s massive student loan forgiveness really wise? Then looking at the K-12 world, teacher unions pushed hard to keep the schools closed as long as possible, but at what cost to students? We now have hard evidence that keeping kids out of the classroom tanked their test scores. Also, university history professors are going all in on wokeness. Finally, after the death of Mikhail Gorbachev, how should we assess his legacy?

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