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“The remedy for racism never is more racism.” That’s the guiding principle behind a new initiative called the Equal Protection Project. 

Through education, investigation, and litigation, the Equal Protection Project is working to expose instances of racism in America, such as a school district in Rhode Island that announced it was holding an event for non-white educators only.

"I mean, racism's been around in various forms for a long time, but now it's done in the name of diversity, equity, and inclusion," says Bill Jacobson, founder and publisher of LegalInsurrection.com.

That's a reference to the likes of Ibram X. Kendi, who in his book “How to Be an Antiracist” insists, “The only remedy to racist discrimination is antiracist discrimination. The only remedy to past discrimination is present discrimination. The only remedy to present discrimination is future discrimination.”

Jacobson announced the launch of the Equal Protection Project on the Fox News Channel "Tucker Carlson Tonight" program on Thursday night. 

Jacobson joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to explain how the Equal Protection Project is working to promote the “fair treatment of all persons without regard to race or ethnicity.”

Find out more about the Equal Protection Project here: https://equalprotect.org/

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On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:

• The Biden administration marks the one year anniversary of the war in Ukraine by announcing new sanctions against Russia.
• Russia may be moving to provide Iran with fighter jets. 
• Prices are up and the stock market is down. 
• A library in Virginia has added three Clarence Thomas books to its recommended Black History Month reading list, but only after The Daily Signal questioned the library. 

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Roman Jankowski, an investigative columnist for The Daily Signal and a senior investigative counsel for the Oversight Project at The Heritage Foundation, joins a bonus episode of “The Daily Signal Podcast.”

Jankowski provides some insight into his trip to East Palestine, Ohio, weeks after a cargo train carrying hazardous substances derailed, former President Donald Trump’s visit on Wednesday as well as Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg’s visit on Thursday, and what the residents of East Palestine need. The residents in East Palestine continue to complain about rashes and other issues that they believe are being caused by the chemicals that were released from the train. 

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Friday, Feb. 24, marks one year since Russia's unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, which has cost hundreds of thousands of lives. Ahead of the one-year anniversary, Russian President Vladimir Putin met Wednesday with China's top diplomat, Wang Yi.

Dakota Wood, a senior research fellow in defense programs at The Heritage Foundation's Center for National Defense, says the visit wasn't that "out of the ordinary, in terms of the relations that exist between various powers." (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.)

However, "the unusual part would be this very overt effort between China, [the] Chinese Communist Party, Xi Jinping, to work more closely and overtly, very explicitly with Vladimir Putin, Moscow, Russia as a whole," Wood says. "So, is it an alliance? I don't know that. ... It's an alliance in practice, as opposed to some kind of a formal alliance that we saw in World War I, World War II amongst Axis powers."

Wood adds: 

So, from the perspective of Moscow and Beijing, isn't it better to join forces in a sense such that together, operating in our own spheres, it causes more problems for the United States, who is increasingly unable to address two major competitors at the same time, keeping us off balance, dividing attention, and really putting a stressor on the resources we have available. 

Wood joins today's episode of "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss reporting that the U.S. is increasing its troop presence in Taiwan, lessons from the war in Ukraine, and the potential for China to supply Russia with weaponry. 

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On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:

• President of Russia Vladimir Putin touts Russia’s nuclear arsenal on eve of the anniversary of war with Ukraine. 
• A security guard at the National Archives is fired after telling students they could not wear pro-life apparel inside the building. 
• A new report reveals that the Norfolk Southern train crew tried to slow the train down moments before it crashed. 
• The House Judiciary Committee holds a hearing in Yuma Arizona to examine the Department of Homeland Security's operations at the border. 

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Asra Nomani, author of "Woke Army: The Red-Green Alliance That Is Destroying America’s Freedom" and co-founder of Save Merit, is emphasizing the necessity of "winning this war against the woke army."

"It is not an exaggeration to say that the future of America depends on our winning this war against the woke army ... I wouldn't say that lightly except behind me, your listeners and you can't see it, but behind me, stacks of books in which I've been fighting this extremism within my Muslim community that is a national security threat. Right? We know this," Nomani says. 

"And then after that, I organized my books chronologically. That’s the OCD in me—’70s, ’80s, ’90s, filled with those books. And then I have my books on critical race theory and all this oppression studies and grievance studies, and then the indoctrination books for the kids," Nomani adds. "'Woke Baby,' 'A is for Activist,' 'ABCs' that have now become 'GayBCs.' Right? Indoctrination on every level of a child's identity.

Nomani continues: 

And why do I know how serious this is? Because in that first part of my life as a warrior against extremism within my Muslim community, I know you've heard the term of madrasas, right? It's the term for those schools in which the jihadis would indoctrinate children. It's the public school system in nations like Pakistan and Afghanistan, and they would indoctrinate children from a young age.Where have we heard that again? The Cultural Revolution, of course. Entire nations' destinies have been defined by what we teach children, and that is exactly what it is at stake here, and that's why we have to win this war.

Nomani joins today's episode of "The Daily Signal Podcast" to further discuss the "war on merit," the potential short-term and long-term consequences of the war on merit, and her advice for any parents who want to get more involved with what is happening at their child's school.

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On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:

• Roman Jankowski, an investigative columnist for The Daily Signal and a senior investigative counsel for the Oversight Project at The Heritage Foundation, shares on-the-ground insight into what’s happening in East Palestine, Ohio
• President Biden says Russia’s decision to end its participation in the New START treaty is a “big mistake”
• New Gallup polling shows percentage of U.S. adults that identify as LGBTQ
• Vivek Ramaswamy announces his bid for the White House

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Social media companies might have to make significant changes to their platforms, depending on the outcomes of two Supreme Court cases.

This week, the justices hear arguments in two cases that involve a federal law referred to as Section 230, which protects social media platforms from being held liable for the content users post.

The high court heard arguments in Gonzalez v. Google LLC on Tuesday and will hear Twitter Inc. v. Taamneh on Wednesday. The rulings in these cases, expected sometime this summer, could affect how social media platforms operate.

Under Section 230, platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are shielded from standards that, for example, newspapers are held to. While a news outlet can be sued for knowingly publishing false information, the same strict standards don’t apply to social media sites, due to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996.

But some argue that tech platforms should be held accountable for false or dangerous information shared on the platforms. The two cases being brought before the Supreme Court this week "should be a very interesting debate, and it may not be one that divides cleanly along ideological lines, like we typically think of them, between the conservative and more liberal justices," says Zack Smith, manager of the Supreme Court and Appellate Advocacy Program in The Heritage Foundation's Edwin Meese III Center for Legal and Judicial Studies. (The Daily Signal is the news outlet of The Heritage Foundation.)

Smith, who is also co-host of the "SCOTUS 101" podcast, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss how social media platforms could be affected by the cases being argued at the Supreme Court this week. 

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On today’s Daily Signal Top News, we break down:

• Russian President Vladimir Putin halts country’s participation in the New START Treaty
• SCOTUS hears argument in case relating to Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act of 1996
• Tens of thousands of clergy members will soon receive a copy of Cardinal Raymond Burke’s firm but clear instructions to Catholic priests and bishops on when to deny someone Holy Communion
• Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is seeking to improve railroad safety

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Children are always going to misbehave, teacher Daniel Buck says, and that’s why discipline is needed in the classroom.

"I think the idea that we're going to solve misbehavior is kind of Utopian," Buck says, adding that is "what the progressive idea is."

"If we just get the system right, then kids are going to behave. And that's never going to happen," he says. Instead, Buck advocates for a strong disciplinary "system in place that anticipates and responds to misbehavior."

The lack of such discipline in the classroom is leading some teachers to resign and harming students' ability to learn, says Buck, the author of “What Is Wrong With Our Schools?: The Ideology Impoverishing Education in America and How We Can Do Better for Our Students." The book was published in December.

Buck joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to explain how the agenda of the woke Left has led to a lack of discipline in American classrooms, and why a restoration of discipline would improve learning outcomes for students.

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