Commentary Critical race theory (CRT) was never meant to be confined to the classroom. As Derrick Bell, the so-called godfather of the CRT movement, once wrote, “It is our hope that scholarly resistance will lay the groundwork for wide-scale resistance. We believe that standards and institutions created by and fortifying white power ought to be…

South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced recently that she is the first candidate nationwide to promise to fight action civics and critical race theory by signing the 1776 Pledge to Save Our Schools, a pledge drafted by a new patriotic education group. The pledge that the Republican governor signed is promoted by 1776 Action, a…