For the first time, House Republicans have included in their annual budget proposal a ban on federal money being used to promote critical race theory (CRT) in schools and the military.
The budget for fiscal year 2023, titled “Blueprint to Save America,” was released Thursday by the Republican Study Committee (RSC), a group of over 150 Republican members of Congress. The proposal not only focuses on balancing the federal budget and reducing government spending, but also supports efforts to combat the infiltration of CRT in America’s institutions.
An outgrowth of Marxism, CRT interprets society through a Marxist dichotomy of “oppressor” and “oppressed,” but replaces the class categories with racial groups. Proponents of CRT see racism in all aspects of American life and demand the implementation of “anti-racist” policies, such as race-based redistribution of wealth and power along perceived lines of “racial inequity.”…