Don't underestimate the power of education

A couple of incidents over the past week have made it clear that many conservatives still don’t understand the purpose or the importance of education.

Let’s start with Tucker Carlson. The Fox News host decided to target the Heritage Foundation — specifically its president, Kay Cole James — in a monologue this weekend accusing the conservative think tank of wasting its donors’ contributions and failing to protect conservative ideals. As evidence, Carlson cited an op-ed James wrote in late May decrying the murder of George Floyd and the many other wrongful killings that stem from law enforcement abuse.