Military Institutions Dodge Questions on Critical Race Theory
Arkansas, Texas | July 21, 2021
U.S. military institutions dodged questions about the role of Critical Race Theory (CRT), a topic that recently triggered heated exchanges between conservative legislators and defense leaders. The Epoch Times reached out to military bases regarding CRT cases reported via a whistleblower program launched at the end of May by Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-Texas) and Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). Academies were also contacted for more curriculum details to support defense leaders’ argument that teaching CRT fosters an open-minded military. In response, the U.S. Naval Academy commented without addressing the CRT question, and West Point confirmed receiving and working on the request but didn’t comment. In addition, the Office of the Secretary of Defense press operations and local military base deferred to each other in response to a CRT case inquiry… (Excerpts from the Epoch Times)