We're in a fight right now for the future of Western civilization and for the preservation of free speech.

And I view all of my commentary work and all of my interests in the American political system through that lens.

CNN political analyst Scott Jennings talking about his presentation at this year's issues, etc., making the case conference.

We have to preserve Western civilization. We have to preserve Western civilization.

We have to preserve free speech.

And I think most issues and most politics comes down to those two fundamental issues.

I think it's good for audiences to have their bubbles popped.

I think it's all too easy in American political culture right now

to get yourself in a silo or in a bubble where only the

information that you want to hear that confirms your priors is what you see. And I think it's detrimental

to the average citizen to be stuck in a silo or a bubble like that. You can meet and hear Scott Jennings

at the 2025 making the case conference Friday, July 18th and Saturday, July 19th at Concordia

University, Chicago. Find out more at Issuesetc.org.

The oral arguments for Mahmoud v. Taylor made news because one of the justices in questioning the people who are making the case there at the Supreme Court suggested that if parents don't like what's being taught in their child's classroom. They can simply send their kid to another school.

That was an interesting response.

A lot of people who were in favor of school choice thought it was a nice response.

The Supreme Court case has to do with elementary school students being forced to read books that promote transgender ideology. Welcome back to issues, etc., joining us to

talk about Mahmood v. Taylor, Michael O'Brien, he's counsel for the Beckett Fund for Religious

Liberty, and Beckett represents the plaintiffs in Mahmood v. Taylor. Michael, welcome.

Thank you for having me. What kind of inclusivity books are being promoted by Maryland's Montgomery County Board of Education to pre-K through eighth grade students?

So in the fall of 2022, the board introduced a slate of more than 20 LGBT inclusivity books.

And, you know, across the board, they celebrate things like pride parades pronoun preferences

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