Published: Monday, July 12, 2021 - 12:42pm Updated: Monday, July 12, 2021 - 1:53pm Gov. Doug Ducey signed legislation Friday to block the use of public funds for what he calls "critical race theory." But there seems to be a disconnect between the description of what has become a favorite talking point of Ducey and other Republicans, and what “critical race theory” actually means. Nolan Cabrera, a professor at the Center for Study of Higher Education at the University of Arizona, says the term refers to the idea that racism stems from something more than just individual prejudice. “Governor Ducey doesn't have any clue what critical race theory is. The people who are lodging these arguments do not have any clue what it is that it is. It's a scare tactic. It's a boogeyman," Cabrera said.