Clear. across the country, a wave of bills have sought to ban the 1619 project, critical race theory and other, quote, divisive concepts, unquote, from the public sphere. this assault comes at a moment when many americans are realizing that they do not live in the country they were raised to believe in. the january 6th attack on the capitol, the deployment of secret police to portland and the constant b-roll of plaque people shot and tased by law enforcement has shocked the conscience of those who sincerely once thought themselves to be born into the world's oldest democracy. the shock, along ...