Kagro in the Morning "Encore Performance" - January 27, 2022, airing January 26, 2023

<p>Out sick again, today! So, our January 27, 2022 episode (a Thursday, for a different kind of continuity) takes us back in time:</p> <p><strong>David Waldman</strong> and <strong>Greg Dworkin</strong> deliver the latest, broadcast from <em>KITM World Headquarters</em>, <a href= "https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2022/1/27/2077039/-Kagro-in-the-Morning-is-LIVE-at-9-AM-ET" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a microcosm of America</a> located in the heart of Virginia, <a href= "https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/youngkin-faces-criticism-from-dems-over-schools-tipline/ar-AATd0zS?ocid=BingNewsSearch" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a microcosm of America</a>.</p> <p>Public schools just seem to be designed to <a href= "https://www.forbes.com/sites/sap/2012/08/15/what-is-the-purpose-of-education/?sh=4c1ef2be7795" target="_blank" rel="noopener">make children less ignorant and more independent</a>, and therefore have always inspired conservative <a href= "https://rethinkingschools.org/special-collections/why-the-right-hates-public-education/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fear and hatred</a>. Whatever schools are for, <a href= "https://twitter.com/socofthesacred/status/1486377227805765633" target="_blank" rel="noopener">if you are against it</a>, you’ll get Republican votes.</p> <p>Virginia schools are melting down and Glenn Youngkin <a href= "https://slate.com/news-and-politics/2022/01/virginia-masks-schools-glenn-youngkin-chaos.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">promised to light the torch</a>. Most VA school districts <a href= "https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/591598-most-virginia-school-districts-disobeying-youngkin-on-order-making-masks?rl=1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">are resisting</a> but Youngkin voters <a href= "https://www.huffpost.com/entry/loudoun-county-mask-mandate-school-board_n_61f06206e4b0061af25712da" target="_blank" rel="noopener">are just happy</a> to <a href= "https://loudounnow.com/2022/01/24/maskless-monday-hits-loudoun-schools-further-divides-families-and-district/" target="_blank"