The Tudor Dixon Podcast: Why Are So Many Kids Struggling to Read with Emily Hanford

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Buck Brief - Black Male Juror in Lindsay Clancy Trial is a Hero

New details are emerging about the jury behind the Lindsay Clancy mistrial, including the lone holdout who refused to support a not-guilty-by-reason-of-insanity verdict. Buck reacts to what we're learning about the jury room, the backlash against the holdout juror and the intense ...  Show more

Buck Brief - 25 Years Later, The Lessons of 9/11 Still Matter

Twenty-five years after September 11, 2001, Buck reflects on the day that changed America and an entire generation. As a college sophomore, Buck watched the second plane hit the World Trade Center and immediately understood that America was entering a new era. What followed shape ...  Show more

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