It was my great pleasure to talk with Dr. Adam Steltzner on this Sunday’s episode of Newt’s World. Steltzner is the chief engineer for NASA’s Perseverance Rover, which successfully landed on Mars on Feb. 18 and is now collecting data and materials that will be key to our study of life on that planet.

In light of the breakdown in our school systems – especially large urban systems which fail to educate a high percentage of poorer children – coupled with mass school closures over COVID-19, children need incentives and opportunities to read more than ever. This is why America needs Dr. Seuss.

There is no question that the GOP’s heart belongs to Trump. He gave a solid speech, and the crowd loved him. He was clearly the first big winner at CPAC. His announcement that he would not move to a third party was important – and a major step toward big Republican victories in 2022.

The Navy has assured us that sailors will not have to take a ridiculously partisan oath about intersectionality — for now. But the reaction against the pledge should be a signal to Navy leadership that partisan wokeness must stay out of our military institutions.