Penna Dexter is guest hosting today! First, Van Taylor will join Penna in studio. Kerby’s second guest is Christoper Towne who will also join Penna in studio to talk about Texas Right to Life’s upcoming ‘Plano’s 40 Days For Life’. Then she’ll speak with Sally Pipes about how medicare for all would be hazardous to the health of Seniors. Then she will welcome Lori Roman, Founder and President of The Ann Children’s Fund. They will talk about Adoption. Her final guest is Carrie Lukas. Carrie has a new book, “Checking Progressive Privilege.”
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On 9-11 Van swore to always serve and make a difference.
Van deployed to Iraq where he fought with 2nd Force Reconnaissance Company. For his service in Iraq, the Marine Corps awarded Captain Taylor the Combat Action Ribbon, Presidential Unit Citation, and the Navy Commendation Medal with “V” for valor.
Van and his wife, Anne, married after his return from Iraq and are the proud parents of three young girls: Laura, Helen, and Susie.
From April 2010 to January 2015, Van Taylor represented District 66 in the Texas House of Representatives. From January 13, 2015 – January 3, 2019, Taylor served as a Member of the Texas Senate, representing the Eighth Senate District of Texas. On January 3, 2019, Van Taylor was sworn in as a Member of the United States Congress, representing Texas Third Congressional District.
Congressman Van Taylor is proud to serve on two influential House Committees in the 116th Congress: the Committee on Homeland Security, specifically, the Subcommittee on Cybersecurity, Infrastructure Protection and Innovation (CIPI) and the Subcommittee on Oversight, Management and Accountability (OMA) and the House Committee on Education, where he serves on the Subcommittee on Early Childhood, Elementary and Secondary Education and the Subcommittee on Health, Employment, Labor, and Pensions.
Today, Van, his wife, and their three daughters reside in Plano near the land Van’s great-grandfather farmed during the Great Depression.
With the country still at war Christopher once again decided to join the military- this time as an Infantry officer and logistics officer in the Army. Once again he served for roughly 8 years, received the rank as Captain, and deployed to Iraq receiving the combat infantry badge from hostile enemy contact. He ascended from among other top officers as the primary logistical support advisor to the Commander of 450 personnel. The Squadron Executive Officer acknowledged Chris for “rapidly transforming a lackluster logistical section into the strongest support section.”
Christopher, in 2012 decided to leave the military and became an executive at a national grocery retailer. Longing to once again help others he in 2018 volunteered to become ambassador for the Texas Right to Life. His responsibilities through community outreach is to help spread the prolife movement and in 2019 was asked to lead the upcoming Plano 40 Days for Life campaign.
Her diverse career exemplifies her expertise in management, public policy, strategic planning, public relations, and government affairs.
An accomplished speaker and writer, Lori has been featured in many major radio and television outlets, as well as magazines and newspapers. She holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Administration.
Lukas writes for The Wall Street Journal, The Washington Post, USA Today, and The New York Post. She is also a contributor to the National Review, Forbes.com, and Acculturated. She's testified before the House Ways and Means Subcommittee on Social Security.
She is a graduate of Princeton University and Harvard's Kennedy School of Government.
But one form of privilege has been overlooked: progressive privilege. Today, the progressive worldview is depicted as what is normal, right, and worth celebrating by our cultural institutions. Conservatives are marginalized and stereotyped in entertainment, news, academia, and throughout our culture.
Progressive privilege isn’t just unfair to conservatives; it has warped our entire political environment and made our country more divided. Recognizing progressive privilege is the first step to ending it, so that we can have a fairer, more truly inclusive society.