The Discourse Report: August 30, 2021

Comprehensive hurricane preparedness is impossible, myths about Taliban-captured weapons, Pelosi's standoff with House moderates, and more

Welcome to DiscRep, your guide to the public discourse. I’m Berny Belvedere (@bernybelvedere), editor in chief of Arc Digital.

Reads

1. Chris Rufo and His Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Afghanistan Take by Cathy Young in The Bulwark on 8/30/21

If Rufo’s crusading against wokeism and critical race theory at least has valid concerns behind the hyperbole,…