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CARAVAN TO MIDNIGHT

2798 – The Short Bus Generation

July 15, 2026

America spends hundreds of billions of dollars on education every year, yet reading and mathematics continue to decline, students are leaving school poorly prepared for adult life, and families are carrying enormous debt for credentials that do not deliver what was promised.

Todd A. McKinley joins Caravan to Midnight with a view from inside the system. A decorated U.S. Army veteran who serves on the Sullivan County Board of Education, Todd understands the policies, budgets, testing requirements, classroom pressures, and cultural disputes now shaping public education.

The conversation begins with standardized testing and the damage caused when teachers are forced to prepare children for an examination instead of teaching them how to reason, solve problems, retain knowledge, and apply what they have learned. From there, we examine declining academic performance, federal spending, local control, the condition of today’s classrooms, and the growing distance between parents and the institutions responsible for educating their children.

We will also address the ideological battles now playing out before school boards across the country, including disputes over curriculum, parental notification, classroom advocacy, explicit material in school libraries, and the authority of parents over deeply personal decisions involving their own children.

Todd brings more than criticism to the table. He joins us to discuss what can be repaired, what must be returned to local communities, how parents can become effective inside the school-board process, and what teachers and administrators need in order to restore discipline, transparency, academic standards, and genuine learning.

The children sitting in classrooms today will soon be responsible for the institutions, infrastructure, families, and future of the country. The quality of their education will determine far more than their test scores.

The Short Bus Generation asks what the system is producing, who is directing it, and whether there is still time to change course.

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496 – The Intelligence Briefing / The Tomorrow War

July 11, 2026

Tonight on Ark Midnight, John B. Wells presents The Tomorrow War. What if the battles that will shape America’s future have already begun—not only on distant frontiers, but through technology, information, ideology, and the systems quietly reshaping the world around us?

Lt. Col. Robert Maginnis examines the changing nature of modern conflict, artificial intelligence, and the strategic race for tomorrow’s communications. Mike McCormick explores questions surrounding influence, institutions, and power in modern America.

Commander Gregory Stenstrom concludes the Intelligence Briefing with a discussion on AI, surveillance, and the rapidly evolving technologies transforming national security. Three guests. Three perspectives. One compelling conversation about the challenges of tomorrow.

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