Ben carson wants to launch a new version of the boy scouts

Former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson has started what he calls a "do tank" (which is the same thing as a think tank), now that former President Donald Trump is

out of office. It appears the American Cornerstone Institute will allow Carson to travel around the country and hold roundtable discussions about conservative values, _The Washington Post_

reports. But it sounds like what he's really excited about is potentially launching a new youth organization called the Little Patriots. "It will be something like the Boy

Scouts," Carson told the _Post._ "But heavily exposed to the _real_ history of America." It's not entirely clear what the venture will entail, but the purpose may be an

attempt to counter calls to remove certain statues and monuments in the U.S, although Carson focused on a far more dramatic and severe global example to make his point. "You probably

notice when [the Islamic State] goes into a place, they destroy the history; they destroy the monuments," he told the _Post__._ "History is what gives you identity." Read more

about what Carson and other former members of the Trump White House are up to these days at _The Washington Post_. SUBSCRIBE TO THE WEEK Escape your echo chamber. Get the facts behind the

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