Identity Warriors Have Infiltrated the Sciences. Here's the Damage They're Doing.

Plus: US-North Korea Summit a Disappointing Start to Negotiations

Jun 13, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where everywhere you turn someone is pontificating on the Trump-Kim summit. We've got expert analysis from Bruce Klingner, who has tracked Korea and the Kim dynasty for decades. Our White House correspondent, Fred Lucas, rounds up concerns of other observers. That Supreme Court wedding cake decision? Not "narrow," Emilie Kao argues. Plus: Sen. Pat Toomey on promoting children's health, Kevin Mooney on right-to-work advances, Walter Williams on how identity politics is tainting science, and Dennis Prager on the wrongheaded remaking of Miss America.     Commentary Identity Warriors Have Infiltrated the Sciences. Here's the Damage They're Doing. The effort to get a "pleasing mix" of diverse types is doing great damage to how science is taught and evaluated, threatening innovation and American competitiveness. More Commentary US-North Korea Summit a Disappointing Start to Negotiations It's "a step forward, but we're going to need to put a lot of improvements into this agreement," says The Heritage Foundation's Bruce Klingner. More Commentary Why the Supreme Court's Ruling for a Christian Baker Was Not 'Narrow' Mainstream media outlets like The New York Times, NBC News, and CNN called the lopsided decision "narrow." That's another way of saying "we lost small." More Commentary Trump's Plan to Roll Back Spending Would Not Hurt Children's Health Insurance The key point to know is this: The rescission would not cut spending on children's health insurance or reduce coverage in any way, writes Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa. More News Court Challenges Loom as Right to Work Gathers Steam in New Mexico Organized labor is pushing back against county ordinances prohibiting forced unionization. More News Trump-Kim Summit Stirs Concerns on War Games, Human Rights "The suspension of the large joint exercises for an extended period of time … could be expected to erode the readiness of U.S. and South Korean forces to successfully work together to defend South Korea," says The Heritage Foundation's Thomas Spoehr, a retired three-star Army general. More Commentary Miss America: The Latest Institution Destroyed by the Left Feminists hate the fact that "society" places greater importance on female beauty than on male beauty. They blame this on "sexism," "misogyny," and "patriarchy." More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook Follow us on Twitter How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at comments@dailysignal.com. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 (800) 546-2843     Add morningbell@heritage.org to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as johnmhames@comcast.net. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.

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