Social Media Censorship of InfoWars Exposes Larger Problem of Silicon Valley Bias

Plus: Chicago Democrat Pleas for Trump's Help Despite Mayor After Weekend Bloodbath

Aug 08, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where the pundits are at work spinning the results of yesterday's election to pick an Ohio congressman. Fred Lucas reports. A Chicago Democrat challenges his party to welcome President Trump's help in quelling deadly shootings. Katherine Rohloff has the story. Nolan Peterson, who covers the Ukraine war for The Daily SIgnal, visits the podcast. Plus: Jarrett Stepman on social media's campaign against InfoWars, Jason Snead on drones with deadly missions, Thomas Jipping on Senate Democrats' flexible focus on a judge's record, and Walter Williams on what colleges have done to traditional values.     Commentary Social Media Censorship of Infowars Exposes Larger Problem of Silicon Valley Bias "Infowars is the tip of a giant iceberg of hate and lies that uses sites like Facebook and YouTube to tear our nation apart. These companies must do more than take down one website. The survival of our democracy depends on it," tweets a Democrat senator. More News Republican Balderson Declares Victory in Close Ohio Special Congressional Election President Trump carried the district by 11 percentage points in 2016.  More News Chicago Democrat Pleas for Trump's Help Despite Mayor After Weekend Bloodbath Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel is showing the wrong kind of leadership by continuing to declare the city a "Trump-Free Zone," state Rep. La Shawn Ford says. More Commentary In Past Years, Feinstein, Schumer Said Nominee's Judicial Record Most Important "It is the judicial record, more than speeches and statements, more than personal background, that most accurately measures how modest a judicial nominee will be," said Sen. Chuck Schumer in 2009. More Analysis The Daily Signal Podcast: Wednesday, August 8 Nolan Peterson, who reports from Ukraine for The Daily Signal, joins us today to discuss the European land war no one's paying any attention to—and what Russia's motivation is. More Commentary What That Alleged Drone Attack on Venezuela's Dictator Means for Americans U.S. law enforcement agencies need counter-drone tools to detect, track, and identify drones that pose a danger to the public and to offer countermeasures to interdict them in the manner least likely to result in collateral damage. More News Colleges: A Force for Evil An English professor at Montclair State University, in New Jersey, told his students: "Conservatism champions racism, exploitation, and imperialist war." 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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