The Unsung Hero Who Financed the American Revolution, and His Lesson for Today

Plus: FDA Contracts With Company That May Have Profited From Fetal Tissue Sales

Aug 10, 2018   Happy Friday from Washington, where those who know Brett Kavanaugh hardly recognize the Supreme Court nominee described by opponents. Some of the judge's former law clerks share observations at a Heritage Foundation event covered by Fred Lucas. Did you hear a federal agency is doing business with a dealer in baby body parts? Melanie Israel unloads. On the podcast, Jarrett Stepman reveals the government role in forest fires. Plus: Andrew McIndoe and Calvin Blaylock on a "Funding" Father you should know, Anthony Kim on China's interest in Pakistan, and Ginny Montalbano and Kelsey Harkness on a neglected school shooting. Enjoy the weekend.     Commentary The Unsung Hero Who Financed the American Revolution, and His Lesson for Today The name that King George III is said to have called the "most damning name of all" on the Declaration of Independence was not that of Benjamin Franklin, John or Samuel Adams, or even John Hancock. Instead, it was businessman Robert Morris. More News What Kavanaugh Is Like Behind the Scenes: Former Clerks Share Stories "I got a call from Judge Kavanaugh, and he just put it out there: You're a mom coming to clerk," recalls Sarah Pitlyk, then the mother of a 1-year-old. More Commentary In Troubling Decision, FDA Contracts With Company That May Have Profited From Fetal Tissue Sales The House and Senate committees sent criminal referrals for Advanced Bioscience Resources to the Justice Department, FBI, and the district attorney in Riverside, California. Yet now the FDA is paying the company to obtain fetal tissue. More Commentary Problematic Women: The Forgotten Voices of Santa Fe, Texas Plus: The NFL adds male dancers to a couple of teams, and doctors report a scary new trend in the plastic surgery field—"Snapchat dysmorphia." More Analysis Daily Signal Podcast: Friday, Aug. 10 Fires rage across California yet again, and The Daily Signal's Jarrett Stepman breaks down how environmental policies play a role in poor forest management. More Commentary Is Pakistan About to Be Caught in China's 'Debt-Trap Diplomacy'? Pakistan has become overly dependent on billions of dollars in Chinese loans. It has run up a huge import tab bringing in construction equipment and building materials as part of a Chinese-funded master plan to revamp ports, roads, and railways. More Commentary The 2 Lessons We Should Learn From Apple's Success Steve Jobs was born in 1955. His biological mother, an unwed graduate student, gave birth and arranged for his adoption. This was 18 years before abortion became legal in America by way of Roe v. Wade. More News Turning Point USA's Candace Owens, Charlie Kirk Explain They Want to 'Build,' Not 'Destroy' After being harassed and assaulted by leftist militants earlier this week, the founder of a conservative organization for young people and the group's communications director vow to remain civil and not respond in kind. 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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