I Stand With Brett Kavanaugh

Plus: High School Friend of Kavanaugh's Calls Assault Claim 'Absolutely Fishy'

Sep 20, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where the accusation against Brett Kavanaugh seems to overwhelm nearly all else. Rachel del Guidice talks to a woman who knew him in high school and Fred Lucas breaks down why an FBI investigation isn't in the cards. Kelsey Harkness writes on what the outcome will mean for the #MeToo movement, Elizabeth Slattery on the cynical  political calculus, and Michelle Malkin on the fallacy of the "believe women" mantra. Plus: Bill Walton examines the profit motive in national politics and Jarrett Stepman suggests what self-styled socialists should learn from Venezuela.     Commentary I Stand With Brett Kavanaugh Unlike so many other allegations where there was a clear pattern of abuse with dozens of women coming forward, Christine Ford's account stands in stark contrast with the words of other women who have known Kavanaugh for decades. More News EXCLUSIVE: Woman Who Was High School Friend of Kavanaugh's Calls Claim of Sexual Assault 'Absolutely Fishy' "He had a reputation of being a responsible, kind, respectful person, the kind of person you would probably want to date," Lisa Molina Heaps says of Brett Kavanaugh. More Commentary Some Are More Equal Than Others in Socialist Venezuela A video recently surfaced of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro, once democratically elected but now clinging to power through brute force and fraud elections, eating at one of the most expensive restaurants in the world. More News Calls for New FBI Probe of Kavanaugh Have No Precedent "There wouldn't be enough evidence for an investigation, much less a prosecution" in a criminal justice setting, says Sidney Powell, a former federal prosecutor, about the accusation against Kavanaugh. More Commentary The Kavanaugh Allegation: #MeToo's Big Bet Democrats know they have everything to gain in using #MeToo to stop Kavanaugh. Women, on the other hand, have a movement to lose. More Analysis The Daily Signal Podcast: The Next Migrant Crisis May Come Out of This Syrian Region The civil war in Syria has killed over 100,000 civilians, displaced millions more, and produced a historic migrant crisis that affects Europe still. But the situation could get even worse if things go wrong in Idlib, a city in Syria. More Commentary Special Interests Are Getting Rich Off Our Politics. Here's How. Haven Pell, who spent a career in law and finance, explains how politics is just another big business. He says the Kavanaugh confirmation hearings are a perfect example of how political activism is often just a means of turning a profit. More Commentary The Dangers of 'Believe Women' The costly toll of "believing women," instead of believing evidence, can be seen in the hundreds and hundreds of cases recorded by the University of Michigan Law School's National Registry of Exonerations involving innocent men falsely accused of rape and rape/murders. 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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