Why We Couldn’t Create Our Constitution Today

Plus: White Students Get Safe Space at This University

Sep 17, 2018   Happy Constitution Day from Washington, where toxic politics distort the Trump administration's policy achievements.  Even as the head of NATO credits the president for strengthening Europe's spine, as Fred Lucas reports, some black journalists disparage him as racist and uncaring, as Rachel del Guidice writes. But Obama was more divisive, David Harsanyi argues. Trump's populism is an American theme, Chris Stirewalt says on the podcast. Plus: Kevin Mooney on new FBI revelations, and John York on why we couldn't come up with the Constitution today. It's good to know that Americans are responding with their usual generosity to all those caught in Hurricane Florence's path.     Commentary Why We Couldn't Create Our Constitution Today Not all moments in time are ripe for founding a nation. Nor is every citizenry equally prepared to receive new modes and orders. More News By Any Other Name: White Students Get Safe Space at This University "These White Awake safe spaces make the whole university unsafe because they emphasize racial division and strife," Heritage Foundation scholar Mike Gonzalez says. More News NATO Chief Credits Trump for Allies' Boosting Defense Spending, Rules Out Naming HQ for McCain "Since President Trump took office, NATO allies across Europe and Canada have spent an additional $41 billion extra in U.S. dollars on defense," Jens Stoltenberg tells a Heritage Foundation audience. More Commentary Obama Reminds Us Why Trump Is President None of Trump's actions thus far rises to the level of any of Obama's attacks on free expression. Not a single person has been prevented from reporting the news and leveling any criticism he desires. More News Reporting the News Undermined in Era of Trump, Black Journalists Argue One of the things that has just been boiling my blood is the lack of respect for the press coming from the orange man," Rep. Yvette Clarke, D-N.Y., says on a panel of black journalists. More Analysis The Daily Signal Podcast: Fox News' Chris Stirewalt on Trump's Populism Americans sometimes forget past flirtations with populist politicians, and Trump is certainly not the first of them, Stirewalt tells us in an interview about his new book, "Every Man a King." More News New Batch of Strzok-Page Emails Suggests FBI Use of Unsecure Devices Newly released records from the Justice Department show FBI officials used "unsecure devices" while discussing a matter involving the European Union, the group Judicial Watch reports. More Commentary We Hear You: Bad Apples at the IRS, State's Security Breach Under Hillary, and Other Runaway Agencies "The federal civil service system needs to be changed to make it less difficult to terminate employees for cause," writes Peter Hewett. 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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