How Justice Kavanaugh Will Change the Supreme Court

Plus: 4 Questions About Haley's Departure as UN Ambassador

Oct 10, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where two big changes ruled yesterday. The newest Supreme Court justice, Brett Kavanaugh, heard his first cases even as President Trump celebrated his U.N. ambassador, Nikki Haley, whose resignation surprised pretty much everyone. Hans von Spakovsky comments on the advent of Kavanaugh and Fred Lucas reports on possible successors to Haley. Plus: Troy Worden on young journalists in the mold of Robert Novak, Rachel Greszler on California's latest pandering to women, and Walter Williams on a good way to understand economics.     Commentary How Justice Kavanaugh Will Change the Supreme Court In the long run, there seems little doubt that Brett Kavanaugh's addition will lead to stronger enforcement of constitutional rights such as religious liberty, the right to bear arms, and greater adherence to limits on congressional and executive power. More News 4 Questions About Nikki Haley's Departure as UN Ambassador "Countries might not like what we do, but they respect what we do. Now if we say we're going to do something, we follow through," says Haley of how the U.S. is seen today at the U.N. More News Anger Recedes as Normalcy, Good Humor Mark Kavanaugh's First Day on Supreme Court "We wish you a long and happy career in our common calling," Chief Justice John Roberts tells Kavanaugh at the beginning of the day's arguments. More News Novak Awards Recognize Outstanding Young Journalists The journalism fellowships were named after celebrated columnist, commentator, and reporter Robert D. Novak in 2009, the year he died. Each Novak fellow spends a year reporting on a topic of his or her choice relating to the principles of a free society. More Commentary The Daily Signal Podcast: What Happened When a Pro-Kavanaugh Woman Went to a Protest We talk to two women who marched on Capitol Hill to defend Kavanaugh. Plus: We debate the new movie "A Star Is Born." More Commentary This Book Will Bring Economics to Life for You The 680 pages of "Universal Economics" reflect a friendly chat I had with economist Armen A. Alchian, in which he said, "Williams, the true test of whether someone understands his subject is whether he can explain it to someone who doesn't know a darn thing about it." More Commentary How California's New Boardroom Gender Equity Law Demeans Women As a working woman, I'm offended by California's new law requiring corporate boards to consist of up to half female members by 2021. 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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