I Used to Be Transgender. I Support Proposed New Policy on Gender Definition.

Plus: Giving Away Money Won't End Poverty

Oct 24, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where the president's economic advisers predict some chilling results if the nation were to embrace socialism. Fred Lucas covers the findings. Universal basic income is a lot worse than it sounds, Jarrett Stepman writes. Ukraine's new religious autonomy from Russia comes at a dangerous time, Nolan Peterson reports. Plus: Thomas Jipping on Democrats' doomed plan to stop a conservative appeals judge, Walter Williams on the upside of price gouging, and Walt Heyer on the president and transgenderism.     Commentary I Used to Be Transgender. I Support Proposed New Trump Policy on Gender Definition. I have received hundreds of regret letters from trans people who now realize—too late—that gender-pretending is damaging. Regretters have called gender change "the biggest mistake of my life." More Commentary Giving Away Money Won't End Poverty, but It Will Destroy Something Special About America Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., proposes a national plan that would give families making under $100,000 a tax credit of $500 per month, which adds up to $6,000 a year. More News Government Economists Offer Window Into What a Socialist US Economy Would Look Like If the U.S. were to adopt the socialist policies of Venezuela, the move would the slash the economy by 40 percent—or $24,000 per year for the average American. More Commentary What's at Stake in Rebuilding the Military Our military must overcome a generation of experience dealing with terrorist groups and non-state irregular forces, challenges that are dramatically different from what it's faced in the past and may face again in the future: a larger-scale conventional war with a rival major power. More News For Ukraine, US Support Key as Religious Independence From Russia Sparks Fears of Escalated War This is a moment particularly fraught with danger for Ukraine as it tiptoes through a minefield of fresh crises with Russia. More News In Defense of Price Gouging During a Natural Disaster Thirteen states have enacted laws to combat what is seen as price gouging in the wake of natural disasters. More Commentary Why Democratic Senators Won't Succeed in Attempt to Block 9th Circuit Judicial Nominee A hearing today includes Eric Miller, nominated to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit, even though his home-state senators, Democrats Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell of Washington, oppose him. More Analysis Podcast: What Do Drag Queens Want With Your Kids? On today's Daily Signal Podcast, we look at a school controversy over what's appropriate for kids, and what's not. And yes, believe it or not, it involves drag queens. 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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