I Went to a Socialism Conference. Here Are My 6 Observations.

Plus: Iran's Provocations are Drawn from Russia's Hybrid Warfare Playbook

Jul 15, 2019   Good morning from Washington. Is it possible to still have bipartisan friendships—and even marriages? Jeanne Safer joins Rob Bluey and Virginia Allen on the podcast to talk about how to make it work. Jarrett Stepman braved a socialist conference, and sketches out today what he learned from a world of gender-neutral bathrooms, preferred pronouns, and a desire to abolish the family. Plus: Nolan Peterson says Russia is inspiring Iran's recent moves, and Greg Scott raves about a new book for conservatives looking to make a difference. "In your heart, you know he's right": Fifty-five years ago today, Barry Goldwater became the GOP nominee.     Commentary I Went to a Socialism Conference. Here Are My 6 Observations. The 2019 Socialism conference, which had the tag line "No Borders, No Bosses, No Binaries," contained a cross-section of the most pertinent hard-left thought in America. More News Iran's Provocations Are Drawn From Russia's Hybrid Warfare Playbook In this new era of hybrid warfare, adversaries are able to threaten American security interests and undermine the U.S.-led democratic world order without resorting to direct military action. More Commentary These Defensive Uses of Firearms Should Disarm Second Amendment Skeptics In early June, a woman defended her home and her children by retrieving her handgun and shooting a man using a hammer to break into her home. More Commentary Megan Rapinoe Has No Good Reason to Skip White House Visit "Maybe America is great for a few people right now, but it's not great for enough Americans in this world," Rapinoe says. Yet the facts paint the exact opposite picture. What we have in America is growing prosperity for every demographic, particularly women. More Commentary New Book Offers Vision for 'American Restoration' Beginning at Home In the final analysis, "American Restoration" is so hopeful because the authors' "it starts with you" advice for cumulative cultural change at the most local level is so doable. More Commentary Cartoon: Democrats Driving Left Here's the latest cartoon from The Daily Signal's Michael Ramirez. More Analysis Podcast: This Liberal's Been Married to a Conservative for Decades. Here's Her Advice. Jeanne Safer, a psychologist and liberal, has been married for nearly 40 years to National Review senior editor Rick Brookhiser. 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 johnmhames1.diogenes--light@blogger.com. 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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