Why the Carbon Tax Would Backfire on America

Plus: $12K a Day: How White Liberals Profit From Pushing 'White Privilege'

Jul 31, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where some lawmakers are talking again about a carbon tax. Nick Loris and Laura Williamson show why it's still a bad, expensive idea for Americans. Jake Dima and Peter Hasson expose a gravy train for white liberals. On the podcast, our foreign correspondent, Nolan Peterson, talks about Russia's ambitions. Plus: J. David Breemer on a big win for property rights, Kevin Pham on good news in health care, and Josh Shepherd on a "Star Trek" star's faith-filled breakthrough on the silver screen. On this date in 1964, the unmanned U.S. lunar probe Ranger 7 takes the first close-up images of the moon.     Commentary Why the Carbon Tax Would Backfire on America Marginal bipartisan support for enacting a new tax on American families and businesses doesn't make it good policy. More News $12K a Day: How White Liberals Profit From Pushing 'White Privilege' White liberal academics can earn more in a day lecturing about their own "white privilege" than the median black household makes in three months, public records and Census Bureau data show. More Commentary When the Supreme Court Is Right to Overturn Precedent The high court delivers a victory for champions of property rights by overturning a 1985 precedent that had blocked property rights cases from federal courts. More Analysis What Putin Really Wants "I'd say they had less intent to actually influence the election than they did to just destabilize our country and to create chaos, and to undermine the faith of Americans in their own country," Daily Signal foreign correspondent Nolan Peterson says of Russian operatives who meddled in the 2016 campaign. More News 'The Source of Evil Is the Same' in These 3 Captive Nations Cuba, Venezuela, and Nicaragua—all under the control of dictatorial communist governments—continue to subject their citizens to unspeakable human rights abuses. More Commentary A Sign of Hope for Affordable Health Care A final rule on health reimbursement arrangements set to take effect in August could expand opportunities for Americans to attain affordable health care, increase access for employees of small businesses, and create new competitive market forces. More Special Feature How Actress Roxann Dawson Achieved Her Own 'Breakthrough' on Faith, Hollywood, and Adoption "It's a shame that people of faith have to go undercover in Hollywood," the director of "Breakthrough" and cast member of "Star Trek: Voyager" says in an interview. 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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