2 Years After the Riot, Charlottesville Struggles to Move Forward

Plus: Answers to Common Gun-Related Questions After the Shootings in El Paso and Dayton

Aug 12, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where politicians and pundits try to score political points on the second anniversary of the bloody riot in Charlottesville, Virginia. Our Fred Lucas traveled there and found some unexpected points of view. In the wake of the latest mass shootings, Amy Swearer rounds up what we know about gun-related violence. On the podcast, unifier Stephen Hawkins talks about bringing us together. Plus: Jason Snead on truth-challenged universities, Carmel Kookogey on a reformed Islamist terrorist, and John Stossel on truth in farming. On this date in 1939, "The Wizard of Oz" starring Judy Garland premieres in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin.     Special Feature 2 Years After the Riot, Charlottesville Struggles to Move Forward Residents and leaders of Charlottesville, rich in history but wrestling with its past, discuss how their city is doing two years after white nationalists clashed with "anti-fascists" at a rally focused on statues of Confederate generals. More Commentary Answers to Common Gun-Related Questions After the Shootings in El Paso and Dayton Let's cut through some of the background noise. Here are questions that keep coming up in conversations about guns, and some policy solutions. More Commentary Common Sense in Free Fall on American Campuses One professor's experiment highlights the problems of groupthink in any environment, especially academia. More Special Feature An Illegal Immigrant Shot His Son Dead. Now He Hopes to Spare Other Parents His Grief. His son's murder, Steve Ronnebeck says, spurred him to speak out on the threat that unrestrained illegal immigration poses to America. More News Former Islamist Extremist Describes His Escape From the Ideology "My family could not figure out what was wrong with me," Mohammed Khalid says of his radicalization in America. More Special Feature Despite Pressure, Many Hispanics Remain Pro-Life Polls show that Hispanics' opinion on abortion is about evenly split, but one New Jersey mother says polls and legislation don't reflect the views of most Christians like her who aren't politically active. More Commentary When Farm Investigators Are Cowed and Gagged Farmers who are upset about undercover recordings want politicians to outlaw them, and several state legislatures have obliged by passing "ag-gag" laws. More Analysis Have You Talked to a Liberal Lately? You Might Have More in Common Than You Think A researcher on the subject helps us examine why America is so polarized—or if that's actually only a perception. 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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