No, the Electoral College Is Not ‘Affirmative Action’ for Rural Voters

Plus: Recent Grad Details How Colleges Promote Hookup Culture

Aug 28, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where lawmakers bent on raising the minimum wage would do real harm if they succeed, Rep. Andy Biggs writes. One of his colleagues, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, is wrong about why we elect presidents the way we do, Tara Ross argues. Commentator Dennis Prager asks an appeals court to tell YouTube to stop withholding educational videos from some viewers, Rachel del Guidice reports. Plus: Tori Whiting on tariffs' toll so far, and Walter Williams on The New York Times' history error. On this date in 1917, suffragettes picket President Woodrow Wilson, demanding he support an amendment to the Constitution guaranteeing women the right to vote.     Commentary No, the Electoral College Is Not 'Affirmative Action' for Rural Voters Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says the Electoral College is a "scam" that "effectively weighs white voters over voters of color." More Commentary Fellow Lawmakers: Your Minimum Wage Bills Only Hurt Our Country "For the first several years, they worked 20 hours a day, seven days a week to make their business successful," writes Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., about a couple in his district who have a small restaurant chain. More News Google Defends YouTube Restrictions on PragerU's Educational Videos in Federal Court PragerU says Google and YouTube have restricted 10% of its video content and that the "videos have been restricted … because they promote conservative ideas." More Commentary The Proof Is In: Tariffs Are Harming the US Americans are facing higher prices, which only will continue to rise as the next round of tariffs are imposed in the coming months. More News Idaho Must Pay for Transgender Sex Offender's Surgery, Court Rules Adree Edmo is a convicted sex offender who is scheduled to be released from jail in 2021. Edmo was diagnosed with gender dysmorphia in 2012, identifies as a woman, and is currently housed in a men's prison. More Commentary New York Times' '1619 Project' Has Key Error About Our Founding The word democracy appears nowhere in the two most fundamental founding documents of our nation—the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution. More Analysis Recent Grad Details How Colleges Promote Hookup Culture "The college administration, a lot of university-funded programs like Sex Out Loud, assume that all students are having sex by the first date," says Kara Bell. 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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