Socialism May Be Absurd, but It’s No Laughing Matter

Plus: How a Few Liberal Lawmakers Upended North Carolina Law to Appease LGBT Activists

Aug 07, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where socialism is making inroads in the halls of power. Jarrett Stepman finds a lighter side in a gathering of democratc socialists. In Australia, the U.S. secretary of state advocates common cause to deter China. Nolan Peterson reports. On the podcast, Medicare and Medicaid chief Seema Verma dissects "Medicare for All." Plus: Nicole Russell on bowing to the LGBT agenda in North Carolina, and Jean-Marie Bralley on mercy for the imperfect Thomas Jefferson. On this date in 1990, President George H.W. Bush orders a military response to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait five days earlier.     Commentary Socialism May Be Absurd, but It's No Laughing Matter Some complain of "triggering" chatter and "gendered language" by fellow delegates at a Democratic Socialists of America conference in Atlanta. More Commentary How a Few Liberal Lawmakers Upended North Carolina Law to Appease LGBT Activists It's unfortunate to see a few powerful politicians bending to the whim of a vocal, entitled minority. More News Pompeo Calls for US, Australia to Present United Front to China "Neither of our two countries ever stepped away from responsibilities, even if those responsibilities required years and years of hard work and determined effort," Secretary of State Mike Pompeo says of the U.S.-Australia alliance. More Analysis How 'Medicare for All' Would Impact Our Lives "We want to see patients and families in control of their health care, not the government, not D.C. bureaucrats," federal health official Seema Verma says. More News US Taxpayers Foot $2 Billion Bill for 30,000 Public Employees in Baltimore Baltimore received another $5.4 billion worth of federal aid in contracts, grants, and other financial assistance last year. More Commentary If Medicare Is for All, Why Not Chevrolets for All? Affordable transportation is a basic human right, and not an issue for car companies to profit from greedily. More News Mexico Detains Fewer Migrants as Tougher Policy Takes Hold Authorities in Mexico apprehended 18,758 migrants in July, according to preliminary data, sharply down from a record-setting 31,573 apprehensions in June. More Commentary What We Lose When We Erase Thomas Jefferson To define Jefferson solely by his sins and moral shortcomings is to perpetuate an inaccurate and incomplete picture of the person. 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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