Greta Thunberg Is the Perfect Hero for an Unserious Time

Plus: Trump Is Delivering Economic Wins for Rural America

Dec 13, 2019   Happy Friday from Washington, where House Democrats' impeachment drive must puzzle typical Americans. In the rural U.S., a congressman from North Carolina writes, President Trump's policies are making life better. On the podcast, Alaska's attorney general tells how his state complies with a Supreme Court ruling that unions for government workers can't make nonmembers pay up. Plus: a teen climate idol and a Chick-fil-A moment. On this date in 2000, Al Gore concedes defeat in the Nov. 7 presidential election to George W. Bush, ending legal battles over recounting votes in Florida. Have a great weekend.     Commentary Greta Thunberg Is the Perfect Hero for an Unserious Time By David Harsanyi The problem with Greta Thunberg—the idea, not the girl—is that she proposes not only that the people of her native Sweden abandon modernity but that billions of people in Asia and Africa remain in destitution. More Commentary Trump Is Delivering Economic Wins for Rural America By Ted Budd Following the Great Recession in 2008, many economists and liberal thinkers argued that rural America would never again be an engine for economic growth. More Analysis Podcast: Alaska Attorney General Talks Workers' Rights By Katrina Trinko Two years ago, the Supreme Court handed down a major decision that freed up public-sector workers from having to pay unions against their will. Since then, a lot of states haven't been complying—and unions have fought back. But Alaska is leading the charge in the opposite direction. More Commentary Challenging Beijing's Distortions About Human Rights in China By Caleb Kostreva The Chinese Communist Party claims that "Living a happy life is the primary human right." More Commentary What's Really at Stake in the Chick-Fil-A Controversy By Emilie Kao Four types of attack lead to freedom's decline. It starts with social ostracization, then economic discrimination, then legal punishment (including criminal penalties), and often ends in violence, either by the state or the mob. 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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