How Liberals Rewrite the History of the Clinton Impeachment

Plus: Help Us Produce Real News

Dec 30, 2019   Good morning from Washington. Do you think Washington is spending more of your money than it did in decades past? You're not wrong: David Ditch has the detailed numbers. Tired of people saying the only way to show compassion is to increase government spending? John Stossel has a must-read for you. Plus: David Harsayni on what the left is forgetting about the Clinton impeachment, Nolan Peterson on familial lessons, and a request from us you support The Daily Signal's mission of reporting on the news that matters.      Commentary How Liberals Rewrite the History of the Clinton Impeachment By David Harsanyi The "striking" difference between the Clinton and Trump impeachments, argue MSNBC hosts and others in the media, was the willingness of Clinton's supporters to acknowledge that the president had done something wrong. More Commentary Help Us Produce Real News By Katrina Trinko Good, original, compelling journalism is time-consuming and expensive. Producing "real news" involves a lot of fact checking, editing, and rigorous research. More Special Feature What My Ukrainian In-Laws Taught Me About Freedom and Rock 'n' Roll By Nolan Peterson As young men growing up under the Soviet Union's communist regime, Valeriy and Sergiy fell in love with rock music. They devoured the music of Western groups such as Kiss, Pink Floyd, Van Halen, Led Zeppelin, Scorpions, and Deep Purple—to name only a few. More Commentary Federal Spending Explodes at Nearly $300,000 Per Household Since 2010 By David Ditch In 2000, the government spent just $23,600 per household in today's dollars. That means that the spending increase from 2000 to now is a staggering 47% per household, even after controlling for inflation. More Commentary Transgender Athletes Playing Competitive Sports Was a Rising Policy Issue in 2019 By Nicole Russell Lawmakers in three states—Washington, Tennessee, and Georgia—have proposed legislation that would place restrictions on transgender athletes in sports. More Commentary Give, Don't Govern By John Stossel If you vote for redistribution of wealth, welfare benefits, new Medicare spending, or free education, you can tell yourself you're "generous." But you're not. You're just forcing others to pay for programs you think might help. 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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