The First Time a Bold New Yorker Got Impeached for Taking on the Swamp

Plus: Tucker Carlson's False and Misleading Claims About The Heritage Foundation

Dec 23, 2019   Good morning from Washington on the day before Christmas Eve. As the nation prepares to put aside politics for some love and joy with family and friends, here's a story you can tell about another brash outsider from Manhattan who was impeached. Plus: The Heritage Foundation rebuts Tucker Carlson's smear; impeachment subpoenas that went too far; Sen. Rand Paul reveals the true nature of socialism; and some Yuletide memories and reminders. Morning Bell will be back Thursday. Merry Christmas to you and yours.       Special Feature The First Time a Bold New Yorker Got Impeached for Taking on the Swamp By Fred Lucas This Manhattanite came to office with a big reform agenda, ready to toss out the old establishment and fight corruption. He asserted: "Political conventions must go." And: "Disgraceful secret alliances between special privileges and crooked politics must cease." More Commentary Tucker Carlson's False and Misleading Claims About The Heritage Foundation By Rob Bluey It was incredibly disappointing to hear Tucker Carlson, whom we hold in high regard, mislead his viewers about Heritage's work on the topics of big tech and censorship. Here are the facts. More Commentary Christmas Reminds Us That Our Spiritual Nature Endures By Lee Edwards "The root difference between the conservatives and the liberals of today is that conservatives take account of the whole man, while the liberals tend to look only at the material side of man's nature," wrote Barry Goldwater. More Commentary Schiff's Subpoenas Reveal New Escalation of Partisan Warfare By Paul J. Larkin Jr. As The Wall Street Journal's editorial board noted: "The same media that howled when the Bush administration gathered metadata to hunt for terrorists is silent when Democrats gather and release it against a conservative journalist and Republicans." More Commentary Rand Paul's Fact-Filled Case Against Socialism By John Stossel "You would think that when your economy gets to the point where people are eating their pets," says Paul, referring to Venezuela, "people might have second thoughts about what system they've chosen." More Analysis Problematic Women: Sex, Feminism, and Socialism By Virginia Allen "Problematic Women" dives into the history of feminism and the rise of socialism. Plus: an interview with the founder of Young Americans Against Socialism, Morgan Zegers. More Commentary What We Can Learn From Reagan About Celebrating Christmas By Lee Edwards In his 1986 Christmas message, when the Iran-Contra affair had just broken and his presidency was under strong attack, Reagan kept his faith in God. He did not question the motivations of his critics, but turned his cheek. 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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