The Truth About the New Food Stamp Work Requirements’ Effects

Plus: Adam Schiff's Release of Phone Records Invites Legal, Ethics Scrutiny

Dec 09, 2019   Good morning from Washington, where too many liberals seem to hold everyone else to a higher standard. That looks like the case with House impeachment guru Adam Schiff, knowledgeable observers say. How best to reform food stamps? One of the nation's leading experts on poverty and welfare programs weighs in. Plus: what mountain climbing and war fighting have in common, how the "Fairness for All" bill isn't fair, the mishandling of a Navy SEAL's trial, and the ongoing impeachment charade. Forty years ago today, a commission of scientists officially declares that smallpox, an infectious disease, has been eradicated.     Commentary The Truth About the New Food Stamp Work Requirements' Effects By Robert Rector Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez tweets, "My family relied on food stamps … when my dad died at 48. I was a student. If this happened then, we might've just starved." Here are the facts. More News Adam Schiff's Release of Phone Records Invites Legal, Ethics Scrutiny By Fred Lucas House Intelligence Chairman Adam Schiff, D-Calif., faces ethics and legal hurdles for obtaining and exposing phone records of political enemies, knowledgeable observers say. More Commentary 'Fairness for All' Is Well Intentioned but Inadequate and Misguided By Ryan T. Anderson The "Fairness for All" legislation would treat reasonable disagreement as if it were discrimination, impose sexual and gender ideology, and penalize those who dissent. More Analysis The History of America's Consumer Culture By Virginia Allen Josh McMullen, interim dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at Regent University in Virginia Beach, delves into when and how America became the consumer giant that it is today. More Commentary The Case of Navy SEAL Eddie Gallagher: Trusting the Military Justice System and Its Essential Role in National Security By Thomas Spoehr The case of Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer Eddie Gallagher, which ultimately resulted in the firing of Navy Secretary Richard Spencer, should have been handled differently. More Commentary The Impeachment Charade, Faculty Lounge Edition By Tucker Carlson One witness at the Democrats' latest impeachment hearing, for example, is not some apolitical academic. She is a political activist who has donated thousands of dollars to Elizabeth Warren, Barack Obama, and Hillary Clinton. More Special Feature What Climbing Kilimanjaro and Going to War Taught My Brother and Me By Nolan Peterson Over the years I'd hugged Drew goodbye as we parted ways before going to war. At each farewell, we purposefully emblazoned the moment in our minds. War reminds you of your mortality in a way that few other experiences can match—besides climbing mountains, perhaps. 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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