These Historians Challenge New York Times’ Dubious 1619 Project

Plus: Clarence Thomas Tells His Story in a New Documentary

Dec 26, 2019   Good morning from Washington. We're hoping you and your family had a wonderful Christmas. Back in the "real world" of politics, Justice Clarence Thomas is speaking out in a new documentary. GianCarlo Canaparo reviews. Did anyone you know get a Peloton bike for the holidays? Armstrong Williams is tired of the outrage cycle launched in response to an ad for the expensive gym equipment. Plus: Jarrett Stepman on the 1619 project, Jonathan Butcher on the costs of college football, and Yvonne Davis on how to stay safe when traveling.      Commentary These Historians Challenge New York Times' Dubious 1619 Project By Jarrett Stepman Historians from across the political spectrum have come out against The New York Times' 1619 Project as bad history wrapped in a destructive ideology. More Commentary Clarence Thomas Tells His Story in a New Documentary By GianCarlo Canaparo In a remarkable documentary by Michael and Gina Pack, "Created Equal: Clarence Thomas in His Own Words," the famously silent justice tells his life story. More Commentary For Taxpayers, College Football Remains a Guilty Pleasure at Christmastime By Jonathan Butcher Richard Vedder estimates that fewer than 1,000 students at any given school participate in college sports, so "we can say definitively that there are many schools that spend more than $100,000 per athlete annually on intercollegiate athletics." More Commentary Staying Safe and Keeping the Season Bright By Yvonne Davis As much as we'd like to relax and just enjoy the holiday season—the shopping, the music, the tastes, and the scents—we unfortunately must not lose sight, even for a minute, of the threat posed by terrorism. More Commentary Peloton 'Scandal' Shows How Mentally Unfit We've Become By Armstrong Williams As we close the book on a turbulent decade, nothing summarizes the state of our culture and our unhealthy relationship with contrived outrage quite like the Peloton ad controversy. More Commentary These Former Intelligence Chiefs Fit Perfectly Into Our Media Advocacy Culture By Victor Davis Hanson We are witnessing a surreal collusion between the nation's former top intelligence officials and the progressive media—beyond even the nightmares of so-called conspiracy theorists. 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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