Trump Budget Cuts Size of Federal Government, but Bolder Reforms Needed

Plus: Leftism Is Fulfilling the Lonely's Search for Meaning

Feb 11, 2020   Good morning from Washington, where President Trump's third full budget request to Congress seeks to trim government while defending the nation. Fred Lucas reports the main points. In exclusive analysis and commentary, Heritage Foundation policy experts dig in and assess the results. On the podcast, veteran journalist Marvin Olasky prescribes fixes for the craft. Plus: the lure of the left for the lonely, and the allure of classic architecture for our government buildings. Thirty years ago today, anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela is released from a South African prison after 27 years.     Commentary Trump Budget Cuts Size of Federal Government, but Bolder Reforms Needed By Justin Bogie Heritage Foundation researchers provide in-depth analysis of what's good, bad, and ugly in President Trump's proposed 2021 budget. More Commentary Leftism Is Fulfilling the Lonely's Search for Meaning By Dennis Prager For most Americans until the last generation, the need for meaning was filled by family, religion, community, and patriotism. All, or nearly all, of those sources of meaning are being lost. More Analysis How to Reform Journalism By Daniel Davis "All journalism is directed by a worldview of some kind," World magazine Editor-in-Chief Marvin Olasky says. "The idea of objectivity is fairly naive." More News Trump's Budget Totals $4.8 Trillion, Projects Deficits Until 2035 By Fred Lucas "The plan offered today proposes to balance the budget within 15 years by proposing more deficit reduction, $4.6 trillion, more than any president in history," says acting OMB Director Russ Vought. More News Barr: Justice Department Handling Giuliani's Ukraine Information With Caution By Chuck Ross For months, Rudy Giuliani has claimed to have evidence showing that former Vice President Joe Biden intervened to help shut down an investigation of Burisma Holdings, a Ukrainian energy firm. More Commentary 'Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again' Rejects Architectural Eyesores By Jarrett Stepman Washington's ugly modernist buildings do serve a purpose. One feels the unrelenting weight of the state in their presence and the anti-humanness of their appearance. 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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