Our Dress Rehearsal for a Police State

Plus: Misinformation Isn't the Only Danger

Apr 29, 2020   Good morning from Washington, where President Trump offers examples of how jobs are being saved during the COVID-19 pandemic by the Paycheck Protection Program. Fred Lucas reports. Social media companies shouldn't have the power to control the national debate, Katrina Trinko writes. On the podcast, an Arkansas congressman outlines America's supply chain exposure. Plus: gearing up to defeat the coronavirus; trappings of a police state; and what we don't know anymore. Seventy-five years ago today, the 45th Infantry Division of the U.S. 7th Army liberates Dachau, the first concentration camp established by Nazi Germany.     Commentary Our Dress Rehearsal for a Police State By Dennis Prager The New York Times, CNN, and most other mainstream mass media have served the cause of state control over individual Americans' lives, just as Pravda served the Soviet government. More Commentary Misinformation Isn't the Only Danger By Katrina Trinko YouTube will be removing videos that go against World Health Organization recommendations on COVID-19, despite the U.N. entity's being all too willing to echo China's talking points during the critical early days of the virus outbreak. More Commentary To Prepare for COVID-19 Vaccine, Let's Ensure Manufacturing Capacity Will Meet Demand By Edmund Haislmaier President Trump and his administration already have the authority they need to support and incentivize private companies with the relevant expertise and skills to build out manufacturing capacity as quickly as humanly possible. More Analysis Our Pharmaceutical and Medical Supply Chain Poses National Security Issue, Says Rep. French Hill By Rachel del Guidice "We want to take advantage of innovation around the world. We want to take advantage of manufacturing capacity around the world," says Rep. French Hill. More News Trump Showcases Jobs Preserved by Paycheck Protection Program Amid COVID-19 Shutdown By Fred Lucas Michael Heup not only got his job back at Bitty & Beau's Coffee, which was temporarily closed because of the COVID-19 crisis, but he also had the chance to talk about it at the White House. More Commentary Today's Americans and Yesteryear's Americans By Walter E. Williams America went to the moon in 1969 with supposedly primitive computers and backward engineering. Does anyone believe we could launch a similar moonshot today? 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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