12 Urgent Actions to Reopen America and Prevent an Economic Depression

Plus: 4 Ways the 1957 Pandemic Resembles, and Differs From, COVID-19

May 14, 2020   Good morning from Washington, where some policymakers are getting more comfortable with the idea of reopening America. What should happen ASAP? The Heritage Foundation's Paul Winfree and Charmaine Yoest list 12 things. President Trump publicly disagrees with his most visible public health adviser on opening schools, Fred Lucas reports. On the podcast, Heritage legal eagle Tom Jipping explains four big issues at the Supreme Court. Plus: COVID-19 and a pandemic in 1957; how spending differs in blue states and red states; and a ballot harvesting case that may change elections. On this date in 1973, the United States launches Skylab, its first space station, into an orbit around Earth.     Commentary 12 Urgent Actions to Reopen America and Prevent an Economic Depression By Paul Winfree If broad-based lockdown policies are continued much longer, we face a real prospect of a depression with economic suffering and social and public health effects that could last for years. More News 4 Ways the 1957 Pandemic Resembles, and Differs From, COVID-19 By Fred Lucas The H2N2 Asian flu of 1957 is ranked as the seventh-biggest killer of Americans in history. More Analysis In Charts, How Big Blue States Outspend Red States By Adam Michel Not all states spend equally. As of 2017, Florida, Georgia, and Arizona spent about $5,800 per person on state and local governments, but New York spent more than $11,700 per person. More News Trump, Countering Fauci, Says He Wants Schools Reopened By Fred Lucas "He wants to play all sides of the equation," the president says of the veteran public health official's caution about reopening schools. More Analysis Podcast: What You Need to Know About 4 Pivotal Supreme Court Cases This Term By Rachel del Guidice The Supreme Court has heard several important cases recently, on topics ranging from President Trump's financial records to the Electoral College to religious liberty. More Analysis Problematic Women: Air Force Veteran Talks Military Service, Marriage, and Feminism By Virginia Allen Anna Paulina Luna shares her journey of growing up in a single-parent home in California as a Hispanic American and finding confidence, success, and a husband through her Air Force service. More News Supreme Court Eyes Ballot Harvesting Case That Could Affect Election Integrity Across Nation By Fred Lucas "If the 9th Circuit decision stands, it could put in jeopardy all kinds of commonsense voter integrity measures. That means laws preventing voter intimidation, laws preventing multiple voting, and laws protecting the secrecy of the ballot," says Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich. 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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