The Media’s Double Standard on States’ Different Approaches to COVID-19

Plus: New York's Mayor Goes After Jewish Residents Again

May 21, 2020   Good morning from Washington, where President Trump continues to encourage states to reopen responsibly even as the dominant media leans to the left to criticize conservative governors for doing so. Jarrett Stepman isn't having it. On "Problematic Women," Heritage Action head Jessica Anderson tells why states need to reopen with appropriate caution. Plus: digging into COVID-19 data; New York's mayor singles out Jewish students; reforming the World Health Organization; and a promising anti-coronavirus drug. On this date in 1932, five years to the day after Charles Lindbergh makes the first solo, nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean, fellow American Amelia Earhart becomes the first pilot to repeat the feat.     Commentary The Media's Double Standard on States' Different Approaches to COVID-19 By Jarrett Stepman Consider how the media have treated Georgia, with its Republican governor, Brian Kemp, and Colorado with its Democrat governor, Jared Polis. Both states moved forward with aggressive reopening plans, but only one received a torrent of criticism from legacy media outlets. More Commentary New York's Mayor Goes After Jewish Residents Again By Nicole Russell For the second time since the COVID-19 pandemic began, New York Mayor Bill de Blasio has taken to Twitter to criticize the peaceful assembly of Jews in a city that boasts over a million Jewish residents. More Analysis Problematic Women: Reopening State Economies, Big-Government Bailouts, and the Drama in Between By Virginia Allen "There's differences in states, and we can't have this one-size-fits-all policy," says Jessica Anderson. More Commentary WHO Is a Mess, but America Can't Reform It Alone By Brett Schaefer Trump is right to point out that, had China been more transparent and cooperative, many lives could have been saved and economic damage avoided in the U.S. and around the world. More Analysis What's the Real Data? A Look at the Relevant Statistics of the COVID-19 Pandemic By Rachel del Guidice Heritage Foundation research fellows Drew Gonshorowski and Kevin Dayaratna join The Daily Signal Podcast to talk about the data behind the coronavirus pandemic. More News Legislators, Pro-life Advocates Denounce Planned Parenthood Receiving $80 Million in Coronavirus Funding By Mary Margaret Olohan News that Planned Parenthood applied for and received coronavirus relief funds comes after President Trump took deliberate steps to prevent the nation's largest abortion provider from receiving such funds. More Commentary Scientists Are Studying Hydroxychloroquine as a Preventative Drug for COVID-19 By Kevin Pham If politicians continue to insist on demagoguing questions of public health, including about the use of a potentially beneficial drug, they ultimately will subject the public's health to the angry whims of partisans and politicos. 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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