The Social Justice Warriors’ Takeover of Newsrooms

Plus: The Plight of Black Americans

Jun 10, 2020   Good morning from Washington, where one conservative senator's op-ed has revealed what really matters to The New York Times. Today's newsrooms brim with activists, Jarrett Stepman writes. On the podcast, a top federal health official talks about the status of COVID-19 and improving health care services. Plus: licensing reform helps nurses battle the coronavirus; a tough time for the nation's top young spellers; religious freedom and the pandemic; and where black Americans stand today. On this date in 1953, President Dwight Eisenhower answers critics of his Cold War foreign policy with a speech in Minneapolis asserting that America is committed to fighting communism.     Commentary The Social Justice Warriors' Takeover of Newsrooms By Jarrett Stepman The message coming from the media is this: The narrative about how society should look at racism shall remain in accordance with the most radical, "woke" voices. Deviating opinions will not be tolerated. Words are violence. More Commentary The Plight of Black Americans By Walter E. Williams The true plight of black people has little or nothing to do with the police or what has been called "systemic racism." Instead, we need to look at the responsibilities of those running our big cities. More Special Feature During COVID-19, Cutting Red Tape Helps Front-Line Nurses Save Lives By Kelsey Bolar "I've never felt so much that I'm exactly where I need to be right now," says Clare Shanley, a nurse from Richmond, Virginia, who volunteered to work in New York. "I'm making a difference." More Analysis Delivering Better Health and Human Services to Americans By Rachel del Guidice Eric Hargan, deputy secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, discusses the nation's recovery from COVID-19 and making health care primarily about outcomes, not services. More Commentary Canceled by COVID-19, National Spelling Bee Needs R-e-v-a-m-p-i-n-g By Peter Parisi The obscurity and difficulty of the words used now are hard to exaggerate: Two from last year's finals were "omphalopsychite" (one who stares fixedly at his navel to induce a mystical trance) and "auftaktigkeit" (the principle in music that all musical phrases begin on an upbeat). More Commentary Despite Win in Wisconsin, Religious Discrimination Remains During Lockdown By Zack Smith Government leaders picking and choosing which constitutionally protected activities are permissible defeats the very purpose for which the Framers put those protections in place. 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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