Students, Faculty Target Professor for Writing Honest History of Black Lives Matter

Plus: Supreme Court Hands Huge Victory to Families on School Choice

Jul 01, 2020   Good morning from Washington, where the Supreme Court rules that states can't discriminate against religious schools by excluding them from private school choice programs. Lindsey Burke and Emilie Kao call it a victory for families. On the podcast, a Cornell law professor describes being marginalized for writing a history of the Black Lives Matter movement. Plus: the left goes after John Wayne; Thomas Sowell at 90;  the return of statehood for D.C.; and Rep. Mike Turner on keeping our military strong. Fifteen years ago today, the last Thunderbird, Ford Motor Co.'s iconic sports car, rolls out of a Michigan factory.     Analysis Students, Faculty Target Professor for Writing Honest History of Black Lives Matter By Virginia Allen After publishing a history of Black Lives Matter, Cornell's William Jacobson gets a public rebuke from the law school's dean and faces a student-led boycott of his class. More Commentary Supreme Court Hands Huge Victory to Families on School Choice By Lindsey Burke States no longer may prevent parents from choosing religious schools if they are participating in a school choice program. More Commentary Uncertain Times Are When We Most Need Steady Defenders. So Why Hurt the Pentagon Now? By Mike Turner Now more than ever, it's important to remember that our nation's internal crises don't diminish the many international threats to the safety and well-being of Americans, Rep. Mike Turner writes. More News California Democrats Demand Removal of John Wayne's Name From Airport By Mary Rose Corkery A resolution demands removal of Duke's name and likeness based on "white supremacist, anti-LGBT, and anti-Indigenous views" in an interview 50 years ago. More Commentary DC Already Is a 'State' By Cal Thomas The only reason Democrats favor the nation's capital becoming a state is that the District would gain two senators who almost certainly would be Democrats and its "delegate," Eleanor Holmes Norton, could then vote in the House. More Commentary Happy 90th Birthday to an Underappreciated American Scholar By Walter E. Williams Economist and commentator Thomas Sowell cares about people. He believes that compassionate policy requires dispassionate analysis. 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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