This California Law Is Ripping Away American Dreams. The Left Wants to Take It Nationwide.

Plus: How Trump's Law and Order Agenda Is Making Black America Safer Again

Jul 21, 2020   Good morning from Washington, where we're still shaking our heads over California's near-outlawing of freelance work. The consequences have been devastating for some residents, Kelsey Bolar writes. On the podcast, Sen. Ted Cruz takes on defunding  police and China's bid to silence him. Plus: "pandemic pods" spring up to teach kids; doing more outside court to preserve what's true; and photos of the continuing chaos in Portland, Oregon. On this date in 2011, NASA's space shuttle program completes its 135th and final mission as Atlantis lands at Kennedy Space Center in Florida.     Special Feature This California Law Is Ripping Away American Dreams. The Left Wants to Take It Nationwide. By Kelsey Bolar The implications for Jennifer O'Connell's career have been so bad that she and her husband considered leaving the state. But instead of leaving, O'Connell is fighting back, hoping that lawmakers and the constituents who vote for them hear her story and finally listen. More Commentary How Trump's Law and Order Agenda Is Making Black America Safer Again By Horace Cooper Elite progressive voices have pushed a radical idea: Law enforcement is the embodiment of bigotry in America and that "defunding" or even banning the police department is the solution that blacks want most. But nothing could be further from the truth. More Analysis Ted Cruz: It's 'Racist' to Defund the Police By Rachel del Guidice "If you abolish the police, if you defund the police, you know to an absolute certainty that more black lives will be lost," says Sen. Ted Cruz, who also discusses being sanctioned by China. More Commentary 'Pandemic Pods' Are Fundamentally Reshaping K-12 Education By Lindsey Burke The practice of organizing "pandemic pods," in which parents team up with other families in their neighborhoods or social circles to hire teachers for their children, is getting more and more popular by the minute. More Commentary Religious Liberty Is Important, but It's Not Enough By Ryan T. Anderson Religious liberty doesn't protect people who aren't religious but reject progressive gender ideology. It doesn't protect other goods and interests threatened by progressive gender ideology. And it doesn't respond on the merits to the underlying disputed questions of truth. More News 13 Images of the Chaos Created by 'Violent Anarchists' in Portland By Virginia Allen Mobs have defaced Portland, Oregon, with graffiti and carried out violent attacks against federal buildings while baiting law enforcement officers seeking to protect government property. 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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