Uncovering the Origins of Identity Politics

Plus: Her Dad Ensured Her Escape From China. Now She Hopes to Free Him From Prison.

Jul 28, 2020   Good morning from Washington, where identity politics increasingly drive the left's goals. We've got an excerpt from a book on the topic by The Heritage Foundation's Mike Gonzalez, a recovering journalist. The daughter of a Uighur scholar tells Kelsey Bolar about her fight to get him out of a Chinese prison. On the podcast, Heritage legal eagle Hans von Spakovsky outlines how to ensure fair elections. Plus: finding a COVID-19 vaccine; going far beyond protesting; and honoring a civil rights icon on his way home. On this date in 1868, the 14th Amendment granting citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the United States—including former slaves—becomes part of the Constitution.     Commentary Uncovering the Origins of Identity Politics By Mike Gonzalez Activ­ists of earlier decades sought to move the United States away from its limited-government traditions inherited from the Anglo-Scottish Enlightenment toward the centralized state planning drawn from the Continental Kantian, Hegelian, and Marxian worldviews. More Special Feature Her Uighur Father Ensured Her Escape From China. Now She Hopes to Free Him From Prison. By Kelsey Bolar When Jewher Ilham landed in Chicago after her father was held back by Chinese authorities, she did not know a single American and spoke hardly any English. More Commentary How Close Are We to a COVID-19 Vaccine? Here's What to Know By Kevin Pham Now, a series of published results from vaccine developers raises the hope that a definitive end to the pandemic might be in sight. More Special Feature 14 Images as Body of Rep. John Lewis Returns to Capitol By Ken McIntyre Rep. John Lewis broke another barrier Monday when, in death, he became the first African American to lie in state in the Rotunda of the U.S. Capitol. More Analysis Why Mail-In Voting Is a Bad Idea, Even During a Pandemic By Virginia Allen Hans von Spakovsky, a senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation and a former member of the Federal Election Commission, joins the podcast to discuss how states across America can hold a free and fair election while protecting individuals' health. More Commentary Rioters Are Seditionists, Not Protesters By Cal Thomas Perhaps the media should ask people whose jobs have been disrupted, their businesses destroyed, their work suspended—or ended—if they are OK with allowing the rioting to continue. 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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