3 Key Concepts That Woke ‘Anti-Racists’ Believe

Plus: A Defense of Our Founding Ideas

Aug 11, 2020   Good morning from Washington, one place where two writers are driving the "woke" conversation about "anti-racism" that threatens to go mainstream. Our Jarrett Stepman has what you should know. President Trump appears unflappable as a shooting interrupts his briefing, Fred Lucas reports. On the podcast, "America on Trial" author Robert Reilly defends the Founding Fathers. Plus: a top homeland security official denounces liberal pols and the media over urban violence; why suspending the payroll tax isn't the way to go; and sex ed that should horrify parents. On this date in 1965, the mostly black Watts neighborhood in Los Angeles explodes into five days of riots after two white police officers scuffle with a suspected drunk driver who is black.     Commentary 3 Key Concepts That Woke 'Anti-Racists' Believe By Jarrett Stepman Robin DiAngelo, author of "White Fragility," and Ibram X. Kendi, author of "How to Be an Antiracist," are shaping the modern discussion over "wokeness" and the ideas that are becoming politically mainstream, at least on the American left. More Analysis A Defense of Our Founding Ideas By Jarrett Stepman Robert R. Reilly, author of "America on Trial: A Defense of the Founding," discusses the deeper origins of the American Revolution—rooted in Western thought, philosophy, and religion—and explains why the nation's survival depends on embracing those ideas. More Commentary Payroll Tax Suspension Executive Order Is Legally Dubious, Economically Unnecessary By Joel Griffith President Trump's new executive order, which suspends the employee portion of Social Security payroll taxes for the rest of the year, is legally dubious and unlikely to turn around the economy. More News 'Do I Seem Rattled?': Trump Calmly Describes Shooting Near White House By Fred Lucas "There was a shooting outside of the White House, and it seems to be very well under control," President Trump tells reporters. "I'd like to thank the Secret Service for doing their always quick and very effective work." More Commentary The Heritage Foundation Adds 2 Leading Academics as Visiting Fellows By Douglas Blair "Our new visiting scholars will continue to forge successes for American values by highlighting the importance of individual sovereignty, equal opportunity, limited constitutional government, and economic freedom," says The Heritage Foundation's Angela Sailor. More News Border Chief Rips Media, Oregon Politicians for Anti-Law Enforcement Rhetoric By Fred Lucas "This is really about politics over public safety," Mark Morgan, acting commissioner of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, says during a virtual event held by The Heritage Foundation. "This is really about trying to score political points rather than giving the American people the truth." More Commentary Parents, Beware: The Global Assault on the Health and Innocence of Children By Sharon Slater Systematic sexual indoctrination would be a good description of the Comprehensive Sexuality Education programs being dished up to children in countries as diverse as Namibia, Nepal, and Nauru, and in U.S. states from Montana to Michigan to Maine. 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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