University Shouldn’t Punish Me for Not Addressing Male Student as ‘Ms.’

Plus: Why Arizona Looks Like Ground Zero in Battle Over Election Integrity

August 31 2020   Good morning from Washington, where conservatives and liberals disagree sharply on the real threat to fair elections. That difference is playing out in Arizona, our Fred Lucas reports. Noncompliant university professors are targeted by transgender orthodoxy, one of them writes. On the podcast, we look at why the media pays little attention to a major Middle East peace agreement. Plus: going to school in a parking lot; the Virginia GOP stands up for police; and the dangerous consequences of the left's ideas. On this date in 1997, Britain's Princess Diana is fatally injured in a car crash in Paris at age 36.     COMMENTARY University Shouldn't Punish Me for Not Addressing Male Student as 'Ms.' By Nicholas Meriwether I have a letter of discipline in my file now that says I treated a particular student differently than other students by referring to him by his given name rather than as "Ms." and "she." More NEWS Why Arizona Looks Like Ground Zero in Battle Over Election Integrity By Fred Lucas The overblown rhetoric of Democratic state election officials accusing Republicans of trying to suppress voting could dangerously undermine elections, Arizona Attorney General Mark Brnovich says. More ANALYSIS Media Largely Ignores Trump's Historic Middle East Peace Deal By Virginia Allen Helen Raleigh, a policy fellow at the Centennial Institute, explains how the Israel-UAE accord could affect diplomatic relations in the Middle East for years to come. More NEWS Virginia Republicans Sign 'Police Pledge' to Back the Blue By Rachel del Guidice "While violence is on the rise in cities nationwide, the Virginia Legislature is making it harder to prosecute assaults on law enforcement," says Heritage Action's Jessica Anderson. More NEWS Inner-City LA Nonprofit Turns Parking Lot Into Classroom for Online Learning By Virginia Allen When schools in Los Angeles announced they would keep their doors closed this fall, the Dream Center converted its parking lot into an outdoor learning center, staffed with professional tutors. More COMMENTARY The Radical Left's Ideas Could Destroy America for Generations By Kay C. James This is the time to fight for a nation where freedom and prosperity flourish, where opportunity abounds, and where civil society brings out the best in all of us. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: 'Nice White Parents' Responsible for Failing Public Schools, New York Times Says By Mary Clare Amselem The New York Times argues that the solution to the different wants and needs of families is to ignore the wishes of parents altogether and let education bureaucrats decide what is best. 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.