What’s Really Going on With US Postal Service

Plus: How America's Culture Wars Erupted Into Presidential Impeachments

August 20 2020   Good morning from Washington, where President Trump announces the U.S. will "snap back" sanctions on Iran because the U.N. Security Council hasn't extended an arms embargo on the Islamist regime. We have a clear-eyed view from three Heritage Foundation policy experts. On the podcast, we dive into the real story at the Postal Service with an authoritative guest. Plus: an excerpt from "Abuse of Power," our Fred Lucas' new book on the drive to impeach Trump; the place of safety during a pandemic; and, on "Problematic Women," Planned Parenthood's deadly assault on family. A hundred years ago today, gridiron star Jim Thorpe and six others gather at an auto dealership in Canton, Ohio, to organize the first pro football league. P.S.: We goofed and used the wrong intro to yesterday's Morning Bell. We'll be more careful.     ANALYSIS What's Really Going on With US Postal Service By Rachel del Guidice "House Democrats are ... throwing an increasingly bizarre set of conspiracy theories out to try to make it seem as though the new postmaster general, Louis DeJoy, is destroying the Postal Service. That's... More COMMENTARY Time to Kill the Zombie Iran Nuclear Deal at UN By James Carafano Despite its violations, Iran values the nuclear deal because it schedules elimination of U.N. sanctions and would legitimize the Islamist regime's illicit nuclear program. More ANALYSIS How America's Culture Wars Erupted Into Presidential Impeachments By Fred Lucas Unlike the Trump impeachment, the previous two presidential impeachments and one near-impeachment involved allegations of actual crimes. More ANALYSIS Problematic Women: Planned Parenthood Is 'Killing the Family,' Ex-Volunteer Says By Virginia Allen "Regardless of whether those children were sexually active or not, the job of the comprehensive sex educator [at Planned Parenthood] is to introduce them to every possible sexual activity," It Takes a... More COMMENTARY In a Flourishing Society, Should Safety Be a Means or an End? By David Hunter A man who flees the battlefield because he fears death is considered a coward, not a hero. If safety is the top goal, why do we see his actions this way? More COMMENTARY Raising a Child in a World Obsessed With Transgender Contagion By Nicole Russell The left is enamored with pushing the LGBTQ movement into the mainstream even though the number of young people struggling with their sexual orientation remains small. 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.