A Reprise of 1876? Liberal Academic Group Predicts Electoral Showdown for 2020

Plus: Hollywood Decides It's Not Woke Enough, Sets Oscars Diversity Quotas

September 11 2020   Good morning from Washington, where it's possible 1876 may have something to tell us about the man who gets chosen as president in November. Fred Lucas explains. And the Oscar goes to ... Hollywood, for best woke performance in an election year. You must read Jarrett Stepman's take. On the podcast, we talk to the judge who helped create Patriot Week about why it's important. Plus: the Trump administration and the environment, and somber images from 9/11. On this date in 2001, Islamist terrorists kill nearly 3,000 after hijacking four airliners and crashing them into the World Trade Center's two towers, the Pentagon, and, when passengers resist, a field in Pennsylvania. Never forget.     ANALYSIS A Reprise of 1876? Liberal Academic Group Predicts Electoral Showdown for 2020 By Fred Lucas The 1876 clash between Republican nominee Rutherford B. Hayes and Democratic standard-bearer Samuel Tilden led to a political battle almost up until Inauguration Day, which back then was March 4. More COMMENTARY Hollywood Decides It's Not Woke Enough, Sets Oscars Diversity Quotas By Jarrett Stepman As Kyle Smith writes, the move is essentially the academy "announcing it was formally rejecting the pursuit of artistic quality in favor of a byzantine quota system." More COMMENTARY Modernizing America's Environmental Policy for the 21st Century By Nicolas Loris The Trump administration has scrapped the climate agenda of the Obama administration, which would have driven up energy bills on American families for no meaningful global temperature impact. More ANALYSIS For 7 Days, We Remember Our Past to Secure Our Future By Virginia Allen Judge Michael Warren of Oakland County, Michigan, and his daughter, Leah, founded Patriot Week to celebrate national pride and educate Americans about the history of our country. More SPECIAL FEATURE We Remember: 22 Photos of September 11 and the Days After By Kelsey Lucas Nearly two decades later, most Americans still recall the horrifying day our nation was attacked. More NEWS ICYMI: Pennsylvania Lawmakers Resist Governor's Executive Actions on Climate Change By Kevin Mooney "If you're going to slap a $300 million annual electricity tax on the people, then the people's elected representatives need to have a voice in this process," says state Sen. Joe Pittman. 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.