The War on Thanksgiving

Plus: Sharyl Attkisson Explains How Traditional Media Abandoned Fact-Based Reporting

November 24 2020   Good morning from Washington, where a group of top conservatives are making the case that the 2020 presidential election isn't decided. Virginia Allen has details. If Joe Biden is the winner, he'll be appointing John Kerry as climate czar, Fred Lucas reports. Plus: Jarrett Stepman on how Thanksgiving is the new Columbus Day; Sharyl Attkisson on the traditional media's failure; and Angela Sailor on the great contributions of the Pilgrims. Twenty years ago today, the Supreme Court announces it will hear the crucial Florida election case, Bush v. Gore.      COMMENTARY The War on Thanksgiving By Jarrett Stepman Rep. Ilhan Omar criticized Sen. Tom Cotton for his speech about the Pilgrims, tweeting, "When your sense of history doesn't go beyond your 3rd grade coloring books and actual history terrifies you." More ANALYSIS Sharyl Attkisson Explains How Traditional Media Abandoned Fact-Based Reporting By Virginia Allen "There's a trend now that I saw as I left CBS ... to try to make stories come out a certain way regardless of the facts," says Attkisson. More NEWS John Kerry Would Return as Climate Czar in Biden Administration By Fred Lucas "I'm returning to government to get America back on track to address the biggest challenge of this generation ... The climate crisis demands nothing less than all hands on deck," tweets Kerry. More COMMENTARY The Mayflower Compact and the Roots of Economic Freedom and Private Property By Angela Sailor The Pilgrims' community of peers, based on contracts and private property, might not strike us as particularly noteworthy. But compared with other colonial enterprises, it appears remarkably modern. More NEWS Presidential Election Isn't Over Yet, Conservative Leaders Say By Virginia Allen Former Attorney General Edwin Meese III, the founding chairman of the Conservative Action Project, and more than 100 other leaders say "every legal vote" must count. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: Millions in Africa Being Sacrificed to Extreme Poverty, Premature Death on Altar of 'Green Energy' By Gregory Wrightstone Obama-era policies that favor so-called green energy are dooming millions to lives of extreme poverty, environmental degradation, and increased risk of early death, according to a new analysis. 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.