What American Schools Should Teach About Race, Racism, and Slavery

Plus: What Happens When a Broken Country Tries to Fight a Pandemic

November 21 2020   Good morning from Washington, where efforts to convince Americans to take precautions against COVID-19 are thwarted when some politicians don't abide by their own draconian measures. Neil Patel has the goods. One of the nation's top health officials argues what science shows: Children may return to school safely during COVID-19. Plus: properly teaching about slavery; brainwashing kids about gender fluidity; and making an issue of a new House member's evangelizing. Forty years ago tonight, 3 out of 4 Americans tune in to the hit TV drama series "Dallas" to find out who shot oil tycoon J.R. Ewing (Larry Hagman). Enjoy the weekend.     COMMENTARY What American Schools Should Teach About Race, Racism, and Slavery By Dennis Prager The purpose of all teaching about race in American schools is to engender contempt for America. More COMMENTARY What Happens When a Broken Country Tries to Fight a Pandemic By Neil Patel We are seeing public officials completely flout the rules they impose on their own constituents. We are devolving into a tiered society with different laws depending on your station in life. More NEWS CDC Director Says School 'One of Safest Places' for Children, Data Supports In-Person Learning By Mary Rose Corkery "The truth is, for kids, K-12 is one of the safest places they can be; from our perspective, [they should] remain in school," says Dr. Robert Redfield, director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. More COMMENTARY The Left Targets Kids, Teens With Gender Fluid Ideology By Tony Perkins In an announcement that will make people's heads swim, Oxford University Press agrees to change the meaning of the words "woman" and "man"—because of an online petition. More COMMENTARY Convert Me If You Can By David Harsanyi Madison Cawthorn, a Republican who soon will become the youngest member of Congress in U.S. history, reportedly "has admitted he tried to convert Jews and Muslims to Christianity." So what? More COMMENTARY ICYMI: Taking a Closer Look at the Trump Campaign's Battle to Recount Legal Votes By Bill Walton GOP activist Ken Blackwell and public interest lawyer J. Christian Adams assess where the extended presidential contest stands. 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.