How the COVID-19 Censors Killed the Truth

Plus: Reasons for Texas Blackouts and How Best to Avoid Them Going Forward

February 20 2021   Good morning from Washington, where the Biden administration is struggling to improve delivery of COVID-19 vaccines into arms. China and those friendly to its communist regime have had it much more easy obscuring how the pandemic occurred, Neil Patel writes. What went wrong when Texas got unusually frigid? Nick Loris has answers. Plus: the victims of a $15 minimum wage, and what teachers on the left get wrong about black history. On this date in 1998, 15-year-old Tara Lipinski grabs the gold in women's figure skating at the Olympic Winter Games in Japan, becoming the youngest gold medalist in her sport. Enjoy the weekend.     COMMENTARY How the COVID-19 Censors Killed the Truth By Neil Patel SARS escaped from a Beijing lab twice in 2004. If SARS 1.0 leaked from a Chinese lab twice, why is it a conspiracy theory to question whether SARS 2.0 could have escaped from a Chinese lab? More COMMENTARY Reasons for Texas Blackouts and How Best to Avoid Them Going Forward By Nicolas Loris Half-truths and misinformation flood social media outlets and policy discussions, blaming specific fuel sources, Texas' deregulated electricity grid, and a lack of government oversight. More COMMENTARY $15 Minimum Wage Would Harm Those It's Supposed to Help By Kay C. James A minimum wage increase could push many hard-hit businesses out of business—then you'll have a lot of former employees making $0 an hour. More COMMENTARY What Left-Wing Educators Don't Teach During Black History Month By Larry Elder For instance, are students taught that gun control began as a means to deny free blacks the right to own guns? More COMMENTARY ICYMI: Melania Haters Now Loving Jill Biden By Tim Graham "Melania Trump was the most put together person and Jill comes across as a relatable mom, teacher, wife and woman—she's relatable in a way that Melania never was," says a Washington Post writer. More           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 letters@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.