How Much Ruin Do We Have Left?

Plus: 4 Things to Know About Biden's New Voting Czar

April 23 2021   Happy Friday from Washington, where the left is working overtime to remake the nation's institutions. It's doubtful we'll want to live with the results, Victor Davis Hanson writes. For an adviser on elections, President Biden turns to a former lawyer for the Democratic National Committee. Fred Lucas reports. On the podcast, our Virginia Allen talks about Democrats' plans to pack the Supreme Court with Heritage Foundation legal expert GianCarlo Canaparo. Plus: the greening of warfare; mandating unionization; and Larry Elder's thoughts on the Chauvin trial. Sixty years ago tonight, singer-actress Judy Garland, 38, plays Carnegie Hall for a 27-song concert hailed as "the greatest night in showbiz history," resulting in a No. 1 album.      COMMENTARY How Much Ruin Do We Have Left? By Victor Davis Hanson Adam Smith said of successful nations that they have a lot of "ruin" in them. He meant that a dissolute, leisured, and ahistorical generation has to waste a lot of its inherited wealth before it runs out. More NEWS 4 Things to Know About Biden's New Voting Czar By Fred Lucas As Democrats push to expand the federal government's purview over elections, President Biden has named a former Justice Department official to be a White House adviser on voting issues. More ANALYSIS The Real Reason These Democrats Want to Expand Supreme Court By Virginia Allen GianCarlo Canaparo, a legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, says Democrats are seeking to expand the court to advance a far-left agenda. More COMMENTARY The Pentagon Can't Afford to Go Green at Warfighters' Expense By Maiya Clark Projects to reduce emissions from the Department of Defense would not resolve the strategic challenges of climate change, but they would become sinkholes for crucial defense funding. More COMMENTARY 71% of Amazon Workers Reject Union, but Liberals' PRO Act Would Undercut That Right to Choose By Rachel Greszler The freedom to choose whether to be represented by a union is important—and it's just one of many fundamental rights threatened by liberals' agenda. More COMMENTARY Chauvin Trial About Chauvin, Not America's Soul or All Police By Larry Elder The facts simply do not bear out the Democrats' and media narrative of anti-black police "systemic racism." 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.