My Professors Thought Calling Conservatives ‘Crazy’ and ‘Hicks’ Would Sway Me to the Left. They Were Wrong.

Plus: Democrats' Spending Could Cost Taxpayers $5.5 Trillion, Republican Senator Says

July 29 2021   Good morning from Washington, where the Senate last evening passed a $1.2 trillion infrastructure package. Republicans remain worried that Democrats will shake down taxpayers with a bigger spending package to follow, as Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., tells our Virginia Allen on the podcast. What was that rally for a free Cuba about outside the Capitol the other day? We have a video report from Philip Reynolds, Michael Alfonso, and Jolene Pumphrey. Plus: a college conservative speaks out, a startling discovery about the Wuhan lab, and Fred Lucas reveals suspicious business dealings of Hunter Biden. A hundred years ago today, Adolf Hitler becomes leader of the National Socialist German Workers' Party, known as the Nazis, which he uses to turn Germany into a totalitarian state from 1933 to 1945.     COMMENTARY My Professors Thought Calling Conservatives 'Crazy' and 'Hicks' Would Sway Me to the Left. They Were Wrong. By Alexandra Bedner Who would have thought that something as cold and objective as statistics could be used as a platform to voice personal political opinions and push a leftist agenda? More ANALYSIS Democrats' Spending Could Cost Taxpayers $5.5 Trillion, Republican Senator Says By Virginia Allen "It really is a terrifying, inflation-causing, big government-motivated spending bill," Sen. Cynthia Lummis, R-Wyo., says. More SPECIAL FEATURE 'Cuba Libre': Why These People Stand for Cuban Freedom By Jolene Pumphrey "We are demanding that the dictatorship tell us where all the missing people are," says Marta Beatriz Ferrer, whose father disappeared in Cuba two weeks ago. More SPECIAL FEATURE 'Invest in Joe': How Hunter Biden's Financial Deals Extend Beyond Ukraine By Fred Lucas An excerpt from the book "Abuse of Power" shows the business dealings of now-President Joe Biden's son were not limited to the Ukrainian energy company. More NEWS Study Says European Laws Limit Abortion Earlier Than Mississippi Law Pending at Supreme Court By Mary Margaret Olohan The majority of European countries, including Denmark, France, and Norway, limit abortions to 12 weeks—unlike Mississippi, the Charlotte Lozier Institute contends. More NEWS France Warned US in 2015 About China's Wuhan Lab, Investigator Says By Eleanor Bartow The warning signs at the Wuhan Institute of Virology began as early as 2015, according to a new investigation. More COMMENTARY Protecting Life on College Campuses By Travis Weber One victim of the abortion industry called her chemical abortion "savage" and "horrific." More COMMENTARY The Perverse Agenda of Black Lives Matter By Star Parker Contrary to the opinion of Black Lives Matter, the only sovereignty and self-determination that exists in Cuba is in the hands of the communist despots who run the place. 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.