China Wants You to Be a Woke ‘Anti-Racist’ While It Pursues Ethnic Cleansing

Plus: A Court Victory in Texas Against Obamacare's Transgender Mandate

August 23 2021   Good morning from Washington, where the Biden administration struggles to evacuate U.S. citizens and allies trapped inside Afghanistan. Immense consequences lie ahead, former VA chief Robert Wilkie warns. China plays the race card in a dangerous new way, Jarrett Stepman writes. On the podcast, Rob Bluey finds out why it's a banner year for school choice. Plus: a judge strikes down Obamacare's requirement that doctors and nurses perform abortions against their beliefs; the need to rebuild defense infrastructure; and a smear of conservatives' compassion. On this date in 1945, Army Staff Sgt. Marcario García becomes the first Mexican national to receive the Medal of Honor as President Harry S. Truman recognizes the wounded D-Day veteran for single-handedly clearing two German machine gun nests.     COMMENTARY China Wants You to Be a Woke 'Anti-Racist' While It Pursues Ethnic Cleansing By Jarrett Stepman It's interesting to see how Communist China appropriates the left-wing racial dogmas of American self-described "anti-racists" and proponents of critical race theory. More COMMENTARY A Court Victory in Texas Against Obamacare's Transgender Mandate By Jay Richards The Obamacare mandate forced a Catholic hospital association "to perform and provide insurance coverage for gender-transition procedures" or face fines and civil liability. More COMMENTARY The Steep Cost of Mishandling Our Withdrawal From Afghanistan By Robert Wilkie A few weeks ago, the president said his decision to order a total withdrawal from Afghanistan would be "not at all comparable" to the end in Vietnam. He's right: It's worse. More COMMENTARY If Congress Wants to Invest in Infrastructure, It Should Focus on Defense By Maiya Clark For most of our defense infrastructure, major investment is overdue. The Navy's four public shipyards are a clear example. They are all over 100 years old, and they are falling apart. More ANALYSIS As School Year Begins, Kids Have More Educational Options By Rob Bluey Corey DeAngelis, national research director for the American Federation for Children, calls 2021 the "year of school choice," with upward of 17 states giving parents more options to make decisions for... More COMMENTARY A Shameful Attack on Conservatives for Supporting Afghan Women By Kelsey Bolar The right knows that embracing the West's victimhood ideology is an affront to oppressed and victimized women in other cultures and nations, who would do anything to come here. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: Woke Nonsense Warps Everyday Life By Victor Davis Hanson For the first time in their lives, Americans of all classes and races are starting to fear a self-created apocalypse that threatens their family's safety and the American way of life. 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.