Data Shows COVID-19 Vaccines Are Safe, Effective

Plus: 6 Reasons China, Not Just Taliban, Benefits as US Exits From Afghanistan

August 20 2021   Happy Friday from Washington, where China's gains in America's retreat from Afghanistan are becoming painfully clear. Fred Lucas reports on that and on an eyebrow-raising study that puts the number of "unaccounted for" ballots at twice the margin of votes separating Biden and Trump. On the podcast, reassuring data on the effectiveness of COVID-19 vaccines from a Heritage Foundation researcher. Plus: the return of pricey pet projects on Capitol Hill, and individual takes on the chaotic Afghan exit from Cal Thomas, Tom Spoehr, and Ben Shapiro. On this date in 1975, the unmanned U.S. planetary probe Viking 1 lifts off from Cape Canaveral, Florida, on what will be a successful mission to Mars.     NEWS 15 Million Votes in 2020 Election Not Accounted For, Report Finds By Fred Lucas "These figures detail how the 2020 push to mail voting needs to be a one-year experiment," says J. Christian Adams, president of the Public Interest Legal Foundation. More NEWS 6 Reasons China, Not Just Taliban, Benefits as US Exits From Afghanistan By Fred Lucas Although Beijing is about 3,400 miles from Kabul, the two countries share a 50-mile border and China is expected to give early diplomatic recognition to a Taliban government in Afghanistan. More ANALYSIS Data Shows COVID-19 Vaccines Are Safe, Effective By Virginia Allen "The safety and efficacy of the vaccines was tested [and] we are continuing to see data and there are overall overwhelmingly no serious effects," says The Heritage Foundation's Kevin Dayaratna. More COMMENTARY Biden's Surrender By Cal Thomas Surrender will encourage our enemies who see America as increasingly weak and led by a president who appears even weaker. More COMMENTARY Earmarks, a Favorite Tool of Central Planners, Are Making a Comeback Under Biden By Richard Stern Under Democrat leadership, this Congress has seen the return of earmarks, with well over 2,000 having passed the House of Representatives in the last couple months. More COMMENTARY Biden's 5 Mistruths on Afghanistan By Thomas Spoehr President Biden seeks to paint his choices as binary: either withdraw or send thousands more troops to fight the Taliban. But there was a third option, which was already working. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: Biden Chooses Decline By Ben Shapiro Biden destroyed the stalemate in Afghanistan that had allowed America's counterterror mission there to continue successfully. 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.