Horrific Waukesha Deaths Preventable Result of Ill-Considered Bail Policies

Plus: 'I'm Not a Victim': Winsome Sears Touts Hard Work, Education

November 24 2021   Good morning from Washington, where some lawmakers look for ways to coddle criminals. Deaths and injuries along a parade route in Wisconsin spotlight the consequences of letting bad guys off easy, three Heritage Foundation legal experts argue. President Biden's plan to subsidize electric vehicles will cost more because of son Hunter's cobalt connection with China, Fred Lucas reports. On the podcast, a pastor's prescription for keeping our chins up in tough times. Plus: a Virginia trailblazer shows her true grit; a new threat to Social Security; and activists who want to make pedophilia mainstream. On this date in 1979, the Soviet Union invades Afghanistan, which it will occupy amid fierce resistance for nearly 10 years.     COMMENTARY Horrific Waukesha Deaths Preventable Result of Ill-Considered Bail Policies By Amy Swearer The devastation during a Christmas parade happened because grossly reckless bail policies enabled the release of a violent man whose actions routinely placed others in serious danger. More NEWS 'I'm Not a Victim': Winsome Sears Touts Hard Work, Education By Rob Bluey "Education lifted me out of poverty and education will lift everybody," Winsome Sears, Virginia's next lieutenant governor, says. More NEWS Hunter Biden's Cobalt Deal With China Increases Cost of His Father's Push for Electric Cars By Fred Lucas Hunter Biden's most recent controversy—assisting a Chinese company's purchase of a cobalt mine—complicates a top Biden administration policy of promoting electric vehicles. More COMMENTARY How Biden's Massive Government Spending Package Could Hurt Social Security By Drew Gonshorowski The big-government bill creates taxpayer-funded child care and paid family leave but does nothing to improve Social Security and other existing unfunded entitlement programs. More ANALYSIS Learning to 'Persevere With Power' in These Dark Times By Douglas Blair "When your integrity is more important to you than your influence, nothing can stop you," pastor and author Samuel Rodriguez says. More COMMENTARY 23 Aliens Previously Convicted of Homicide Charged With Illegal Reentry in Arizona in Biden's First 9 Months By Terence Jeffrey Among those charged in Arizona with illegally reentering this country from February through October were 400 aliens previously convicted in the U.S. of a violent crime. More NEWS What We Saw Before and After Rittenhouse Verdict in Kenosha By Virginia Allen Despite the many opinions swirling around the Rittenhouse murder trial, the jury's decision is a reminder that in America, cases are tried in courtrooms—not the court of public opinion. More COMMENTARY The Left's Appalling Efforts to 'Normalize' Pedophilia By Nicole Russell Educator and author Allyn Walker argues that it "isn't true" that all pedophiles are sex offenders and warns against "misconceptions about attractions towards minors." 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.