Taxpayers Take School Board to Court for Trying to Silence Parents’ Criticism

Plus: Texas Heartbeat Act Back at Supreme Court. Here's What You Need to Know.

November 1 2021   Good morning from Washington, where the Supreme Court today takes up a Texas law banning abortions after a heartbeat is detectable. Sarah Parshall Perry has key points. In Pennsylvania, fed-up parents sue their school board for shutting down differing views, Kevin Mooney reports. On the podcast, our Rob Bluey talks with Scott Walker about the former governor's new role convincing young Americans to think for themselves. Plus: Senate Republicans back essential workers against vaccine mandates; the admirable example of dissenting school parents; and Victor Davis Hanson skewers dissembling bureaucrats. On this date in 1952, the U.S. detonates the world's first thermonuclear weapon, dubbed the hydrogen bomb, on Eniwetok Atoll in the Pacific.     COMMENTARY Texas Heartbeat Act Back at Supreme Court. Here's What You Need to Know. By Sarah Parshall Perry The new Texas law banning abortions after a fetal heartbeat is detected—usually around six weeks' gestation—has remained in effect since Sept. 1. More NEWS Sen. Marsha Blackburn Aims to Help 'Essential Workers' Who Face Firing Under Biden Vaccine Mandates By Mary Margaret Olohan The Tennessee Republican tells The Daily Signal that her legislation supports essential workers who may be fired for standing up to President Biden's vaccine mandates. More ANALYSIS Scott Walker's Formula for Getting Young Americans to Reject Big-Government Socialism By Rob Bluey "If [conservatives] want to succeed we need to think with our head, use our mind, but convey it in ways that come from the heart," the former Wisconsin governor says on "The Daily Signal Podcast." More COMMENTARY Virginia Parents Standing Up to Loudoun County School Board Should Inspire Parents Everywhere By Mary Clare Amselem The question of who our children fundamentally belong to has come to define our modern political divide. More NEWS US Joins Afghan Refugee Effort With Sponsors Accused of Terror Links By Jennie Taer Secretary of State Antony Blinken touts an initiative welcoming Afghan refugees to America sponsored by organizations supporting groups said to be tied to Palestinian terrorists. More COMMENTARY The Ignoble Lie By Victor Davis Hanson Dr. Anthony Fauci lied about his role in routing U.S. aid money to subsidize gain-of-function research at China's Wuhan virology lab—the likely birthplace of COVID-19. More NEWS Virginia Scholar Refuses to Cave to Pressure Over Tweet Criticizing Bisexual Superman By Douglas Blair A scholar at a Virginia university isn't backing down as students and faculty seek to get her fired for a tweet she posted criticizing DC Comics' new bisexual Superman character. 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.