Biden Fuels Soaring Inflation and Media Does Its Part to Gaslight Us About It

Plus: Why Local Leaders Don't Want This Prosecutor Making Their Towns a 'Petri Dish for Social Experiments'

April 20 2022   Good morning from Washington, where President Biden appears to be in denial about runaway inflation. Too bad so many in the media are going along with it, our Jarrett Stepman writes. Fellow elected officials in Los Angeles County worry about criminals being encouraged by a rogue prosecutor, Virginia Allen reports. On the podcast, commentator Deroy Murdock tells why it's so important to ensure clean elections. Plus: critical race theory sows division in schools; teachers are trained as anti-racists; and states advance parental rights bills. On this date in 1871, Congress passes legislation authorizing President Ulysses S. Grant to declare martial law, impose heavy penalties against terrorist organizations, and use military force to suppress the Ku Klux Klan.     COMMENTARY Biden Fuels Soaring Inflation and Media Does Its Part to Gaslight Us About It By Jarrett Stepman In short, we're getting poorer and the things we buy are getting more expensive. More NEWS Why Local Leaders Don't Want This Prosecutor Making Their Towns a 'Petri Dish for Social Experiments' By Virginia Allen "All his directives are just going to make crime and our quality of life … much more difficult," a fellow elected Democrat says of Los Angeles County District Attorney George Gascon. More COMMENTARY A Critical Look at Critical Race Theory in America's Classrooms By Jonathan Butcher The Heritage Foundation invited 13 scholars to contribute to a publication that uncovers the often surreptitious application of critical race theory and analyzes its effects on teachers and students. More ANALYSIS What Can Be Done About Troubling State of Our Elections? Deroy Murdock Has Ideas. By Douglas Blair The conservative commentator and senior fellow at the Atlas Network says the nation's commitment to election integrity will determine the continued existence of America as we know it. More NEWS School District Trains Teachers to Become 'Anti-Racist,' Subvert Curriculum 'Rooted in Whiteness' By Kendall Tietz Teachers in an Ohio school district are trained to apply "social and racial justice lenses" to their jobs, the group Parents Defending Education says. More NEWS More States Move to Affirm Parental Rights in Education By Maggie Hroncich In recent months, these states have taken action to limit discussion of gender ideology in the classroom and to protect parents' rights in K-12 education. 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.