‘Defund the Police’ Movement Triggered Massive Spike in Murder of Black Americans. So Much for Equity.

Plus: Illegal Immigrants on Run 'Harass' Texas Border Farmers

April 27 2022   Good morning from Washington, where the left calls police officers racist. Interesting how "defunding" police fueled homicides among blacks, our Jarrett Stepman writes. At the Texas-Mexico border, Fred Lucas meets farmers facing a huge crop of illegal aliens. On the podcast, a former Marine tells Virginia Allen why it's so important for veterans to own former service dogs. Plus: Tennessee oversteps on who may run for Congress; how Ukraine sunk that Russian warship; and how one union hopes to dumb down schools even more. On this date in 1994, over 22 million South Africans cast ballots in the nation's first multiracial parliamentary elections, with an overwhelming majority picking anti-apartheid leader Nelson Mandela to head a coalition government.     COMMENTARY 'Defund the Police' Movement Triggered Massive Spike in Murder of Black Americans. So Much for Equity. By Jarrett Stepman Will the left ever face a reckoning for triggering the largest spike in black murder in recent history? More NEWS Illegal Immigrants on Run 'Harass' Texas Border Farmers By Fred Lucas "We found four dead people on our farm in 2008, and we found people that were [fatally] beaten up, terribly," says Joe Waite, who owns a grapefruit farm with his wife. More COMMENTARY Why Tennessee's New Residency Requirement for Congressional Candidates Is Blatantly Unconstitutional By Hans von Spakovsky, Frank Yang Tennessee lawmakers appear to have passed this patently unconstitutional law in order to end the candidacy of former Trump official Morgan Ortagus in a House GOP primary. More COMMENTARY Wily Ukrainian Tactics and Poor Design Led to Russian Warship's Sinking By Brent Sadler Although the sinking of the Moskva testifies to the ingenuity of Ukraine's military, it also is a reminder of the cost of failing to make the investments needed to be a competent naval force. More ANALYSIS From Suicidal to Serving Others: The Story of a Veteran and His Dog By Virginia Allen After six years in the military, Cole Lyle struggled with post-traumatic stress disorder, or PTSD. More COMMENTARY Why the Left Wants Twitter Over Tolstoy in Our Schools By Douglas Blair A powerful group of educators calls on schools to "decenter book reading and essay writing as the pinnacles of English language arts education." More COMMENTARY ICYMI: Food Price Inflation Continues to Worsen. Here's What To Do About It. By Daren Bakst, Joshua Loucks Beyond reining in spending, policymakers need to remove harmful government interventions that contribute to higher food prices. Energy is a great place to start. 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.