That Single-Payer Thing Isn’t Working Out for UK

Plus: CDC Misunderstands Why People Hate It, Attempts to Reorganize Anyway

August 19 2022   Happy Friday from Washington, where the left still bangs the drum for government-run health care. That's not exactly a winner in the United Kingdom, argues Heritage Foundation health policy veteran Bob Moffit. Vandals deface another pro-life pregnancy center in Massachusetts, Virginia Allen reports. On the podcast, our Fred Lucas  interviews journalist Cheryl Chumley about her book on the erosion of liberty during the pandemic. Plus: the CDC tries to get its act together; China isn't so super with superconductors; and the media keeps giving Biden a break. On this date in 1919, breaking with convention, President Woodrow Wilson appears before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to argue for ratification of the Versailles Treaty to end World War I.      COMMENTARY That Single-Payer Thing Isn't Working Out for UK By Robert Moffit The total number of patients waiting for medical care has soared to a record 6.6 million British citizens, almost 10% of the entire population. More COMMENTARY CDC Misunderstands Why People Hate It, Attempts to Reorganize Anyway By Douglas Blair Throughout the waning COVID-19 pandemic and going into the waxing monkeypox mess, the CDC has repeatedly beclowned itself with contradictory or dangerous policies.  More NEWS Pro-Abortion Vandals Strike Pregnancy Center in Massachusetts By Virginia Allen Vandals use black spray paint to write outside the pro-life center: "If abortions aren't safe, neither are you!" More COMMENTARY Exposing China's Semiconductor Vulnerabilities By Min-Hua Chiang After investing billions in developing the semiconductor industry in the past decade, China has not yet been able to reduce its reliance on importing advanced chips produced by other countries. More ANALYSIS Examining How COVID-19 Lockdowns So Easily Curbed American Freedoms By Fred Lucas As businesses closed, the government grew in power and Americans' liberties shrank, says the author of the book "Lockdown: The Socialist Plan to Take Away Your Freedom." More COMMENTARY Dumb Question: Is the Pro-Biden Spin Getting Out? By Tim Graham Time magazine proclaims, "Biden's 'bland leadership' may be getting results." More COMMENTARY ICYMI: The Democrat Push to Redefine Infertility By Emma Waters Reps. Adam Schiff and Judy Chu of California, both Democrats, introduce a bill to use the IRS as a vehicle to redefine infertility. 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.