Who Has Worst Election Laws? These 10 States, According to Scorecard

Plus: In 5 Charts, Factors Affecting China's Military Future

August 30 2022   Good morning from Washington, where the left hopes to loosen the security of our elections. A scorecard from The Heritage Foundation ranks states with the weakest laws regulating elections, Fred Lucas reports. Is China all that militarily? Check out five charts from Brent Sadler and Jackson Clark. On the podcast, Doug Blair gets the lowdown on the s are set to vote on abortion; what science says about masks at school; and a New York Times columnist doesn't understand religious freedom. Fifty-five years ago today,  Thurgood Marshall becomes the first black to be confirmed as a Supreme Court justice; he will serve on the high court for 24 years before retiring.     NEWS Who Has the Worst Election Laws? These 10 States, According to Scorecard By Fred Lucas "Too many states aren't willing to have basic voter ID laws in place, and some are making matters worse with automatic voter registration," says Heritage Foundation scholar Hans von Spakovsky. More COMMENTARY In 5 Charts, Factors Affecting China's Military Future By Brent Sadler, Jackson Clark Unless we move quickly to address weaknesses, Chinese leaders might well calculate that they could outlast the U.S. in a long war—if they strike sooner rather than later. More COMMENTARY New York Times Columnist Gets First Freedom Wrong By Kelly Shackelford In a recent essay in The New York Times, former Times reporter and columnist Linda Greenhouse accuses Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito of weaponizing religious liberty. More COMMENTARY The Evidence About Masking at Schools By Doug Badger, Jonathan Butcher A recent study finds no difference in pediatric case rates between schools with mask mandates and those without them. More NEWS Voters in These 4 States to Decide Abortion Law at Ballot By Virginia Allen Voters in California, Kentucky, Montana, and Vermont will decide abortion-related ballot initiatives during midterm elections Nov. 8. More ANALYSIS CRT Infects Military Academies, Medical Schools, Bill Jacobson Says By Douglas Blair Jacobson, a professor at Cornell Law School, tracks which institutions teach critical race theory, and how deep the rot goes, in a database. It's not pretty, he says. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: Remembering How Sen. Patrick Leahy Treated Clarence Thomas By Terence Jeffrey When it was Leahy's turn to question Thomas, he tried to force the judge into taking a position on the constitutionality of Roe v. Wade and abortion. 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.