Thanksgiving and the American Wisdom of Carving Out a Day for Gratitude

Plus: Jill Biden Got a Raise. Here's What She's Earning for Teaching at a Community College.

November 24 2022   Happy Thanksgiving from Washington, where first lady Jill Biden probably is grateful for the recent raise that keeps her income well above that of most Americans as inflation rages. Fred Lucas reports. We've also got reflections on Thanksgiving from Rachel Alexander, John Stossel, and Jarrett Stepman. On the podcast, Virginia Allen finds out how the woman who originally championed the holiday envisioned Americans' observation of Thanksgiving. On this date in 1849, J ohn Froelich, who would invent the first internal-combustion tractor some 40 years later, is born in Iowa. Enjoy your holiday weekend!     COMMENTARY Thanksgiving and the American Wisdom of Carving Out a Day for Gratitude By Rachel K. Alexander From the Pilgrims' feast to 20th-century Thanksgiving Day parades, our tradition has been marked by humble contemplation of unearned grace and celebration of all we've been given. More NEWS EXCLUSIVE: Jill Biden Got a Raise. Here's What She's Earning for Teaching at a Community College By Fred Lucas First lady Jill Biden got a raise at her faculty job at Northern Virginia Community College, where she teaches English. More ANALYSIS The History of Thanksgiving, Explained by a Hillsdale Professor By Virginia Allen Hillsdale College professor Adam Carrington serves up Thanksgiving's history along with its political and religious components. More COMMENTARY Students at Maryland High School Shown Thanksgiving Video Depicting Pilgrims as Oppressors (Flashback) By Jarrett Stepman The video shown at Whitman High was narrated by activist and former U.N. delegate Larissa FastHorse, whose Thanksgiving message was that "we are all complicit in standing on stolen land." More COMMENTARY The War on Thanksgiving (Flashback) By Jarrett Stepman Thanksgiving is in the beginning stages of receiving the Columbus Day treatment. We can't underestimate the threat of a few militant voices amplified by America's culture-shaping institutions. More COMMENTARY Socialism Almost Killed the Pilgrims By John Stossel The Pilgrims attempted collective farming. The whole community decided when and how much to plant, when to harvest and who would do the work. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: Churchill in Disrepute as Woke Indoctrination in Schools Spreads Throughout West By Jarrett Stepman Woke attitudes are becoming pervasive among young people, even outside the United States. 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.

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