Eliminating Identity Politics From the Schools and the US Census

Plus: The Left's Drumbeat of Hysteria Is Leading Toward Violence Against Conservatives

Jul 05, 2018   Good morning from Washington. Mike Gonzalez and Hans von Spakovsky are cheering a Trump administration decision that takes on identity politics at universities--but are urging the administration to also take action to change the U.S. census. One problem that's been dogging the Trump administration: it still doesn't have enough of its nominees confirmed. Fred Lucas looks at how the Democrats are succeeding in slowing down the process. Plus: Emilie Kao and Spencer McCloy on trouble for religious liberty in Canada, and Dennis Prager on our civility crisis.     Commentary Eliminating Identity Politics From the Schools and the US Census As U.S. Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts said in 2007, "The way to stop discrimination on the basis of race is to stop discriminating on the basis of race." More Commentary In the Trenches of the War in Ukraine, I See History Repeating Itself We tend to think that history inevitably arcs in the right direction—toward peace. For that reason, we are prone to mistakenly believe that the era of world wars is over. More Commentary Democrats Are Using Shallow Arguments to Hold Up the Next Supreme Court Nominee. Here's Why They Won't Work. Three signs suggest that Democrats already believe they won't have the votes to defeat President Trump's nominee to replace Justice Anthony Kennedy. More News Senate Democrats Stall Trump Nominees at Record Rate Compared to Predecessors Senate Democrats pushed three times as many cloture votes to stall President Donald Trump's nominees as were pushed during his four previous predecessors' combined first terms. More Commentary Canada's Supreme Court Relegates Religious Beliefs to Second-Tier Status. America, Be Warned. Students from Christian schools like Trinity Western who are exceptionally qualified for legal practice will be forced to choose between their dreams of practicing law or their religious beliefs. More Commentary The Left's Drumbeat of Hysteria Is Leading Toward Violence Against Conservatives When conservatives—even one as critical of the president as Ben Shapiro—need the protection of bodyguards and police officers in riot gear when speaking on an American college campus, it is clear where we are headed. More           The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. 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 comments@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 johnmhames@comcast.net. 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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