The Racism the Left Ignores

Plus: Trump's Ex-Lawyer, Trump Didn't Violate Campaign Finance Laws

Dec 12, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where pundits are having a field day with the legal troubles of one of President Trump's former lawyers. But neither man broke campaign finance laws, despite the fuss, Hans von Spakovsky argues. This town's favorite guessing game is who will take the job of White House chief of staff. Fred Lucas checks in with some conservative observers. Plus: Kay Coles James on better prospects for prison inmates, Walter Williams on hate that liberals shrug off, and Dennis Prager on preserving "Merry Christmas."     Commentary The Racism the Left Ignores Boxing great Muhammad Ali had it right when he said: "Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong." More Commentary Trump's Ex-Lawyer Didn't Violate Campaign Finance Laws, and Neither Did the President Michael Cohen may have been convinced by the Office of the U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York to plead guilty to a supposed violation of campaign finance law, but that doesn't mean that what happened is actually a violation of federal law. More Commentary Not All in Prison Are Hardened Criminals. We Need to Offer Rehabilitation Possibilities. It's estimated that one of every 20 Americans—including one of every four black males—will be incarcerated in a state or federal prison at some point in their lives. More News What Conservatives Think of Top Contenders and Wild Cards for Trump's Next Chief of Staff Most-mentioned contenders to succeed John Kelly, above, include Rep. Mark Meadows, R-N.C., chairman of the House Freedom Caucus; Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney; Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin; and U.S. Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer. More Commentary Podcast: Doing What's Ethical on Fetal Tissue Stem cell research has been a topic of controversy, but a related issue is raising some similar concerns: that is, whether fetal tissue from elective abortions should be used for scientific research. More News The First Lady Spreads Some Cheer at Toys for Tots Event The first lady hands out "Be Best" tote bags to the children, organizes toys, and colors Christmas cards with the kids. More Commentary I'm a Jew. Here's Why I Support Saying 'Merry Christmas' The disappearance of the greeting "Merry Christmas" is yet another example of the removal of religion, specifically Christianity, from a country that has long been the most religious major industrialized democracy in the world. 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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