This Teacher Was Fired for ‘Misgendering’ a Student. Who Could Be Next?

Plus: US Is Right to Refuse to Sign UN Migration Compact

Dec 11, 2018   Good morning from Washington, where President Trump wants the government to find ways to fund research that doesn't use tissue derived from abortions. Fred Lucas has details. The Supreme Court, meanwhile, dodges a chance to weigh in on the nation's largest abortion provider, Elizabeth Slattery and Melanie Israel argue. The U.S. correctly takes a walk on a U.N. pact on global migration, Brett Schaefer and Hans von Spakovsky write. Plus: Jarrett Stepman and Fred Lucas on the high court's main man, Kelsey Harkness on the tone-deaf tweets of Twitter's boss, and Monica Burke on the new LGBT pronoun orthodoxy.     Commentary This Teacher Was Fired for 'Misgendering' a Student. Who Could Be Next? Teacher Peter Vlaming went to great lengths to accommodate the student without violating his Christian faith. He used the student's new name to avoid upsetting the student, but refrained from using pronouns altogether in the student's presence to avoid speaking against his belief that God created human beings male and female. More Commentary Why the US Is Right to Refuse to Sign UN Migration Compact While the Obama administration enthusiastically supported the migration compact, the Trump administration has had serious concerns about its provisions and requirements that are inconsistent and contrary to our immigration policy. More News Trump Administration Seeks 'Pro-Life, Pro-Science' Alternatives to Fetal Tissue Research The Trump administration is investing up to $20 million for the next two years to determine effective alternatives to using tissue from aborted babies for research. More Commentary Supreme Court's Refusal to Hear Planned Parenthood Case Is a Missed Opportunity Justice Clarence Thomas suggests that the other justices' "refusal to do [their] job here … has something to do with the fact that some respondents in these cases are named 'Planned Parenthood.'" More Commentary Right Side of History: Meet the Man Who Made the Supreme Court Richard Brookhiser, author of "John Marshall: The Man Who Made the Supreme Court," delves into the life of America's greatest legal minds. More Analysis Podcast: The New Conservative Media Empire Jon Miller, the White House correspondent for the new Blaze Media, joins us to discuss the new venture's reach and goals, as well as what it's like covering the Trump White House as a conservative reporter. More Commentary Happy Birthday, Jack! Twitter CEO Celebrates Turning 42 in a Country Engaged in Genocide Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey took a 10-day meditation vacation to Myanmar, where the U.N. has accused the government-backed military of pursuing a campaign of "genocide" against its Muslim minority. More News Students Want to Remove the Name of Clarence Thomas From Building, but Can't Say Why In a new video, when students are asked what they would cite to justify their signing a petition to remove Clarence Thomas' name, at least eight don't have an answer. 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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