Greta Thunberg: A Living Explanation of the Left

Plus: The Top 4 Issues America Will Face in 2020

Jan 02, 2020   Good morning from Washington. What are the most important topics to consider in 2020? Heritage Foundation President Kay C. James analyzes what policies are at stake, and Klon Kitchen looks at what foreign policy situations should be monitored. Plus: Dennis Prager on teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg, and Ben Shapiro on the left's inconsistent concern about anti-Semitism. On this day in 1967, Ronald Reagan became governor of California. In his inaugural address, he would go on to say, "Freedom is a fragile thing and is never more than one generation away from extinction."     Commentary Greta Thunberg: A Living Explanation of the Left By Dennis Prager One major reason it is impossible to define leftism is that it is emotion-based. Leftism consists of causes that give those who otherwise lack meaning something to cling to for meaning. More Commentary The Top 4 Issues America Will Face in 2020 By Kay C. James As we head into the new year and the kickoff to the Roaring Twenties 2.0 (and they will roar), policymakers will be faced with some incredibly important decisions. More Commentary The Left Ignores the 'Wrong' Kind of Anti-Semitism By Ben Shapiro In 2018, The New York Times admitted there was a massive spike in anti-Semitic attacks in the city—and even acknowledged that the newspaper of record had failed to cover that surging anti-Semitism because "it refuses to conform to an easy narrative with a single ideological enemy." More Commentary 5 Predictions of What Could Happen in Foreign Policy in 2020 By Klon Kitchen No. 5: European countries will capitulate to China. More Commentary How Colleges Dupe Parents and Taxpayers By Walter E. Williams In the case of the University of Michigan, a quarter of their diversity officers earn annual salaries of more than $100,000. 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 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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