Parents Challenge ‘Radical’ LGBT Curriculum in New Jersey School

Plus: How Obamacare Made Things Worse for Patients with Preexisting Conditions

Jan 15, 2020   Good morning from Washington, where some lawmakers still talk about "fixing" Obamacare. From the get-go, the health care law actually hurt those with preexisting conditions, two authorities on the subject write. In New Jersey, Kevin Mooney talks with parents who oppose the state's LGBT curriculum in public schools. Plus: cracking down on criminals, remembering a brave conservative, and, on the podcast, making a difference against poverty. On this date in 1929, future Baptist pastor and civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. is born in Atlanta, the son, grandson, and great-grandson of Baptist preachers.     News Parents Challenge 'Radical' LGBT Curriculum in New Jersey Schools By Kevin Mooney "Gender ideology has brainwashed my son and erased his childhood," says Crystal Lopez. "My son now thinks he is really a girl. The curriculum that is being implemented is really harmful and is meant to confuse our children." More Commentary How Obamacare Made Things Worse for Patients with Preexisting Conditions By John Goodman Nationwide, one-quarter of the cancer centers designated by the National Cancer Institute participate in no Obamacare plans. More Analysis 'It's Got to Be More Than a Handout': A Charity's Innovative Approach By Rachel del Guidice In addition to offering short-term relief, charity needs to help people get back on their feet and become self-sufficient. How? James Whitford is trying to do that with Watered Gardens, a nonprofit that aims to lift participants out of poverty. More Commentary Roger Scruton Was a Giant of Conservatism By David Burton Scruton influenced ideas and events not only in Britain, but around the world. At significant personal risk, he spoke to, taught, and assisted dissidents in communist Czechoslovakia, Poland, and Hungary during the Cold War. More Commentary To Keep African Americans Safe, Target Criminals, Not Police By Walter E. Williams Leftists and social justice warriors charge that what blacks have to fear most is being shot and killed by police, but the numbers don't add up. 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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