The Problem in Portland Isn’t the Law—It’s the Lawlessness

Plus: New Jersey's All-Mail Vote Debacle Is a Warning for November

Jul 25, 2020   Good morning from Washington, where federal law enforcement agencies are poised to defend federal property in some U.S. cities from rioters. The left's behavior isn't "protesting," David Harsanyi writes. Plus: what a vote-by-mail mess in Jersey bodes for Election Day; how COVID-19 affects the nation's defenders; and the U.N.'s human rights panel finds a new way to push abortion. On this date in 1965, American folk singer Bob Dylan, 24, "goes electric" at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island, sparking boos and jeers from a startled audience. Have a terrific weekend.     Commentary The Problem in Portland Isn't the Law—It's the Lawlessness By David Harsanyi The mayors who surrender parts of their cities to left-wing "protesters" are tacitly endorsing lawlessness themselves. More Commentary New Jersey's All-Mail Vote Debacle Is a Warning for November By Jason Snead Paterson, the Garden State's third-largest city, is mired in a burgeoning election scandal. One in 5 ballots have been rejected. The local NAACP has cried foul. Four men have been charged by the state's attorney general with criminal election fraud. More Commentary The Effect of Coronavirus on the US Military By Peter Brookes Many military exercises and training events, especially overseas, have been delayed or canceled due to the concerns about spreading the virus nationally or internationally. More Commentary UN Human Rights Council Exploits COVID-19 Pandemic to Support Funding for Abortion By Elyssa Koren U.N. data maintains that 5 million women in 25 low-income countries have received "sexual and reproductive health services" as a result of the U.N.'s pandemic aid. The "services" are defined as including abortion. 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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