What’s Causing America’s Baby Bust?

Plus: Biden's COVID-19 Plan: Force Taxpayers to Pay for Abortions

March 11 2021   Good morning from Washington, where, in a major flip-flop, President Biden now thinks it's fine to make taxpayers finance abortion as part of COVID-19 "relief." The White House just won't tell us so, Terence Jeffrey writes. On the podcast, a leading House conservative isn't buying reasons to keep schools closed. Plus: making a lot fewer babies; acting to fix Medicare; hurting women and calling it progressive; and pointing guns to save lives. A year ago today, President Donald Trump uses a prime-time Oval Office address to announce a 30-day ban on travel to the U.S. from most European countries as coronavirus cases surge and the World Health Organization declares a pandemic.      COMMENTARY What's Causing America's Baby Bust? By Star Parker What's happening? Why aren't Americans making babies? Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says it's because the times are so hard and stressful. More COMMENTARY Biden's COVID-19 Plan: Force Taxpayers to Pay for Abortions By Terence Jeffrey In 1994, Biden said: "The government should not tell those with strong convictions against abortion, such as you and I, that we must pay for them." More ANALYSIS Rep. Andy Biggs Says Follow the Science, Open Schools By Rachel del Guidice "This online learning, this basic lockdown for these kids is producing greater suicide rates, higher depression rates," says the chairman of the House Freedom Caucus. More COMMENTARY Washington Must Face the Coming Medicare Crisis By Robert Moffit In 2008, there were four workers per Medicare beneficiary. By 2030, there will be only two and a half workers supporting each beneficiary. More COMMENTARY Biden's 'Transgender' Order Imperils Victims of Abuse By Clare Morell Survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault are now at greater risk because of President Biden's executive order on transgenderism. More COMMENTARY These 11 Examples of Defensive Gun Use Undermine Push for More Gun Control By Emma Nietzsche Two masked intruders forced their way into a home, demanded money, and shot a 73-year-old woman. Her 12-year-old grandson retrieved a firearm and shot at both intruders, who ran. More           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 letters@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.