How One Man Leads the Charge Against Woke School Boards

Plus: I Could Lose Everything After 'Devastating' End to 8-Year Court Battle Over Same-Sex Wedding, Florist Says

July 8 2021   Good morning from Washington, a drive of about 45 minutes from an affluent Virginia suburb where parents are rebelling against their school board's woke policies. On the podcast, Doug Blair talks with the father who's organizing the fight. A florist worries about her future now that the Supreme Court has declined to hear why she couldn't endorse a same-sex wedding. Plus: major rulings by the high court during the just-ended term; impregnating a male rat goes too far; and the liberal media assaults patriotism. On this date in 1776, the ringing of the Liberty Bell summons citizens to the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence at what is now Independence Hall in Philadelphia.     ANALYSIS How One Man Leads the Charge Against Woke School Boards By Douglas Blair Ian Prior, head of Fight for Schools, shares tips for other parents trying to ensure that their local schools don't promote critical race theory. More ANALYSIS I Could Lose Everything After 'Devastating' End to 8-Year Court Battle Over Same-Sex Wedding, Florist Says By Virginia Allen "Everything we've worked for all these years ... our home, our retirement, our life savings—everything is in jeopardy," she says of a yearslong court battle over flowers for a same-sex wedding. More COMMENTARY Reviewing 5 Big Cases From Supreme Court's 2020 Term By Zack Smith Here's what you need to know about the most important decisions from the Supreme Court this term. More COMMENTARY Chinese Scientists Try to Make a Male Rat Pregnant. It's Time to Draw the Line. By Matthew Eagan A team of Chinese scientists describes parabiotically joining a male and female rat, giving the male rat a uterus, and attempting to have it carry embryos to term. More COMMENTARY Around Independence Day, Media Targets Patriotic Displays By Tim Graham The New York Times runs a front-page story by reporter Sarah Maslin Nir on how liberals think flag-wavers must be disreputable right-wingers. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: Naked Man in Women's Spa Locker Room Shows Consequences of Transgender Policies By Tony Perkins And this is the "progress" that President Joe Biden wants to bring to every locker room in America? 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.