It’s Not Racist to Support Election Integrity Laws

Plus: Pence Slams American Companies, Celebrities on Support for China

July 15 2021   Good morning from Washington, where former Vice President Mike Pence uses a major speech at The Heritage Foundation to chide U.S. companies and public figures for cozying up to Communist China. On the podcast, Heritage's Dean Cheng and Justin Rhee share little-known facts from the think tank's new report on China. Plus: Kay James on the left's cluelessness about voting rights; Rachel Greszler on runaway unemployment benefits; and Kelsey Bolar on uncertain job prospects for women. Fifteen years ago today, a San Francisco-based podcasting company publicly releases Twitter, a "microblogging" service originally dubbed Twttr and designed as a short messaging service for groups.      COMMENTARY It's Not Racist to Support Election Integrity Laws By Kay C. James Leftists talk about black folks as if we are incapable of obtaining a state ID, getting to the polls on our own, or following simple election rules. More NEWS Pence Slams American Companies, Celebrities on Support for China By Fred Lucas "In many respects, Communist China poses a greater challenge to the United States than the Soviet Union ever did throughout the Cold War," says former Vice President Pence. More COMMENTARY 4 Reasons Why Federal Government Shouldn't Permanently Expand Jobless Benefits By Rachel Greszler Historically, about 40% of unemployed workers get unemployment insurance benefits. Since Congress passed massive expansions during the pandemic, that figure has quadrupled. More ANALYSIS How Transparent Is China's Government? Here's What We Know By Virginia Allen The Chinese Communist Party remains highly secretive. Fortunately, sources outside China's government provide details about what's really happening within the communist regime. More ANALYSIS Is America Facing a Women's Employment Crisis? By Kelsey Bolar Since February 2020, more than 1.6 million women have gone "missing" from the economy, and some question the need ever to go back. Kamala Harris calls the situation a national emergency. More COMMENTARY Economist Sowell's Long March From Marxism to Free Markets—With a Little Help From His Friends Friedman and Hayek By Jason Riley What ultimately began Thomas Sowell's drift to the political right was a summer job at the U.S. Department of Labor in the summer of 1960. 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.