How Will Biden Handle His Next 3 Afghan Crises?

Plus: Salon Owner Who Exposed Pelosi's Maskless Visit Fights for Small Businesses

August 19 2021   Good morning from Washington, where hardly anyone thinks President Biden did a good job managing the U.S. exit from Afghanistan. We've got three candid commentaries from Jim Carafano, James Phillips, and Jarrett Stepman. On the podcast, a 10-tour veteran of the Afghanistan War shares thoughts about this unhappy ending. Plus: Texas' highest court OKs a roundup of "fugitive" Democrats; a college president minimizes the harm of critical race theory; and "Problematic Women" catches up with the salon owner who blew the whistle on Nancy Pelosi's maskless appointment. On this date in 1964, The Beatles perform a 12-song set at the Cow Palace in San Francisco to begin their first concert tour of America and Canada.     COMMENTARY How Will Biden Handle His Next 3 Afghan Crises? By James Carafano There is every expectation that Afghanistan will again become a sanctuary for terrorists. After all, the Taliban controls more territory, more weapons, and more money than it did on 9/11. More ANALYSIS Salon Owner Who Exposed Pelosi's Maskless Visit Fights for Small Businesses By Virginia Allen Erica Kious says she now lives part-time in Tennessee "because I'm safe here," adding that "they're not going to shut me down. … It's crazy that I had to leave [California]." More COMMENTARY A Crisis of Confidence in Biden By Jarrett Stepman The Biden administration initially pushed wokeness; it now projects weakness and frailty at home and abroad. More NEWS Texas Supreme Court Rules That Democrats in Legislature Can Be Arrested to Compel Attendance By Andrew Trunsky Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan has signed arrest warrants for 52 representatives who fled the state. More COMMENTARY Biden's Afghanistan Exit Ignores Lessons From Iraq By James Phillips Although the fall of Kabul has been compared to the fall of Saigon, a better comparison is the 2014 collapse of the Iraqi army in the face of the ISIS onslaught. More COMMENTARY What My College President Gets Wrong About Critical Race Theory By Kaitlyn Romaine I have seen professors teach the ideas of critical race theory in the classroom. More ANALYSIS What a Retired General Who Served 10 Tours in Afghanistan Has to Say By Douglas Blair Afghans "loved us because we weren't trying to change them, we were trying to facilitate their success using their culture ... The Taliban destroyed their family," says retired Army Gen. Don Bolduc. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: Biden Admits Green New Deal Is a Dream By David Harsanyi The reality is that Biden couldn't go a year in office without pleading with oilocracies to hike production. 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.