This Doctor Opposes COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate. Now His State Won't Let Him Practice Medicine.

Plus: Blame Government, Not COVID-19, for Supply Chain Collapse

October 18 2021   Good morning from Washington, where President Biden wants to force more Americans to get a COVID-19 vaccination. On the podcast, our Rob Bluey talks with a medical doctor whose stand against his state's vaccine mandate got him shut down. Something is wrong with journalism when Katie Couric does damage control for the left's favorite Supreme Court justice, Jarrett Stepman writes. Plus: Democrats purge references to women in their social spending bill, and LinkedIn decides its platform won't work in China, given the communist nation's demands on tech companies. On this date in 1972, the landmark Clean Water Act becomes law, creating strict regulations on pollution and quality controls aimed at conserving America's waters.     ANALYSIS This Doctor Opposes COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate. Now His State Won't Let Him Practice Medicine. By Rob Bluey Dr. Stephen Skoly, a surgeon in Rhode Island, doesn't want to get the vaccine because of medical concerns related to his own medical history, and because he already had COVID-19. More COMMENTARY Blame Government, Not COVID-19, for Supply Chain Collapse By Peter St. Onge Nearly 20% of beverage and bakery products are out of stock nationwide, while Costco and Sam's Club stores are reimposing purchase limits on some goods. More COMMENTARY Microsoft Was Right to Pull Plug on LinkedIn in China By Dustin Carmack LinkedIn's experience isn't unique to China. Autocratic and dictatorial regimes across the globe live and die by suppressing information and dissent. More COMMENTARY Democrats Erase Women Through Budget 'Reconciliation' By Jay Richards The legislative text includes gender-neutral terminology for mothers, calling them "pregnant, lactating, and postpartum individuals." More COMMENTARY Katie Couric Edits Ruth Bader Ginsburg Comments About National Anthem Protests to 'Protect' Her By Jarrett Stepman Couric made the ridiculous excuse that Ginsburg, a Supreme Court justice who bore the responsibility of making decisions on the nation's most important legal cases, didn't understand the question. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: Biden White House Will Pay for Playing Inflation Games By David Harsanyi White House chief of staff Ron Klain recently endorsed the idea that the inflation and supply-chain struggles Americans face are "high class problems."  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.