'This Damn Vacation Is Over': Clarence Thomas Recalls Grandfather's Influence

Plus: Supreme Court Upholds School Choice, Free Exercise in Maine Case

June 22 2022   Good morning from Washington, where school choice and freedom of religion score another win at the Supreme Court. We've got a rundown from Sarah Parshall Perry and Jon Butcher. In a new book, Justice Clarence Thomas describes a grandfather's lasting admonitions. On the podcast, what the Federal Reserve can do to tame inflation. Plus: House Republicans say they know how to lower gas prices; school parents tackle critical race theory; and trans activists use suicide as a threat. On this date in 1941, over 3 million German troops assault Russia in three parallel offensives, in what historians call the most powerful invasion force in history.      COMMENTARY 'This Damn Vacation Is Over': Clarence Thomas Recalls Grandfather's Influence By Michael Pack Justice Clarence Thomas recalls, "My grandfather said, 'I will never tell you to do as I say. I will always tell you to do as I do.'" More COMMENTARY Supreme Court Upholds School Choice, Free Exercise in Maine Case By Sarah Parshall Perry, Jonathan Butcher "Maine's decision to continue excluding religious schools from its tuition-assistance program … promotes stricter separation of church and state" than the Constitution, writes Chief Justice Roberts. More NEWS House Republicans Call for Accountability on 'Bidenflation' and Energy Crisis By Fred Lucas Americans are paying about $2,500 more for energy because of Biden administration policies, says former Energy Secretary Rick Perry at a House Republican hearing. More ANALYSIS Inflation Continues to Clobber Us. Can the Fed Help? By Douglas Blair "The Fed's had [a] 0% interest rate for 10 years and created this everything bubble," says Dave Brat, dean at the Liberty University School of Business and a former Virginia congressman. More COMMENTARY Parents' Guide to Children's Rights Aims to Save America's Public Schools From CRT By Jack Fitzhenry The Southeastern Legal Foundation acquaints parents with the scope of students' First Amendment speech rights, which are lawfully restricted, but not extinguished, in educational environments. More COMMENTARY Transgender Activists Manipulate Parents With Suicide Threats By Ginny Gentles "Do you want a dead daughter or a live son?" This question, which is really a threat, is the central tenet of the campaign selling gender ideology to parents. More ANALYSIS Confucius Institutes Closing, but Chinese Influence Operations Continue on College Campuses By Jarrett Stepman Despite the closure of many Confucius Institutes in the past few years, Chinese influence operations in American schools, both higher education and K-12, continue. 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.