Weaponizing Death

Plus: WATCH: Border Patrol Blocks Media From Documenting Illegal Immigrants' Entry Into US

May 13 2023   Good morning from  Washington, where President Biden made policy changes that broke our southern border as a barrier to illegal immigrants. Now some on his team don't want journalists to witness a new surge of border crossers, our Mary Margaret Olohan reports. The Left uses horrific homicides and mass murders to score political points, Victor Davis Hanson writes. Plus: energy policies that make no sense; what the Pulitzer Prizes tell us about today's media; and a day to celebrate real women. Fifty years ago today,  Bobby Riggs, 55, defeats fellow tennis star Margaret Court, 30, in a Mother's Day match that Riggs dubbed a "battle of the sexes." (Four months later, Riggs would lose a similar match to Billie Jean King, 29.) Don't forget: Tomorrow is Mother's Day.     COMMENTARY Weaponizing Death By Victor Davis Hanson It is eerie how each tragedy prompts a desperate effort to spin narratives of a racist America, where only right-wing killers and vigilantes prey on people of color and those who are transgender. More NEWS WATCH: Border Patrol Blocks Media From Documenting Illegal Immigrants' Entry Into US By Mary Margaret Olohan Border Patrol authorities positioned buses so that the media could not properly see or film the scene. More COMMENTARY The Left's Hypocrisy on Energy Policies By Diana Furchtgott-Roth President Biden's environmental regulations are focused on slowing development of fossil fuels and promoting electrification, resulting in higher prices for electricity, cars, and gasoline. More COMMENTARY Those Systemically Racial Pulitzer Prizes By Tim Graham We're in the third year of the Biden administration, and no one has won a Pulitzer for courageous reporting exposing this president's failures. More COMMENTARY Mother's Day Presents an Opportunity to Honor and Stand Up for Real Women By Shawn Carney The trans movement is following the recipe of the abortion industry: Degrade women, promote men, and convince women they're winning. More NEWS ICYMI: 'Woke' Pentagon Unites House Conservatives, Tuberville in Standoff Over Military Promotions By Rob Bluey House conservatives head to the Senate floor to show solidarity with Sen. Tommy Tuberville, the Alabama Republican crusading against the Pentagon's woke leadership. 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.

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