August 19 2020
 

Good morning from Washington, where the left celebrates gender transitions and punishes those who think differently. Rachel del Guidice has a video report on one French teacher who has paid the price. On the podcast, a pro-life champion marks the progress made in recent years against abortion on demand. Plus: meet the president’s new coronavirus adviser; another FBI veteran under the microscope; and terrific candidates for the nation’s highest court. A hundred years ago today, Tennessee becomes the last state needed to ratify the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, allowing women to vote, after a 24-year-old state lawmaker reportedly reverses his “no” after hearing from his mother.

 
 
 
COMMENTARY
Fact Check: Debunking 10 Myths About the US Postal Service
By David Ditch

With the House convening a special session specifically to address issues involving the U.S. Postal Service, it’s important to separate myths from reality.
NEWS
2 Reports Buttress Trump Policies Banning Abortion Funding Abroad, Fetal Tissue Research at Home
By Fred Lucas

The government issues two reports evaluating pro-life policies of the Trump administration that curb taxpayer funding for abortion-related matters here and abroad.
ANALYSIS
This Mom Created an Education Pod, and You Can Too
By Virginia Allen

“Three years ago, we started on this pod journey, and it's really neat to see this growing interest as families have been thrust into this situation of trying to reevaluate how they can help their children,”...
NEWS
Senate Intel Panel Finds ‘Absolutely No Evidence’ of Collusion, Faced Roadblocks
By Chuck Ross

The Senate Intelligence Committee’s 966-page report offers a scathing assessment of the FBI’s handling of the so-called Steele dossier, a key document in the Trump-Russia collusion conspiracy theory.
COMMENTARY
In Responding to Coronavirus, We Should Seek to Thrive, Not Just Survive
By Melissa Moschella

The prolonged COVID-19 lockdown led me into a state of clinical depression and anxiety from which I am still recovering. Unfortunately, my experience is far from unusual.
COMMENTARY
4 States Supporting Private Schools With COVID-19 Relief Lead Way on Education Choice
By Jude Schwalbach

Florida, New Hampshire, Oklahoma, and South Carolina used emergency federal funding during the pandemic to expand private school choice options.
COMMENTARY
Heroes Died for What the Flag Represents. Here’s Why We Stand for It Today.
By Leo O'Malley

As bullets whistling past claimed the life of the color sergeant, a black man named William Carney picked up the flag and led the assault on the Confederate position.
 
     
 
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