May 03, 2019
Happy Friday from Washington, where President Trump chooses the National Day of Prayer to introduce protections for medical workers who want no part in abortion, sterilization, or assisted suicide. Fred Lucas reports. A native of Venezuela tells Jarrett Stepman what the U.S. has going for it. On the podcast, Rep. Lee Zeldin talks about anti-Semitism. Plus: Nolan Peterson on the pluck of Ukraine’s president-elect, Jim Carafano on the trashing of a foreign policy strategist, Hans von Spakovsky on an attorney general with grit, and Katrina Trinko on a journalism arbiter’s smear of The Daily Signal. Have a great weekend.
Betraying Its Own Bias, Journalism Group Smears Daily Signal as Fake News
The Poynter Institute, which describes itself as a group that “champions freedom of expression, civil dialogue and compelling journalism,” puts The Daily Signal on its list of “unreliable news websites,” saying that we are guilty of bias.
This Man Grew Up in Venezuela. Here’s His Message to Americans Who Want Socialism.
“When I left, we began to see the first shortages of food. For example, milk was missing from the market stands, [and] things like beef,” recalls Ricardo Pita.
Trump Announces New Protections for Religious Liberty, Conscience on National Day of Prayer
“Every American ‘has the absolute right to live according to the teachings of their faith and the convictions of their heart,’” says President Trump, announcing new conscience protections for health care workers.
Cheap Shots Against State Department Official Show Critics Aren’t Serious
What was frightening was how glibly and quickly the critics were to dismiss a respected African-American businesswomen and scholar, and a strong advocate for the civil rights movement, as a racist.
Jewish Congressman Decries ‘Double Standard’ for Liberals and Anti-Semitism
The “double standard's a problem,” says Rep. Lee Zeldin, D-N.Y., arguing that if Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., “was a Republican, she'd be removed from the House Foreign Affairs Committee, but because she's a Democrat she won't [be].”
Ukraine’s New President-Elect Stands Up to Putin
Volodymyr Zelensky, Ukraine’s incoming president, turns the tables on Russia’s president, offering “protection, asylum, and Ukrainian citizenship to all who are ready to fight for freedom.”
Trump Fed Nominee Stephen Moore Withdraws Bid
Economist Stephen Moore withdrew Thursday as the president's nominee for the Federal Reserve Board, citing a sustained political attack on him.
Against Liberal Assaults, Barr Proves Unflappable
The attorney general makes no apologies for his handling of the Mueller report, despite repeated attempts by Democrats to besmirch his professionalism and ethics.
Why Clinton Might be Fixated on Maintaining Collusion Falsehood
For Hillary Clinton now to project that the president should be indicted suggests she is worried about her own potential indictment. And she is rightly concerned that for the first time in 40 years, neither she nor her husband is serving in government or running for some office, and therefore could be held accountable.
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