Aug 30, 2018
Good morning from Washington. Lauren Evans and Kelsey Harkness share the story of two young women who clerked for Judge Kavanaugh—and what he was like as a boss and a judge. And Tom Jipping analyzes one of the tricker cases in Kavanaugh’s career. Plus: Monica Burke is fed up with LGBT activists driving faith-based adoption agencies out of business, and Rachel Greszler highlights Chicago’s latest insane fiscal scheme. On this day in 1967, the U.S. Senate confirmed Thurgood Marshall, the first African-American Supreme Court justice.
What 2 Women Who Actually Clerked for Kavanaugh Really Think of Him
“A majority of his clerks have been women,” says Rebecca Taibleson. “What that means is that Judge Kavanaugh is really contributing to diversifying this segment of the legal profession.”
States Must Stop the War on Faith-Based Adoption Agencies
Catholic Charities places children in homes with both a father and a mother in accordance with Catholic teaching on marriage and the family. Unfortunately, New York now considers that belief to be discriminatory against LGBT individuals.
What to Do About the Growing Popularity of Socialism
At the beginning of the 21st century, Venezuela was one of the top 20 richest countries in the world. Today, its poverty rate is 87 percent and its inflation rate is predicted to be approaching 1,000,000 percent.
Kavanaugh Follows the Law, Even Under the Most Difficult Circumstances
One tough case was SeaWorld of Florida v. Perez. During a live performance at SeaWorld in Orlando, Florida, a trainer drowned when a killer whale grabbed and pulled her into the pool.
The Daily Signal Podcast: Thursday, Aug. 30
A hundred Facebook employees have joined an online group for ideological diversity at the social media giant—and of course, it's generating controversy. We discuss with Rob Bluey, our editor-in-chief.
Chicago’s Risky Bid to Dig Itself Out From Massive Pension Debts
Chicago has $36 billion in total unfunded pension obligations across its four pension funds, but has only enough assets on hand to pay 21 cents out of every dollar in promised pensions benefits.
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