Jul 29, 2019
Good morning from Washington, where the Supreme Court could determine whether laws really mean “gender identity” in prohibiting discrimination based on sex. John Bursch tells how. Is Trump really the leader in seating judges? Fred Lucas checks it out. The high court boosts the president by green-lighting military funds to build the wall, Kevin Daley reports. The podcast features winners of a student film competition with an American theme. Plus: John York on the surge in federal contractors and Jarrett Stepman on conservatism’s future. On this date in 1958, Congress creates NASA to oversee America’s challenge of the Soviet Union in exploring space.
This Lawsuit Over ‘Sex’ and ‘Gender Identity’ Will Have Sweeping Implications
As it stands now, Tom Rost’s five-generation family business is in the hands of the Supreme Court.
Fact Check: Does Trump Have the Most Successful Judicial Nomination Record Since George Washington?
President Donald Trump has had what many would consider a successful record on judicial appointments—and repeatedly has cast that success in historical terms.
‘National Conservatives’ Set Out to Define Future of Politics on Right
The rise of modern identity politics is highly corrosive to the country, Heritage Foundation scholar David Azerrad says. It teaches nothing but grievance for those deemed to be oppressed and self-flagellation for those deemed to be oppressors.
Prize-Winning Student Film Shows What It Means to Be American
What does it mean to be American? That was the question over 6,000 students attempted to answer through a short film in C-SPAN’s StudentCam competition.
After Defeat of ISIS, Iraq’s Christians and Yazidis Adjust to Uneasy Peace
“It’s safe for us to pray here,” Besman Naif, 42, a Christian from a nearby village, says of an ancient monastery high on the slopes of Mount Alfaf. “We aren’t safe anywhere else.”
Supreme Court Allows Trump to Use Pentagon Funds to Build Border Wall
“The Supreme Court has upheld the rule of law by lifting a stay that was improperly granted by a federal judge who refused to recognize the statutory authority granted to the president to use military construction funds to secure the border,” Heritage Foundation legal expert Hans von Spakovsky says.
The Sneaky Way the Government Is Growing the Number of Bureaucrats
To constrain the growth of central government, conservatives have fought to keep down the number of federal bureaucrats. This strategy has failed.
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