Good morning! Here is your news briefing for Thursday Martch 19, 2020.
THE DAILY SIGNAL
Mar 19, 2020
Good morning from Washington, where some pols see the coronavirus as an excuse to loosen election rules. Fred Lucas surveys the new opening for voter fraud. The media is doing China’s dirty work, Jarrett Stepman writes. On the podcast, socialism’s promises can’t stand up to White House veteran Sebastian Gorka. Plus: China tries to shut out media scrutiny, the president sticks with a conservative as budget director, churches are good neighbors during the pandemic, and real problematic women love free speech. On this date in 2003, the U.S.—joined by Great Britain and other coalition members—goes to war with Iraq by bombing its capital, Baghdad.
“Expanding all-mail voting, as they have in Washington and Oregon, creates one of the easiest ways to steal and alter votes,” says Heritage Foundation’s Hans von Spakovsky.
“The role of lawyers who take on these free speech restrictions on, particularly, our public school campuses is to really, one by one, dismantle these barriers to freedom,” says lawyer Harmeet Dhillon.
“Russ is and will always be part of the Heritage family. We are proud of him and grateful to the president for nominating a staunch conservative like Russ,” says Heritage Foundation President Kay C. James.
For those who aren’t working, this can be a time to serve those in high-risk categories who cannot or should not leave their homes. Churches should begin within their own congregations and then expand to the greater community.
Beijing’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs issues a declaration that expels journalists from The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal.
“One person with a belief is a social power equal to ninety-nine who have only interests.”
JOHN STUART MILL
Good morning,
There has been controversy recently about what to call the virus that has unleashed a worldwide pandemic. The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) prefers “novel coronavirus.” Others have referred to it as the “Wuhan virus,” after its place of origin, as is common in naming diseases.
The Epoch Times suggests a more accurate name is the “CCP virus,” and calls upon others to join us in adopting this name.
With primary victories in every state voting on March 17, President Donald Trump secured the Republican Party’s presidential nomination. Read more
Fears of the CCP virus have begun to take a larger economic toll than initially expected, as U.S. consumers and businesses have cut back sharply on spending. Read more
A sprawling and aggressive disinformation campaign unleashed globally by the Chinese Communist Party, sparked by a motley mix of internal failures, aims to upend the narrative over the pandemic—and it’s happening in real-time. Read more
President Donald Trump announced at a White House briefing that he was invoking the Defense Production Act to expand the supply of resources available to deal with the COVID-19 outbreak. Read more
Prosecutors have dropped the case against a company that allegedly funded a Russian troll farm that meddled in the 2016 presidential election. Read more
It’s been roughly three months since the CCP virus, commonly known as the novel coronavirus, first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan. It has now spread to more than 140 countries… Read more
American Micro-Efforts and Macro-Efforts Combat the Epidemic
By Austin Bay
From March 16 through March 31, the United States will conduct a calculated national experiment that leverages its residents’ personal responsibility to combat a strategic threat that has transnational dimensions, the COVID-19/Wuhan virus. Local to global is a cliche but during this 15-day period… Read more
The Web of Lies Spun Around the CCP Virus
By Heng He
The world can learn much by paying attention to how the outbreak of the CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus*—commonly known as the novel coronavirus—has been handled in China. Read more
Focusing on Natural Gas Prices
By Heide B. Malhotra
(March 27, 2013)
Focusing on natural gas prices is not a fad that boosts consumers’ adrenaline, and it doesn’t hold the U.S. populace in thrall as many other subjects do, such as the deficit. Read more
In this episode of American Thought Leaders, we sat down with Rep. Roger Williams to discuss the capitalism vs. socialism debate in the coming 2020 election. Rep. Roger Williams argues that “big government picks winners and losers,” and he calls for more tax cuts and more limited government.
