Let Freedom Ring: In a very timely decision on Independence Day, a federal judge compared the Biden administration to Orwell’s Ministry of Truth in “1984” and banned the federal government from pressuring tech companies to censor online speech.  

• Tyler O’Neil, managing editor of The Daily Signal, reports that the judge’s order bars federal officials from meeting with social media platforms to induce “the removal, deletion, suppression, or reduction of content containing protected free speech posted on social media platforms.” 

But this isn’t necessarily the end of the story. The Biden administration has a chance to stay the injunction and fight it out in the Fifth Circuit.  

• The administration’s “answer is not to pull back on violating people’s rights; it’s to defend the enterprise. It’s to double down on speech as dangerous,” Louisiana Solicitor General Liz Murrill told O’Neil. 

Read about the injunction here. 

50 Percent: That’s the share of those who commit murder who end up in prison, thanks to George Soros–funded rogue prosecutors who ignore victims and refuse to prosecute criminals, write Senior Legal Fellow Charles “Cully” Stimson and Legal Fellow Zack Smith in their new book.  

• In never-before-told stories from eight major cities across the country, “Rogue Prosecutors” reveals how pro-criminal, anti-victim lawyers are destroying American communities.  

Order your copy today.  

Victory: Following a long line of much-needed state-level education reforms, the Ohio legislature expanded school choice and approved a school voucher program for all K-12 students. 

• Heritage Foundation research fellow Jason Bedrick said that the vote rightly returns to parents the power to choose an education for their children that aligns with their values. 

Read the statement here. 

What: Heritage’s Young Leaders Program equips the best and brightest young conservatives with essential knowledge of first principles and professional skills development.  

Why: The conservative movement requires a robust talent pipeline to turn conservative policy ideas into reality.  

Who: Heritage is hiring more than 50 interns for positions across the institution this fall.  

When: Now! Application deadline is July 15. Learn more here. 

• China Is in Default on a Trillion Dollars in Debt to U.S. Bondholders. Will the U.S. Force Repayment?—Andrew Hale  
• Taxpayers Breathe Sigh of Relief—Temporarily—After Student Loan Decision—Lindsey M. Burke, Ph.D., Adam Kissel, and Jack Fitzhenry 
• The Alarming Rise in Teacher Absenteeism—Jay Greene, Ph.D., and Jonathan Butcher 
• Decline in Religion Doesn’t Bode Well for the Republic—Gillian Richards 
• Let’s Celebrate Brown 2.0, Then Move to Family Formation—Mike Gonzalez 
• Biden Blows Smoke on Prospects of Wind, Solar Replacing Fossil Fuels—Terence Jeffrey 
• The Founders’ Vision for American Independence—Brenda Hafera 
• FALSE HOPE? Biden Gives Truly Awful Response to Reporter Asking the Obvious About His Student Loan ‘Forgiveness’—Tyler O’Neil 
• American Medical Association Compromised by Radical Ideology—Jarrett Stepman 
• A Tale of 2 Philadelphias: Moms for Liberty Gather ‘Joyfully’ and Protesters Lose Their Minds—Tony Kinnett 
• Tailoring the Defense Budget to Defense Priorities—Wilson Beaver 

In the wake of Supreme Court decisions that the Left doesn’t like, President Biden is engaged in a political assault on the Court, Roger Severino, vice president of domestic affairs, told Fox Business. Watch the clip here.