Your lyin’ eyes: Recent polls on the state of the economy show in no uncertain terms that Americans believe that the country is—and has been—in a recession, despite what the administration might have them believe. 

• “Nearly 60% say we’re already in recession, and on average, they say it started 15 months ago,” said Peter St. Onge, visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation. “The people always see the recession before it’s officially announced.”  
• “All the dire economic data we’re seeing now—the jobs, the delinquencies, the $35 trillion in debt—get much worse when the recession hits in full.” 

Watch St. Onge’s video here. 

 

Evidence: The recent meltdown on Wall Street shows that under the current administration is a bad omen, said Richard Stern, director of the Grover M. Hermann Center for the Federal Budget. 

• “With the debt surpassing $267,000 per American household, there is no doubt that the federal government has been eating everyone else’s lunch,” Stern said. 

Read Stern’s statement here. 

Uncovered: The mainstream media treat Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz like a folksy Midwesterner. But he's a far-left extremist, including when it comes to education.  

• “Judging from his education policies,” write education policy experts Jay Greene and Jason Bedrick, “Walz would be like your folksy grandpa only if you are descended from radical critical race and gender theorists.” Read their expose here. 

Also, check out The Daily Signal for more articles about Walz’s record.  

War: Since last October, Iran-backed militias have attacked more than 170 U.S. bases and assets, and Israel is in more danger than it has been for half a century.  

• Blame rests with the Biden-Harris administration’s appeasement strategy, write Victoria Coates, vice president of the Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy, and Robert Greenway, director of the Allison Center for National Security. Only one thing can pull us back, they write. 

Read what that one thing is here. 

Permanent things: “Leftists know that to fundamentally change America—that is, to destroy it—they first have to destroy the American family,” Heritage President Dr. Kevin Roberts said in a recent speech. 

• “It’s why social conservatives and all conservatives must join the battle on that field to defend the moms, dads, and kids now fighting for their very way of life,” he said in remarks at the Social Conservative Policy Conference. 

Read excerpts from his remarks here.  

2A: Are you concerned about the recent threats against the Second Amendment? Do you want to know what the Amendment means, how it’s been interpreted by the courts, and what its implications are for society?    

• Then you need to read “The Essential Second Amendment.” This comprehensive guide has everything you need to know about the Second Amendment and busts several myths about it.  
• “The Essential Second Amendment”  is the perfect resource for anyone who wants to learn more about this important constitutional right.    

Get your free copy here.  

Crescendo: The cascade of campus antisemitism is a serious threat to the safety of Jewish students, a threat that is being met with lawsuits against universities for fostering an environment hostile to Jewish students. 

• “In the case of antisemitism, American society did not extirpate it; it merely drove antisemitism underground, where it lay in wait for a chance to return,” writes Senior Legal Research Fellow Paul Larkin. 

Read Larkin's report here. 

Chi-Comms: Americans are waking up to the grave, across-the-board threats posed by the Chinese Communist Party.  

• Last year, Heritage laid out these threats in a report: “Winning the New Cold War: A Plan for Countering China.” 
• This month, Heritage Action for America launched a website showcasing what individual states can do to counter the China threat. 

Check out the Heritage Action site, Counter the CCP, here.   

Unveiling DEI: Examining Its True Impact on Higher Education  

 

Experts discuss National Association of Scholars' studies on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and its profound impact on colleges and universities, from increasing politicization to soaring tuition costs. Speakers include Heritage Senior Research Fellow Jay Greene, National Association of Scholars Policy Director Teresa Manning, and Claremont Institute Professor Scott Yenor. 

 

August 20, 11 a.m. Register here.  

• Labor Department Quietly Cuts Employment Growth in Half—EJ Antoni 
• 50 Years After Arriving From Cuba, I Fear America Is Falling Apart—Mike Gonzalez 
• 50 Years After Nixon Resigned, Impeachment Has Become a Political Weapon—Thomas Jipping and Hans von Spakovsky 
• Report: The Senate NDAA for FY 2025—Wilson Beaver 
• It’s Time to Build the Nuclear Arsenal of the 21st Century—Robert Peters 
• The End of Chevron Deference—Mario Loyola and Richard Epstein 
• Wind Turbines: Not Green, Not Reliable—Austin Gae 
• How College Wrecked Productivity and How to Fix It—EJ Antoni and Keri D. Ingraham, Ph.D. 
• Four Americans Are Coming Home, but Don’t Forget Those Left Behind—Andrew Harding 
• Report: The Undemocratic National Endowment for Democracy Needs Oversight and Reform—Tim Meisburger 
• Don’t Let Empty Objections Stop the Kids Online Safety Act—Annie Chestnut Tutor and Mark Meador 
• Unplugging the ‘Tesla of Euthanasia’—Emma Waters 
• Competition Returns to the Southwest Pacific—Andrew Harding 

Andy Puzder, former CKE Restaurants CEO and a distinguished visiting fellow at The Heritage Foundation, appeared on Fox Business’ Varney & Co. to talk about the prospects of a recession, saying that American consumers are in “bad shape.” Watch the clip here.