Aug 31, 2020

Good Monday morning! As we approach Nov. 3, the media is trying to convince voters that this election is simply about the candidates’ personalities. But in her hard-hitting op-ed, Heritage President Kay C. James says it’s about much, much more than that. Meanwhile, Heritage election expert Hans von Spakovsky busts leftist myths about mail-in voting. And our resident COVID-19 expert, Dr. Kevin Pham, exposes the truth about those proposed national mask mandates. Check out these stories and much more below.

Which America Will You Choose?
It’s hard to believe what we’re now seeing. For months, the forces of Marxism, socialism, and anarchy—spurred on by the media and leftist political leaders—have been terrorizing us and threatening the values that make America the greatest nation in the world. America now faces a choice, says Heritage President Kay C. James, “over whether America as we know it continues to exist at all.” Read the full commentary to learn more about the stark choice we face and why no one can sit out this fight for America.

Emergency Funding Won’t Fix the Postal Service
With the presidential election looming ever closer, leftist politicians have intensified their calls for universal mail-in voting and massive new subsidies for the U.S. Postal Service. But as election expert Hans von Spakovsky explains on Fox News’ “Life, Liberty, and Levin,” the USPS’s serious flaws make mass mail-in voting absolutely unfeasible, and these flaws were decades in the making. “Suddenly throwing money at it two months before the election isn’t going to resolve the problem,” he says. Watch the segment to learn more about the deep systematic issues within the USPS and how they will affect mail-in voting.

A National Mask Mandate Would Be Overkill, but a New COVID-19 Treatment May
Help If a nationwide mask mandate sounds like overkill to you, you’re not alone. But that’s exactly what liberal politicians are promoting, claiming that it will save 40,000 lives. Would such a mandate truly be so effective? Heritage visiting policy analyst Dr. Kevin Pham digs into the data for the answer. A more promising approach, Pham says, is the Trump administration’s fast-tracked convalescent plasma treatment for COVID-19 patients, saying “we may have another option in the fight against COVID-19.” Read Pham’s commentary on convalescent plasma treatment and his perspective on the proposed mask mandate to learn more about the newest helpful, and unhelpful, tools in the fight against the pandemic.

The White House featured Heritage President Kay C. James in a video about the 100th anniversary of women's right to vote. James is one of President Trump’s appointees to the Women's Centennial Suffrage Commission. Watch the video.

Heritage is calling for swift confirmation of Chad Wolf as new secretary of homeland security. “This administration has undone a great deal of damage wrought by those who came before, and with strong leaders like Chad Wolf, will continue to advance a pro-freedom policy agenda,” says Heritage President Kay C. James and Davis Institute for National Security and Foreign Policy Vice President James Carafano. Read the full statement.

President Trump has reinstated sanctions on Iran, a move recommended by Heritage experts. The snapback was for Iran’s failure to comply with the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action, also known as the Iran nuclear deal. Learn more about our impact.

MONDAY at 9 a.m., Heritage will host an online discussion on the importance of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship, especially in the face of an aggressive China. Featured speakers include H.E. Bi-khim Hsiao, representative of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in the United States; David R. Stilwell, assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs at the U.S. Department of State; and Mei-Hua Wang, minister of economic affairs, for the Republic of China (Taiwan). Register for the webinar.

Here are highlights from Heritage experts on TV. This week they talked about the poisoned Russian dissident, COVID-19 vaccines, climate change myths, and more. Watch the clips.