Plus: She Was Imprisoned in Her Native Cuba. Here’s How She Describes Life Under Communism.
July 14 2021
Good morning from Washington, where President Biden is the left’s best friend in bashing conservatives’ attempts to ensure clean elections. In a speech in Philadelphia, he makes head-scratching claims that our Fred Lucas fact-checks. On the podcast, a Cuba native describes living conditions in that communist nation. Plus: the president and competition; gender ideology in schools; North Korea teeters; and Hunter Biden’s artistic pretensions. Sign up here to watch a major speech by former Vice President Mike Pence today at 1 p.m. at The Heritage Foundation. Five years ago today, an Islamist terrorist drives a large truck through a crowd of pedestrians in Nice, France, killing 86 and injuring over 400 during a Bastille Day celebration.
A new executive order promotes federal government intervention in the economy and pushes policies that may not be authorized by Congress and could trample on states’ rights.
In Virginia’s Loudoun County and other school districts, school boards shut down debate before it happens by requiring affirmation of an individual’s self-asserted gender identity.
Reports of food shortages, a COVID-19 outbreak, and political volatility fan speculation, along with the dictator’s recent extended absence from public view.
If buyers’ names were public, citizens might know whether someone were trying to buy influence. With the cone of silence around Hunter Biden’s art sales, however, that will be impossible.