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January 1 2022
Good morning from Washington. In nearby Baltimore, a prosecutor is hurting the city with her approach to crime, Armstrong Williams reveals. Can Kamala Harris change her poll numbers? Cal Thomas is skeptical. Plus: Amy Swearer on civilians using guns to defend themselves, Dennis Prager on the low points of 2021, and Helle Dale on China's atrocious treatment of reporters. Happy 2022! We wish you a happy new year, and thank you for making The Daily Signal part of your routine.
Prosecutors are effectively taking the law into their own hands in certain cases, superseding the whims of the legislature that wrote the laws to protect citizens.
Build Back Better would boost the national debt by $3 trillion. This is light years from President Biden’s lie that his bill “adds zero dollars to the national debt.”
When asked her "biggest failure," Harris said it has been not getting out of Washington enough. That's easily fixed, since she has access to a government plane that can take her anywhere.
"Safetyism," like all religions, places what it values—in this case, being safe—above other values. Safetyism explains the willingness of Americans to give up their most cherished values, including liberty.