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Brooklyn Shooting and the Effects of Soft-on-Crime Policies <[link removed]> – While we don’t know
much yet about the tragic shooting that took place in NYC, thousands of people—often the most vulnerable members of society—face similar dangers each day. The soft-on-crime policies advocated by many on the left do not help the very people they are supposed to help. Unfortunately, violent crime is surging across the country.  Shootings, assaults, and murders are on the rise.  It’s no wonder rising crime is one of the top concerns of both republicans and democrats who were polled. The best way to combat this increase in crime is to hold criminals accountable.  Rogue prosecutors around the country have refused to prosecute entire categories of crimes and have refused to seek appropriate sentences in many cases. The safety of our communities depends on prosecutors doing their jobs. Heritage Experts: Cully Stimson <[link removed]>and Zack Smith <[link removed]>
 
The View from the Ground: The Practical Problems Caused by a Rogue Prosecutor’s Policies <[link removed]> - Rogue prosecutors <[link removed]> are implementing radical policies around the country, including not prosecuting certain crimes, not seeking
sentencing enhancements, and not opposing early release in many cases. L.A. DA George Gascon has taken these policies to their extremes. Hear from those directly impacted most—law enforcement officers, line prosecutors, and the families of crime victims. Heritage Experts: Cully Stimson <[link removed]> and Zack Smith <[link removed]>
 
It’s in China’s 'best interest' to help Russia in Ukraine war because it
“distracts” the West <[link removed]> – I think we've seen a bipartisan a consensus on China, and it seems to be holding even in the Biden administration,
to treat China not just as a competitor, but as an adversary, as you, said Maria. But certainly there's much more that needs to be done, and a much harder stance needs to be considered, especially when you see things like the Chinese delivering S-300 equivalent HQ 20 to ground to air missiles to Serbia just over the weekend. So while China may not be explicitly giving military aid or financial aid to Russia, it's in their best interest to make sure that they help Russia and Ukraine, and they have that conflict. That war progresses as long as possible because if it does, it weakens the West, it distracts the West, and it also makes Russia more beholden to Xi and Beijing as well. Heritage Experts: Brent Sadler <[link removed]> and Dean Cheng  <[link removed]>



In an exception to the Clean Air Act, Biden will allow E15 gas to be sold this summer <[link removed]> - For decades, biofuels have been marketed and mandated by politicians as environmentally friendly energy security solutions rather than competing on their merits in an open market. And yet they only meet <[link removed]> 5 percent of Americans’ transportation needs, while petroleum meets over 90 percent. In announcing <[link removed]> a legally questionable EPA waiver to allow sales of E15 this summer and over $700 million in subsidies to farmers, President Biden said this decision was about energy that’s “made in America” and reduces America’s reliance on foreign
oil. Apparently that same reasoning doesn’t apply to oil produced in the United States. Incredibly, the President is persisting in trademarking the high energy prices Americans are suffering as “Putin’s Price Hike” and claiming he is “doing everything he can” to put downward pressure on gasoline prices. Yet he is talking out of both sides of his mouth as his administration has not let up on its regulatory agenda to make sure oil companies have no future in the United States. This policy agenda is in direct conflict with the wellbeing of Americans. Heritage Expert: Katie Tubb <[link removed]>
 
Two years in, Biden administration should learn to live with COVID <[link removed]> – Much has changed since President Donald Trump invoked emergency powers to combat the spread of COVID-19. Immunity, whether natural or acquired through vaccines, is much more widespread, and breakthrough treatments are available. While the disease may never be completely eradicated, it’s time to return to a public health policy that prizes individual liberty over government authority. Heritage Expert: Doug Badger <[link removed]>
 
Who Suffers the Most From Crime Wave <[link removed]> – Violent crime, like the price of gas, is rising. Not everyone is experiencing this crime wave in the same way. For some, it’s a distant issue experienced by other people somewhere else. For others, it’s a daily life-threatening concern. We parsed the FBI’s crime data <[link removed]> from 2011 to 2020 (the most recent data available) and found that African Americans bear an increasingly large share
of the harm from crime. African American offenders, meanwhile, are committing an increasingly large share of violent crimes. For other racial groups, the numbers are either decreasing (in the case of both white victims and offenders), increasing by much smaller amounts, or holding constant. Heritage Expert: GianCarlo Canaparo <[link removed]>
 
It’s Not a ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law. It’s an Anti-Indoctrination Law <[link removed]> – Americans are beginning to wake up to the rot inflicted by gender ideology. And as much as the left tries to pretend that concerned parents are just homophobic bigots and that Florida’s legislation is aimed at denying gays exist, that argument just doesn’t hold water. Polling data <[link removed]> from Politico shows that a majority of Americans favor banning the teaching of gender identity and sexual
orientation to kids from kindergarten through third grade. That number includes 46% of independents who also support the ban, making it difficult to claim this is an effort led purely by “evil” Republicans. The “Don’t Say Gay” label is unfair. The bill stipulates no such thing. Leftists should feel free to say, shout, or whisper the word “gay” as much as they want. Just leave the kids out of it. Heritage Experts: Jay Richards <[link removed]> and  Douglas
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