February 20 2023
 
Good morning from Washington. Happy Presidents Day! Brenda Hafera celebrates the life of George Washington, and Elizabeth Troutman reports on a teachers union's silence about removing its President Day curriculum. What's the matter with Portland? Jarrett Stepman ponders. Plus: Tyler O'Neil on the impact of a Daily Signal report and Hans von Spakovsky and Joseph Sturdy on a new study. 
 
 
 
COMMENTARY
LA Times Asks: 'What's the Matter With Portland?' Answer: Leftist Ideology.
By Jarrett Stepman

The troubles that the riots of 2020 unleashed are now becoming entrenched and worsened. The ideology of Portland’s leadership and plenty of its residents makes it nearly impossible to fix things.
COMMENTARY
Presidents Day Reflections on George Washington’s American Character
By Brenda Hafera

Today, we should come to praise the man who could have been Caesar, in hopes that his deeds will never be buried, but remain first in the hearts of his posterity.
NEWS
Foundation That Denied Grants to Organizations Because They Had White CEOs Changes Tune After Daily Signal Report
By Tyler O'Neil

Under the original rules, some organizations that employ a majority-nonwhite staff and have a majority-nonwhite board of directors were disqualified from the grant because the CEOs are considered white....
NEWS
‘Page Not Found’: Teachers Union Won’t Explain Why It Discarded Presidents Day Curriculum 
By Elizabeth Troutman

The National Education Association removed its resources on Presidents Day from its websites in 2020, according to a Daily Signal review of the Internet Archive’s Wayback Machine.
COMMENTARY
Another Study Refutes Left’s False Claims Against Voter ID and Secure Elections
By Hans von Spakovsky, Joseph Sturdy

Trust the science, we’ve all been told. Well, the science has spoken again: Voter ID laws aren’t discriminatory and don’t suppress anyone’s vote.
COMMENTARY
ICYMI: Americans Die When Merit No Longer Matters
By Victor Davis Hanson

A recent epidemic of airline near misses deserves both attention and reflection.
 
     
 
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