Author: The Daily Signal

New York Times opinion writer and editor Bari Weiss is the latest victim of the cancel culture, resigning after what she calls bullying by more liberal colleagues at the newspaper. Jarrett Stepman, a contributor to The Daily Signal and co-host of "The Right Side of History" podcast, joins today's show to talk about Weiss' resignation, the goal of cancel culture, how you can fight it, and more.

We also cover these stories:

• President Trump says some cities run by Democrats are like war zones. 
• Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announces new sanctions on Huawei and other Chinese tech companies. 
• A town in North Carolina greenlights reparations for African Americans. 

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How do the radical movements of today—Black Lives Matter, Antifa, and others—compare with their counterparts of the 1960s, such as the Black Panthers and the Weather Underground? What would the leftists of the ’60s say about the rioting that followed the death of George Floyd, the toppling of disfavored statues, and efforts today to "defund the police"?

Lee Edwards, a distinguished fellow in conservative thought at The Heritage Foundation’s B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies, joins the podcast to discuss the similarities and differences of the left of then and now.

We also cover these stories:

• New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut have added four more states to their quarantine list. 
• California is shutting down most indoor businesses—again.
• A federal prisoner on Tuesday morning was executed, the first such execution since 2003. 

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What could "back to school look like during the first fall of the COVID-19 pandemic, and what should it look like?  What about an "exclusively virtual" education experience? What are wise precautions to take and what is unrealistic? Lindsey Burke, who directs The Heritage Foundation's Center for Education Policy and is the think tank's Will Skillman fellow in education, joins the podcast to discuss.

We also cover these stories:

• The District of Columbia plus 17 states are taking President Donald Trump’s administration to court.
• Tensions between the U.S. and China continue to escalate, with China putting sanctions on Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Marco Rubio of Florida, both Republicans.
• The Washington Redskins have thrown out both their team name and logo.

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The American Constitutional Rights Union just began a petition to ask America’s policymakers to put an end to the toppling and defacing of the nation's monuments. Statues of George Washington, Christopher Columbus, and Albert Pike are among those vandalized since the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis. 

Lori Roman, president of the American Constitutional Rights Union, joins the podcast to explain how her organization is working strategically to activate political leaders to protect history and end mob rule.  

Also on today’s show, we read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about one North Carolinian who went out of his way to show local police officers that he appreciates and supports their service. 

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Dr. Kevin Pham, a contributor to The Daily Signal and a former graduate fellow in health policy at The Heritage Foundation, joins the podcast to discuss the rise in cases, if wearing a mask really helps, if it's true—as The New York Times says—that the coronavirus "has infiltrated Sunday services," with "more than 650 cases ... linked to reopened religious facilities,” and more.

We also cover these stories:

• The Supreme Court gave New York state a pathway to seeing President Donald Trump’s tax returns, but told Congress "no."
• In a 5-4 decision, Supreme Court ruled that about half of Oklahoma is an Indian reservation. 
• House Speaker Nancy Pelosi does not seem too concerned about the destruction of America’s statues. 

“The Daily Signal Podcast” is available on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Pippa, Google Play, and Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show!

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President Donald Trump’s policies are helping minority communities across America. Today, Horace Cooper, senior fellow at the National Center for Public Policy Research and co-chairman of Project 21, joins the show to discuss his new book, "How Trump Is Making Black America Great Again: The Untold Story of Black Advancement in the Era of Trump." Cooper explains why he believes African Americans are advancing under Trump’s leadership. 

We also cover these stories:

• The Supreme Court decides 7-2 that the Little Sisters of the Poor won’t be forced to provide abortion-inducing drugs or birth control to employees as part of the Catholic order's health care plan. 
• The Supreme Court rules in favor of Catholic schools in a case balancing religious freedom with employment law. 
• Alexander Vindman, a central witness in Democrats' effort to remove Trump, announces his retirement.

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In the midst of protests, riots, and attempts to tear down our nation's monuments, Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, recently took time to visit monuments across the country, stopping at Independence Hall, Fort McHenry, the Jefferson Memorial, the Washington Monument, the Lincoln Memorial, Theodore Roosevelt Island, and the U.S. Capitol. He joins The Daily Signal Podcast to talk about why he chose to do this during one of the most turbulent times in recent American history.

Roy also discusses how he thinks America should think and respond to attacks against the country’s history and her Founding Fathers.

We also cover these stories:

• Dr. Anthony Fauci isn’t confident in our nation's ability to handle the coronavirus. 
• New York, New Jersey and Connecticut added three more states to their mandatory quarantine list. 
• The president of Brazil has come down with coronavirus. 

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A Frederick Douglass statue is one of the latest victims in a long string of monument defacement over the past several weeks. 

On the 168th anniversary of Douglass’ famous speech, "What to the Slave Is the Fourth of July?,” his statue was torn from its base in Rochester, New York and significantly damaged. 

The Rev. Dean Nelson, chairman of The Frederick Douglass Foundation, joins the show to discuss the statue's defacement, the significance of Douglass’ 1852 speech and what the abolitionist might say to us today were he still with us. 

We also cover these stories:

• The Supreme Court ruled unanimously that states can’t keep their representatives in the electoral college from ignoring voters’ wishes when they elect a president.
• The Dakota Access pipeline is being shut down. 
• President Trump weighed in on NASCAR'S decision to ban the confederate flag. 

Be sure to check out The Frederick Douglass Foundation website!

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Americans' mental and emotional health can't be ignored in the fight against COVID-19.

Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, assistant secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services for mental health and substance use, joins the show to explain the physiological effects of extended isolation.  

McCance-Katz is both an epidemiologist and a psychiatrist. That enables her to have a uniquely holistic perspective about the most effective way to protect the whole health of Americans during the pandemic. 

If you are struggling with anxiety or depression, check out these resources:

• SAMHSA’s National Helpline
• Mental Health First Aid

We also read your letters to the editor and share the words of President Ronald Reagan on July 4, 1986, as he reminded Americans of where we came from and the importance of unity to maintain our national strength.  

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How will historians look back at 2020? "I think it's a decisive moment and I don't think we know yet how it's going to work out," says former House Speaker Newt Gingrich.

"Once you start tearing down statues, somebody hates the next statue, the statue after that," adds Gingrich, author of "Trump and the American Future: Solving the Great Problems of Our Time." "And then you end up with a statue that was built by freed slaves as a tribute to the man who freed them, Abraham Lincoln, is now inadequate, according to people who don't have a clue what the Civil War was like, what Lincoln did, or how gigantic the change was. So you basically have barbarians."

We also cover these stories: 

• Seattle police are disbanding the CHOP zone.
• President Trump tweets about the New York Times article that Russia is paying bounties for dead Americans in Afghanistan.
• British Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks out against China's new crackdown on Hong Kong.

“The Daily Signal Podcast” is available on Ricochet, Apple Podcasts, Pippa, Google Play, and Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear, please leave a review. You can also leave us a message at 202-608-6205 or write us at letters@dailysignal.com. Enjoy the show!

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