Author: The Daily Signal

Retail plays a significant role within the nation’s economic health. About 17 million Americans work for brick and mortar stores, according to Abby Jagoda, vice president of government affairs at Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield, which specializes in owning, developing, and managing retail assets.

And despite the narrative that retail is dying to e-commerce, she says, sales at physical stores have climbed in recent years. Jagoda joins the podcast to explain the important role retail plays on the road to economic recovery. 

We also read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about how a classic American company is stepping up to help Hurricane Laura victims. 

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Americans are buying guns at a record pace. A surprising number of the sales are from first time firearm owners, says Stephen Gutowski, a reporter at the Washington Free Beacon and a certified National Rifle Association instructor.

Gutowski joins the podcast to explain some of the reasons for the spike in gun sales and to offer safety tip for first time gun owners.

We also cover these stories:

• President Trump is threatening to cut federal funding to four American cities that have allowed violence to spike. 
• White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says Trump did not tell voters to vote twice.
• Trump criticized New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo for his handling of New York nursing homes during the pandemic. 

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The nation's monuments are under fire from the progressive left. A new report commissioned by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser recommends that the federal government "remove, relocate, or contextualize" the Washington Monument, the Jefferson Memorial, and six other statues and monuments.

Jarrett Stepman, a contributor to The Daily Signal and author of "The War on History: The Conspiracy to Rewrite America's Past," joins the podcast to discuss the report from the DCFACES Working Group and explain the intrinsic threat that cancel culture poses to American history.

To read the working group's report to the mayor, click here. And for more analysis of the report, read the commentary for The Daily Signal by Joseph Loconte, director of the B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies at The Heritage Foundation, headlined "The Mayor, the Monuments, and the Mayhem."

We also cover these stories:

• Secretary of State Mike Pompeo imposes new restrictions on Chinese diplomats. 
• United Airlines announces plans to put 16,000 employees on involuntary furlough or cut their jobs entirely, beginning in October.
• Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler plans to move because of the number of protests outside his condo building.

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Jacob Blake, 29, was shot seven times in the back by a police officer Aug. 23 after police responded to a report of a domestic dispute in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Kyle Rittenhouse, 17, is accused in the fatal shootings of two men who his lawyers say attacked the teen Aug. 26 as he was trying to protect property from rioters in the wake of the Blake shooting.

What is the media alleging about Rittenhouse, and what are the known facts? Amy Swearer, a legal fellow in the Edwin Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies at The Heritage Foundation, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast"to discuss.

We also cover these stories:

• President Trump visits Kenosha, despite the wishes of state and local politicians who asked him not to come. 
• Chad Wolf, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, tells Portland Mayor Ted Wheeler in a letter that the federal government will get involved if local leaders don’t quell the ongoing violence since the May 25 death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.
• The Department of Justice is looking into possible criminal activity by the Black Lives Matter organization.  

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Gabe Johnson was sitting in his apartment Saturday night in Portland, Oregon, when he heard the gunshots that took the life of a man later identified as Aaron "Jay" Danielson. 

Johnson, a Marine Corps veteran and Portland local, has watched the violence unfold in his city over the past three months. He also watched with frustration as the media often failed to report what is actually happening there. 

After he heard the gunshots Saturday night, Johnson said, he was concerned that the media would not report the incident accurately, so he walked the four blocks to the scene of the crime to see the situation firsthand. 

Johnson joins the podcast to explain what he witnessed and what it has been like living so close to the ongoing riots in Portland.

Click here to support Johnson's fundraiser for police chaplains in and around Portland, Oregon.

We also cover these stories: 

• President Trump is going to Wisconsin despite a request by Gov. Tony Evers that he not visit the state.
• The case of former national security adviser Michael Flynn will continue to weave its way through the courts. 
• The number of coronavirus cases reported in the United States is now over 6 million.

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The left largely has ignored the Trump administration's role in negotiating the recent peace agreement between Israel and the United Arab Emirates. 

The Abraham Accord, announced Aug. 13, normalizes relations between the Jewish state and the UAE. Helen Raleigh, policy fellow at the Centennial Institute and a senior contributor at The Federalist, calls the agreement a historic achievement. 

Raleigh joins the podcast to explain how the Israel-UAE accord could affect diplomatic relations in the Middle East for years to come, and why the mainstream media has chosen to ignore its significance. She also discusses how the Chinese Communist Party strategically spreads propaganda on American college campuses. 

Plus, we read your letters to the editor and share a good news story about a nonprofit that converted its parking lot into an outdoor learning center and tutoring hub for children who are distance learning this fall. 

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Netflix in early September is releasing a French film, "Cuties,” which has been criticized for its hypersexualization of young children. Some of the promotional material for the film has likewise been criticized, for which Netflix has since apologized.

Lila Rose, the founder and president of Live Action, a nonprofit opposed to abortion and dedicated to promoting a culture of life, characterizes the film as “the outright promotion of pedophilia" and joins "The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss it.

We also cover these stories:

• The Justice Department has deployed about 200 federal agents to Kenosha, Wisconsin, amid the violence and unrest following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, an African American man, on Sunday. 
• President Barack Obama praised the NBA’s Milwaukee Bucks for boycotting a playoff game against the Orlando Magic on Wednesday night in response to the Blake shooting. 
• An additional 1 million Americans filed for unemployment insurance benefits last week. 

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Portland, Oregon, is three months into rioting after the May 25 death of George Floyd with no end in sight.

What do you think is the driving force behind the continued violence? The far-left anarchist group Antifa has been behind a lot of the violence in Portland. How is the situation developing?

Lora Reis, a senior research fellow for homeland security at The Heritage Foundation, joins the podcast to discuss it.



We also cover these stories:

• Two people are dead and a third was badly wounded after a third night of violence Tuesday and into Wednesday morning in Kenosha, Wisconsin, following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a black man.
• Julia Jackson—the mother of Blake, the 29-year-old man shot multiple times by police Sunday in Kenosha—had harsh words for rioters in an interview with CNN’s Don Lemon, and she also apologized to President Donald Trump for missing his call. 
• Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers turned down federal assistance to curb the violence in Kenosha. 

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Riots have erupted in the state of Wisconsin following the shooting of a black man, Jacob Blake, by police on Sunday night. What happened? The Racine County Eye reported that rioters have taken over Kenosha, Wisconsin and that the area has turned into a war zone. Is that is a fair assessment of what is happening? Brett Healy, president of the John K. MacIver Institute for Public Policy, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss.

We also cover these stories:

• President Trump is now looking to make Chad Wolf the official secretary of the department of homeland security.
• Jacob Blake, the 29-year-old man shot in the back by police in Kenosha, Wisconsin, is reportedly paralyzed from the waist down. 
• Greg Goodman, co-president of Portland’s Downtown Development group, is speaking out about conditions in Portland hurting businesses.

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A French teacher at West Point High School in West Point, Virginia, was fired for not using pronouns preferred by a transgender student.

Should people be forced to contradict their core beliefs just to keep a job? Can you be compelled to speak a message you don't believe in?

Caleb Dalton, a counsel with the Christian legal organization Alliance Defending Freedom who represents the teacher, Peter Vlaming, joins "The Daily Signal Podcast" to discuss the issues involved.

We also cover these stories:

• Postmaster General Louis DeJoy testified before a House oversight committee on Monday. 
• Riots broke out in Wisconsin following the shooting of a black man, Jacob Blake, by police on Sunday night. 
• Kellyanne Conway, a long-time adviser to President Donald Trump, is leaving the White House. 

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