The Left’s Contempt for Middle-Class Values

Plus: Kavanaugh’s Anger Is Justified Oct 03, 2018 Good morning from Washington, where Brett Kavanaugh’s spirited defense of his character draws mockery and condemnation from opponents. Chris Prudhome has had enough. NBC apparently will put any Kavanaugh accuser on the air, Rachel del Guidice discovers. The FBI should know already about the Supreme Court nominee’s youthful beer consumption, reports Fred Lucas, who also covers the president’s visit with businesses thriving because of tax reform. Plus: Dennis Prager on liberals unbound by civility, Heather Mac Donald on what “diversity ideology” has created, and Walter Williams on the consequences of lax school discipline. Commentary [The Left’s Contempt for Middle-Class Values]( [Photo]( Leftists are Ubermenschen—people on such a high moral plane that they do not consider themselves bound by the normal conventions of civics and decency. Leftists don’t need such guidelines; only the non-left—the “deplorables”—need them. [More]( Commentary [Kavanaugh’s Anger Is Justified]( [Photo]( “I couldn’t help but think that if a woman had ever performed that way, they would say ‘hysterical,’” says House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi. [More]( News [FBI’s Previous Probes Would Have Looked Into Kavanaugh’s Drinking]( [Photo]( “Questions about alcohol and substance abuse would have been asked of hundreds of people who know the judge,” says Gregg Nunziata, former chief nominations counsel to the Senate Judiciary Committee. [More]( News [These 2 Companies Plan to Expand Workforce by 20% Thanks to Tax Reform]( [Photo]( Wilson Construction Co. in Canby, Oregon, will be expanding its workforce by at least 20 percent in the coming months, says Stacy Wilson, who runs the business her grandfather founded 65 years ago. [More]( News [NBC Airs Interview With Julie Swetnick Without Corroborating Her Story]( [Photo]( Brett Kavanaugh has called Swetnick’s allegations a “joke” and a “farce.” [More]( Analysis [The Daily Signal Podcast: In Britain, Free Speech at Risk]( [Photo]( Great Britain has historically been one of the most free countries in the world. But in this hypersensitive age, free speech is coming under genuine threat. Anglican Bishop Michael Nazir-Ali joins us to discuss. [More]( Analysis [How ‘Diversity Ideology’ Killed the University and Is Infecting America]( [Photo]( The obsession with victimology has gone quickly into the real world, and people believe that every institution now is racist and sexist in the absence of affirmative racial quotas and gender quotas. [More]( Commentary [Obama's Anti-Discipline Policies Set Our Students Up for Failure]( [Photo]( Faced with threats from the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, schools instituted new disciplinary policies. For example, after the public school district in Oklahoma City was investigated by the office, there was a 42.5 percent decrease in the number of suspensions. [More]( [LOGO-CHARCOAL_75percent.jpg] The Daily Signal is brought to you by more than half a million members of The Heritage Foundation. [Donate to The Daily Signal]( [Find us on Facebook]( [Find us on Facebook]( [Follow us on Twitter]( [Follow us on Twitter]( How are we doing? We welcome your comments, suggestions, and story tips. Please reply to this email or send us a note at [comments@dailysignal.com](. The Daily Signal 214 Massachusetts Avenue, NE Washington, DC 20002 [(800) 546-2843]( Add [morningbell@heritage.org]( to your address book to ensure that you receive emails from us. You are subscribed to this newsletter as {EMAIL}. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, [please click here to update your subscription.]( -