A New Dark Age: California’s Blackouts Are Self-Inflicted

Plus: No, We’re Not Selling Out Kurds. But We Should Mediate Their Conflict With Turkey. Oct 14, 2019 Good morning from Washington, which today is officially celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day—but to us, it’s still Columbus Day. This weekend, The Daily Signal was at Values Voter Summit, an annual gathering of social conservatives. We’ve got coverage of President Trump’s speech there, plus the remarks made by Sebastian Gorka, Allie Beth Stuckey, and Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar. Plus: Jim Phillips provides analysis on Turkey, and Jarrett Stepman examines the latest California insanity. Commentary [A New Dark Age: California’s Blackouts Are Self-Inflicted]( [Photo]( About 1 million people in one of the most densely populated parts of the country have had their power shut off by the utility company, Pacific Gas and Electric. [More]( Commentary [No, We're Not Selling Out the Syrian Kurds. But We Should Mediate Their Conflict With Turkey.]( [Photo]( Washington’s ad hoc partnership with Syrian Kurds never included a commitment to help them fight Turkey, only to fight the Islamic State, the terrorist army also known as ISIS. [More]( News [HHS Secretary Calls Trump Most Pro-Life President Ever]( [Photo]( "HHS and its team have never fought more fiercely to protect life at all stages, from conception to natural death," says Secretary Alex Azar. [More]( Analysis [Turning Generation Z Into Faith-Filled Leaders]( [Photo]( John Murray, founder and president of Imago Dei Leadership Forum, offers advice on how we can bridge cultural divides in our nation and train the next generation to be thoughtful leaders. [More]( News ['Godlessness and Big Government Go Hand in Hand,' Allie Beth Stuckey Tells Social Conservatives]( [Photo]( “This replacing of the God of Scripture with the god of self has to do with why young people lean to the left,” says Stuckey. [More]( Commentary [Growing Up to Be Good Is More Important Than Career]( [Photo]( What preoccupies parents today is not that their child be a good person but that their child be a good student, get into a "good" school, and become good at some profession. [More]( News [Sebastian Gorka Urges ‘Backbone’ to Resist Socialism]( [Photo]( "We are in a fight to preserve the republic as the Founding Fathers intended it," says Gorka. [More]( News [Trump Announces $50 Million for Christians, Other Minorities in Syria]( [Photo]( The money is set to go for emergency Syrian human rights defenders, civil society organizations, and reconciliation efforts supporting ethnic and religious minority victims of the conflict. [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.]( -