How MLK Channeled the Spirit of 1776

Plus: 6 Key Points From Report to Secret Court on FBI Spying Jan 20, 2020 Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day from Washington on a holiday dedicated to honoring one of America’s great champions of civil rights by emulating him through community service. For your reflection, we’ve got one commentary from Jarrett Stepman on King’s dedication to the ideals of the nation’s founding, and another from Dion Pierre on his principled opposition to race nationalism. Plus: a report on holding the FBI accountable, Europe’s sellout to oil producers, and your letters. Know someone with the right stuff for The Heritage Foundation’s Young Leaders Program? [Check it out](. Commentary [How MLK Channeled the Spirit of 1776]( [Photo]( By Jarrett Stepman Although the study of slavery is essential to understanding America’s past, it is also vital to recognize just how much of a connection Martin Luther King Jr. had to the Founding Fathers and the ideas that animated them. [More]( News [6 Key Points From Report to Secret Court on FBI Spying]( [Photo]( By Fred Lucas A former Obama administration lawyer who long defended investigating President Trump’s Russian ties and spying on a campaign aide concludes in a new report that the FBI’s proposed reforms are “insufficient” to prevent abuses from occurring again. [More]( Commentary [How Europe Made Itself Dependent on Nefarious Oil Powers]( [Photo]( By Victor Davis Hanson Energy neediness explains why the European Union was so eager to maintain the so-called “Iran deal” with the theocracy in Tehran, and also why it was nervous about the anti-Russia hysteria that arose in the United States after the 2016 election. [More]( Commentary [Why MLK Is America’s Last Founding Father]( [Photo]( By Dion Pierre King understood the temptation to fight identity politics with identity politics, but refused. He preached that any form of race nationalism defied the “edicts of the Almighty God himself.” [More]( Commentary [We Hear You: Sex Ed, Student Loans, and Government Spending]( [Photo]( By Ken McIntyre “The educational institutions in our country have created for themselves a very lucrative welfare system,” writes Dan Philabaum. [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.]( -