How ‘Wokeness’ Is a Product of Marxism

Plus: 63% of US Counties Still Have 5 or Fewer COVID-19 Deaths Aug 03, 2020 Good morning from Washington, one battleground where “wokeness” attacks the nation’s history and institutions. The destructive mentality didn’t come out of nowhere, Jarrett Stepman writes. What do the numbers say about the deadliness of the coronavirus? Norbert Michel and Drew Gonshorowski break it down. On the podcast, Heritage Foundation cybersecurity expert Klon Kitchen unpacks China’s high-tech theft. Plus: Obama targets the filibuster, mainstream journalism denies facts, and Rep. Ted Budd examines identity politics. On this date in 1492, Italian explorer Christopher Columbus, commanding three ships, sets sail from Spain to find a western sea route to China and India. His eventual discovery will make history. Commentary [How ‘Wokeness’ Is a Product of Marxism]( [Photo]( By Jarrett Stepman Traditional Marxist ideas were adopted but changed in the 1920s by Italian communist Antonio Gramsci and others. That new theory focused more on shaping culture, marrying traditional Marxism with Freudian psychology and other social theories to change the way people think. [More]( Commentary [63% of US Counties Still Have 5 or Fewer COVID-19 Deaths]( [Photo]( By Norbert Michel The 30 counties with the most COVID-19 deaths account for 28% of all the cases in the U.S. and 46% of all deaths, much greater than their 17% share of the U.S. population. [More]( Commentary [Identity Politics Divides America]( [Photo]( By Rep. Ted Budd Identity politics stands diametrically opposed to e pluribus unum, and therefore, stands diametrically opposed to the values of the United States of America. [More]( Analysis [China Is Trying to Steal Data From US Government and You]( [Photo]( By Virginia Allen A cybersecurity battle is raging. In recent weeks, Chinese hackers stole, or attempted to steal, terabytes of data from the U.S. government, businesses, and private individuals. [More]( News [Obama Encourages Senate Democrats to Eliminate Filibuster]( [Photo]( By Rachel del Guidice The former president says during a politically charged eulogy for Rep. John Lewis that it may be necessary to do away with the filibuster and inaccurately calls the procedure a “Jim Crow relic.” [More]( Commentary [Republicans and Democrats Agree on Need to Cancel ‘Cancel Culture’]( [Photo]( By Angela Sailor Cancel culture is a direct assault on the construct of forgiveness. It seeks not to fix, but to destroy. It’s the poisonous pill that fatally blocks a prescriptive cure for human weaknesses. [More]( Commentary [‘Peaceful Riots’? Journalism Bows to the Woke Mob]( [Photo]( By Mark Hemingway Just a few weeks ago the idea of “peaceful riots” would have seemed absurd, but the American media is nothing if not inventive these days. [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.]( -