Virginia Public School District Wants Teachers to Enforce ‘Woke’ Revolution, or Else

Plus: 2 Justices Remind Americans About Our Core Values October 7 2020 Good morning from Washington, less than an hour from a Virginia school system that plans to impose a radical view of race on teachers and students. Naturally, our Jarrett Stepman objects. At least two justices worry that the Supreme Court’s discovery of a right to same-sex marriage casts those who disagree as bigots. Nicole Russell has thoughts. On the podcast, Sen. Marsha Blackburn previews the confirmation hearings for Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett. Plus: strengthening our national identity, and protecting free speech. Sixty years ago today, in the second of four televised debates, Vice President Richard Nixon and Sen. John F. Kennedy address the Cold War and other foreign policy issues. COMMENTARY [Virginia Public School District Wants Teachers to Enforce ‘Woke’ Revolution, or Else]( [Virginia Public School District Wants Teachers to Enforce ‘Woke’ Revolution, or Else]( By Jarrett Stepman In Loudoun County, the school board is set to vote on a radical new code of conduct policy that is akin to something you may see in the defunct Soviet Union or in Communist China. [More]( COMMENTARY [2 Justices Remind Americans About Our Core Values]( [2 Justices Remind Americans About Our Core Values]( By Nicole Russell “Obergefell enables courts and governments to brand religious adherents who believe that marriage is between one man and one woman as bigots,” writes Justice Clarence Thomas of the landmark 2015 decision. [More]( ANALYSIS [Sen. Marsha Blackburn's Preview of Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings]( [Sen. Marsha Blackburn's Preview of Amy Coney Barrett's Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings]( By Rachel del Guidice “We know that a lot of the left would like to have only atheists or secularists on the federal bench,” says Sen. Marsha Blackburn. [More]( NEWS [Barrett’s Former Colleagues: ‘No One ... Better Suited to Be on the Supreme Court’]( [Barrett’s Former Colleagues: ‘No One ... Better Suited to Be on the Supreme Court’]( By Fred Lucas Amy Coney Barrett “said that she would put herself in the shoes of the party that she was ruling against and consider how would that person perceive her decision,” recalls a former law clerk. [More]( COMMENTARY [Restoring Civics and Patriotism to American Life]( [Restoring Civics and Patriotism to American Life]( By Mike Gonzalez President Trump’s administration has tried to renew a sense of national identity and common vision. [More]( COMMENTARY [The Fight for Free Speech]( [The Fight for Free Speech]( By Walter E. Williams The violence, looting, and mayhem that this nation has seen over the last several months has much of its roots in academia, where leftist faculty teach immature young people all manner of nonsense. [More]( COMMENTARY [ICYMI: The Slow Suicide of New York City]( [ICYMI: The Slow Suicide of New York City]( By Eric Kampmann About 1,200 restaurants have permanently shuttered since March. The city has around 600,000 fewer jobs than a year ago. About one-third of the city’s small businesses may never reopen. [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.](