If France Can Reject Wokeness, So Can We

Plus: Fact-Checkers Heart Joe Biden February 22 2021 Good morning from Washington, which looks and sounds woker by the day. The current French resistance to the trend on their soil is inspiring, Jarrett Stepman writes. On the podcast, an Atlanta pastor scouts a path through America’s political turmoil. Plus: Scott Walker’s new youth leadership role; the Justice Department’s quiet agreement in an election integrity case; and Biden charms the fact-checkers. On this date in 1732, George Washington is born in Westmoreland County, Virginia; within 44 years, he will lead the Continental Army in the American Revolution on his way to becoming the new nation's first president. COMMENTARY [If France Can Reject Wokeness, So Can We]() [If France Can Reject Wokeness, So Can We]() By Jarrett Stepman French historian Pierre-André Taguieff says the French people are exasperated by phrases such as “systemic racism’’ and “white privilege,” which he says are an “artificial importation” from America. [More]() COMMENTARY [Fact-Checkers Heart Joe Biden]() [Fact-Checkers Heart Joe Biden]() By David Harsanyi Appearing at a friendly CNN town hall, President Biden drops a string of untruths on issues both large and small. But the fact-checkers don’t seem worried. [More]() ANALYSIS [How Christians Can Respond to Today’s ‘Crisis in America’]() [How Christians Can Respond to Today’s ‘Crisis in America’]() By Rob Bluey Racial tensions, the ongoing pandemic, and fierce political discord have left many Americans asking how the nation can move forward in unity. Bishop Garland Hunt seeks to answer that question. [More]() SPECIAL FEATURE [Scott Walker Takes Helm of Young America’s Foundation]() [Scott Walker Takes Helm of Young America’s Foundation]() By Kevin Mooney “We have to start with junior high and preteens, because that’s where the left is getting its foothold,” says former Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. [More]() NEWS [Justice Department Won’t Oppose Arizona Election Reform Before Supreme Court Hears Case]() [Justice Department Won’t Oppose Arizona Election Reform Before Supreme Court Hears Case]() By Fred Lucas The ban on ballot harvesting makes it a felony punishable by prison and a $150,000 fine for someone other than a person’s family, caregivers, mail carriers, and election officials to collect ballots. [More]() COMMENTARY [ICYMI: How the COVID-19 Censors Killed the Truth]() [ICYMI: How the COVID-19 Censors Killed the Truth]() By Neil Patel SARS escaped from a Beijing lab twice in 2004. If SARS 1.0 leaked from a Chinese lab twice, why is it a conspiracy theory to question whether SARS 2.0 could have escaped from a Chinese lab? [More]() [LOGO-CHARCOAL_75percent.jpg] [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 [letters@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.]()