Tearing Down the Silicon Valley Wall

Plus: Pennsylvania College Reins in Free Speech After Hillsdale Professor’s Talk Leaves Left Grumbling May 2 2022 Good morning from Washington, where House conservatives suspect that “anti-racism” goals could make services under Xavier Becerra’s agency depend on the races of those involved. Doug Blair reports. Why is the left freaking out over Elon Musk’s purchase of Twitter? Victor Davis Hanson has thoughts. On the podcast, Rob Bluey asks Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt about what other states can learn from his leadership. Plus: a college decides to police who may speak freely on campus; YouTube backpedals on censoring a discussion of election reforms; and Hollywood star Mark Wahlberg embodies a dramatic redemption. On this date in 2011, U.S. forces kill Osama bin Laden, the Saudi exile behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks, during a raid on his secret compound in Pakistan. COMMENTARY [Tearing Down the Silicon Valley Wall]() [Tearing Down the Silicon Valley Wall]() By Victor Davis Hanson Discovering few Americans wanted left-wing, socialist politics, the left found power through control of American institutions, from academia and Wall Street to traditional and social media. [More]() COMMENTARY [Pennsylvania College Reins in Free Speech After Hillsdale Professor’s Talk Leaves Left Grumbling]() [Pennsylvania College Reins in Free Speech After Hillsdale Professor’s Talk Leaves Left Grumbling]() By Douglas Blair “If you listen to the talk, you can see … they’re just indignant that someone deviated from the accepted script when talking about race,” says Hillsdale College professor David Azerrad. [More]() ANALYSIS [Meet the Governor Leading Oklahoma’s Turnaround]() [Meet the Governor Leading Oklahoma’s Turnaround]() By Rob Bluey Gov. Kevin Stitt has set a goal of making Oklahoma a top 10 state by cutting taxes and growing the economy, empowering parents, and being a destination that more people call home. [More]() NEWS [Critics Challenge HHS Chief Becerra’s Claim Agency Has No ‘Anti-Racism’ Rule]() [Critics Challenge HHS Chief Becerra’s Claim Agency Has No ‘Anti-Racism’ Rule]() By Douglas Blair Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra claims his agency doesn’t have any policies that are explicitly “anti-racist” in nature. [More]() COMMENTARY [YouTube U-Turn: Censors Strike Again for No Good Reason, Just as Inexplicably Reverse Course]() [YouTube U-Turn: Censors Strike Again for No Good Reason, Just as Inexplicably Reverse Course]() By Hans von Spakovsky YouTube’s censors strike again, removing a podcast discussing election integrity that that platform claims violates its “misinformation policy.” [More]() COMMENTARY [The Way of Father Stu]() [The Way of Father Stu]() By Richard M. Reinsch II The new movie “Father Stu” tells the true story of Stuart Long, a troubled man who, after a series of misfortunes and profound suffering in his life, is ordained a Catholic priest. [More]() COMMENTARY [ICYMI: Film ‘2,000 Mules’ Offers Vivid Proof of Voter Fraud]() [ICYMI: Film ‘2,000 Mules’ Offers Vivid Proof of Voter Fraud]() By Deroy Murdock “This was an organized effort to subvert a free and fair election,” says True the Vote’s Gregg Phillips. “This is organized crime.” [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.]()