What Explains the Missing American?

Plus: Biden Calls Pro-Life Agenda ‘Extremist’ While Rolling Out Executive Order on Abortion July 9 2022 Good morning from Washington, where President Biden rails against the Supreme Court for ending abortion on demand and signs an executive order that won’t change anything. Virginia Allen reports. Something disquieting pops up in the nation’s jobs numbers, Victor Davis Hanson writes. On the Saturday podcast, Richard Reinsch explores why proven solutions aren’t being applied to homelessness in San Francisco. Plus: Bruce Klingner on Japan after the assassination of a statesman, and Armstrong Williams on Hillary Clinton’s smearing of Clarence Thomas. Seventy-five years ago today, Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower appoints Florence Blanchfield as a lieutenant colonel in the Army, making her the first woman in American history to hold permanent military rank. COMMENTARY [What Explains the Missing American?]() [What Explains the Missing American?]() By Victor Davis Hanson Historically, as Westernized cultures become more affluent, whether it’s ancient Rome or modern America, they birth fewer children—even as their appetites for more household and personal help spike. [More]() NEWS [Biden Calls Pro-Life Agenda ‘Extremist’ While Rolling Out Executive Order on Abortion]() [Biden Calls Pro-Life Agenda ‘Extremist’ While Rolling Out Executive Order on Abortion]() By Virginia Allen The executive order tasks the Department of Health and Human Services with looking into ways to “expand access to abortion” across the country. [More]() COMMENTARY [Killing of Former Prime Minister Shocks Japan, but Shinzo Abe’s Legacy Lives On]() [Killing of Former Prime Minister Shocks Japan, but Shinzo Abe’s Legacy Lives On]() By Bruce Klingner While prime minister, Abe implemented a visionary foreign policy, strengthened Japan’s alliance with the United States, and was decisive on regional security threats. [More]() COMMENTARY [Solving the Homelessness Problem in San Francisco]() [Solving the Homelessness Problem in San Francisco]() By Richard M. Reinsch II Arguing that the "Housing First" policy approach doesn't work, Mary Theroux observes that "this one-size-fits-all policy that the federal government is imposing does not address the underlying issues." [More]() COMMENTARY [I Know Clarence Thomas. Hillary Clinton Lied About Him.]() [I Know Clarence Thomas. Hillary Clinton Lied About Him.]() By Armstrong Williams It is unsurprising to encounter a new Hillary Clinton fib of which I have personal knowledge. It may seem minor, but it speaks volumes about her unfitness for leadership. [More]() ANALYSIS [ICYMI: An Assassin Kills Japanese Leader Shinzo Abe. Here's What You Need to Know.]() [ICYMI: An Assassin Kills Japanese Leader Shinzo Abe. Here's What You Need to Know.]() By Douglas Blair How will Japan be affected by the assassination? What is Abe’s legacy and how did he govern? Heritage Foundation scholar Bruce Klingner answers these questions and more. [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.]()