Are Universities Doomed?

Plus: Benefit Cuts of 23%—and 4 Other Things to Know About the Government’s New Social Security Projections December 27 2022 Good morning from Washington. How is Social Security faring? Rachel Greszler looks at some concerning new numbers. Fred Lucas has the scoop on how House Republicans are eying President Biden's executive order on voting. Plus: Victor Davis Hanson on the universities and Amy Swearer on times when guns saved lives. COMMENTARY [Are Universities Doomed?]() [Are Universities Doomed?]() By Victor Davis Hanson How ironic that universities are rushing to erode meritocratic standards—history’s answer to the age-old, pre-civilizational bane of tribal, racial, class, elite, and insider prejudices and bias that eventually... [More]() COMMENTARY [Benefit Cuts of 23%—and 4 Other Things to Know About the Government’s New Social Security Projections]() [Benefit Cuts of 23%—and 4 Other Things to Know About the Government’s New Social Security Projections]() By Rachel Greszler A new Congressional Budget Office report projects an even more dire outlook for Social Security’s future than was previously calculated [More]() NEWS [House GOP to Investigate Biden’s Secretive Order on Voting]() [House GOP to Investigate Biden’s Secretive Order on Voting]() By Fred Lucas The House’s new Republican majority is poised to investigate the Biden administration’s secretive, all-of-government effort to get out the vote. [More]() COMMENTARY [Detroit School Board Removes Ben Carson’s Name from School for His 'Crime' of Serving Under Trump]() [Detroit School Board Removes Ben Carson’s Name from School for His 'Crime' of Serving Under Trump]() By David Sokol The Detroit school board recently voted to remove world-renowned neurosurgeon and native son Dr. Ben Carson’s name from its Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine magnet school. [More]() COMMENTARY [12 More Examples of Defensive Gun Use Show 'Redeeming Social Value' of Firearms]() [12 More Examples of Defensive Gun Use Show 'Redeeming Social Value' of Firearms]() By Amy Swearer In Chicago, four carjackers tried to steal a woman’s car at gunpoint, but had the tables turned on them, police said. [More]() NEWS [ICYMI: Conservative Legal Group: Government Employees in 4 States Assisting Left By Providing Voter Information]() [ICYMI: Conservative Legal Group: Government Employees in 4 States Assisting Left By Providing Voter Information]() By Fred Lucas Government employees in four states are violating federal laws and assisting the Left by providing voter information, a conservative legal group argues in suing those states. [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.]() -