Mob Rule Prevails in Toppling of Confederate Statue

[The Daily Signal] Aug. 16, 2017 Good morning from Washington, where President Trump faces pitfalls as he tries to tame the bureaucracy. Fred Lucas has words of caution from veterans of two previous Republican administrations. A White House-backed immigration bill promises big relief to taxpayers, Robert Rector and Jamie Bryan Hall argue. Is pulling down Confederacy-related statues the new mob favorite? Jarrett Stepman has zero tolerance. Plus: Melanie Israel on Iceland's chilling answer to Down syndrome, Ben Shapiro on the left's rationale for violence, and Walter Williams on men, women, and Google. Commentary [Mob Rule Prevails in Toppling of Confederate Statue]( This is a perfect example of how tribal and identity politics are raging out of control in America, and how radicals will continue to ratchet up their tactics to match one another. [Read More]( Commentary [Trump-Endorsed Immigration Bill Would Save Taxpayers Trillions]( A legal immigrant without a high school degree typically receives $4 in government benefits for every $1 he pays in taxes. [Read More]( Commentary [Down Syndrome in Iceland Is 'Disappearing' Because of Abortion]( In Iceland, more than four out of five women have a prenatal screening test and close to 100 percent of women who received a positive test for Down syndrome chose to abort their child. [Watch the Video]( News [Alabama Special Election GOP Primary Goes to September Runoff]( Two Republicans, Sen. Luther Strange, R-Ala., and former Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore, will compete in a runoff election in September after failing to garner 50 percent of the vote in Alabama's special election to fill the seat of now-Attorney General Jeff Sessions. [Read More]( News [How Trump Can Avoid Getting Bogged Down While Draining the Swamp]( There are lessons for President Trump from President Reagan, who had success in cutting 100,000 nondefense employees and moving to a more performance-based system. [Read More]( Commentary [The 3-Step Argument the Left Makes to Justify Violence Against Conservative Speakers]( "If a straight, white male, or anybody else who ranks lower on the victimhood scale, says something contrary to the viewpoint of the higher-ranking, intersectionality identity, that person has engaged in a microaggression," says Ben Shapiro. [Watch the Video]( Commentary [Is Google Right About Gender?]( Though women and men are equally represented in the population at large, women make up only 17 percent of engineering degrees conferred compared to 83 percent conferred to men. [Read More]( [The Daily Signal] 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.]( -