SPLC Steps in to Protect ‘Patently Unlawful Racial Discrimination’ at Progressive

Plus: Male Might Get Volleyball Scholarship Meant for Female Athletes at University of Washington January 2 2024 NEWS [SPLC Steps in to Protect ‘Patently Unlawful Racial Discrimination’ at Progressive]() [SPLC Steps in to Protect ‘Patently Unlawful Racial Discrimination’ at Progressive]() By Tyler O'Neil The Southern Poverty Law Center steps in to defend a grant program for black-owned small businesses amid a racial discrimination lawsuit against Progressive Insurance. [More]() NEWS [Male Might Get Volleyball Scholarship Meant for Female Athletes at University of Washington]() [Male Might Get Volleyball Scholarship Meant for Female Athletes at University of Washington]() By Elizabeth Troutman A transgender volleyball player in California may become the first biological male recipient of a collegiate Division 1 athletic scholarship designated for women. [More]() COMMENTARY [Associated Press Gets It Wrong: Wind Farm Contractors Acknowledge Turbines Harm Dolphins, Whales]() [Associated Press Gets It Wrong: Wind Farm Contractors Acknowledge Turbines Harm Dolphins, Whales]() By Diana Furchtgott-Roth When wind turbine companies seek permission to harm sea life, reporters for The Associated Press blame The Heritage Foundation (where I work) and The Heartland Institute, instead of reporting the facts. [More]() ANALYSIS [New House Freedom Caucus Chief Reveals Group’s Priorities for 2024]() [New House Freedom Caucus Chief Reveals Group’s Priorities for 2024]() By Virginia Allen The House will be back in session on Jan. 9, and the new leader of the House Freedom Caucus says border security will be a top priority when they return. [More]() COMMENTARY [Here’s Why the Left’s Accusation that Conservatives are Authoritarian Completely Collapses]() [Here’s Why the Left’s Accusation that Conservatives are Authoritarian Completely Collapses]() By Tyler O'Neil Conservatives launch many efforts to restore the federal government to the way the Constitution says it should work, but the Left increasingly demonizes them as authoritarian. [More]() COMMENTARY [Reversing Big Tech’s Dangerous Hold on Our Children]() [Reversing Big Tech’s Dangerous Hold on Our Children]() By Wesley Hodges U.S. kids spend twice as much time on social media as they do in the car. Our unregulated attention economy inundates their minds with obscenity, addiction, and other forms of exploitation. [More]() COMMENTARY [UN Pushes Sexual Rights and Gender Ideology to Attack Parents and Children]() [UN Pushes Sexual Rights and Gender Ideology to Attack Parents and Children]() By Grace Melton, Emilie Kao The United Nations’ bureaucrats reinterpret a key rights document in a manner that undermines the backbone of all societies—strong families. [More]() NEWS [Michigan Law to Register Prisoners So They Can Vote Upon Release]() [Michigan Law to Register Prisoners So They Can Vote Upon Release]() By Fred Lucas A new law in Michigan means that inmates leaving prison will be registered automatically to vote, among other election measures signed by Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat. [More]() COMMENTARY [ICYMI: Heritage Foundation Experts Share Reading Recommendations for the New Year]() [ICYMI: Heritage Foundation Experts Share Reading Recommendations for the New Year]() By Brian Gottstein Heritage staff recommend books, old and new, as we begin the new year. [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.]() -