The Electoral College Didn’t Protect Slavery

Plus: America Is Drowning in the Lies of the Left October 26 2020 Good morning from Washington, where the nation’s founding and institutions are under assault from the left. Sean Parnell takes on the false linking of the Electoral College to slavery, while Dennis Prager debunks some other egregious lies about our nation. On the podcast, author Ralph Bayrer discusses how Americans can defend freedom. Plus: Twitter gets ugly over the president’s “coyote” reference; teenagers’ disturbing turn from faith; and more ammo for a rap star’s welcome questioning of leftist orthodoxy. On this date in 2001, President George W. Bush signs the Patriot Act, intended to strengthen America’s ability to counter terrorism after the attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center the previous month. COMMENTARY [The Electoral College Didn’t Protect Slavery]( [The Electoral College Didn’t Protect Slavery]( By Sean Parnell Proponents of abolishing or nullifying the Electoral College and replacing it are trying to delegitimize the traditional process by claiming it is a remnant of America’s racist past. [More]( COMMENTARY [America Is Drowning in the Lies of the Left]( [America Is Drowning in the Lies of the Left]( By Dennis Prager The left always has relied on lies to gain and retain power. This is as true today in the United States as it was in the Soviet Union. [More]( COMMENTARY [Trump Sparks Coyote Conundrum by Citing Smuggling of Illegal Aliens]( [Trump Sparks Coyote Conundrum by Citing Smuggling of Illegal Aliens]( By Mike Howell Many Twitter users assumed Trump either had stupidly blamed the animal for dragging children over the U.S.-Mexico border or used a pejorative to refer to their parents. [More]( ANALYSIS [‘Eternal Vigilance’ Required to Maintain Freedom, Author Says]( [‘Eternal Vigilance’ Required to Maintain Freedom, Author Says]( By Virginia Allen Ralph Bayrer, author of the new book “Eternal Vigilance: Guarding Against the Predatory State,” joins the podcast to discuss the future of our nation and how we can defend our freedom. [More]( COMMENTARY [America’s Teenagers Are Losing Their Religion]( [America’s Teenagers Are Losing Their Religion]( By Timothy Goeglein Today’s teenagers are growing up in a society that is increasingly hostile to faith, and the social cost of being identified as religious amongst one’s peers is getting higher with each passing day. [More]( COMMENTARY [The Left-Wing Con of Black Americans]( [The Left-Wing Con of Black Americans]( By Larry Elder Rapper-actor Ice Cube appears on the verge of understanding the fake product that liberals and the media have been peddling: that America remains guilty of “systemic racism.” [More]( COMMENTARY [ICYMI: Top-Down White Penitence Is Shaking Up and Roiling the American Workplace]( [ICYMI: Top-Down White Penitence Is Shaking Up and Roiling the American Workplace]( By John Murawski Like a growing number of organizations around the country responding to the death of George Floyd and the Black Lives Matter movement, Duke University adopts anti-racist advocacy as a mission. [More]( [LOGO-CHARCOAL_75percent.jpg] 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.](