Top Journalism Organization Urges Reporters to Add Bias to Stories

Plus: 'Inflation Reduction Act' Is Euphemism for Big Government Socialism, Higher Prices

August 1 2022   Good morning from Washington, where Democrats want Americans to swallow another big spending bill amid soaring inflation. Matt Dickerson and six other Heritage Foundation analysts break down what you should know. The Associated Press shows its true colors, advising reporters to stray from fairness and balance. Our Jarrett Stepman blows the whistle. On the podcast, Rob Bluey talks with former House Speaker Newt Gingrich about how Americans can defeat big government socialism. Plus: the Justice Department allows a major conflict; our increasingly Orwellian politics; and a pro-life singer's new anthem. On this date in 1996, "A Game of Thrones," the epic fantasy novel by George R.R. Martin, is published as the first of a series, eventually becoming a bestseller and inspiring a hit show on HBO.     COMMENTARY Top Journalism Organization Urges Reporters to Add Bias to Stories By Jarrett Stepman The Associated Press suggests straight-up editorializing in what is supposed to be "fair and balanced" news reporting. More COMMENTARY 'Inflation Reduction Act' Is Euphemism for Big Government Socialism, Higher Prices By Daren Bakst, Preston Brashers, David Burton, Matthew Dickerson, Nina Owcharenko Schaefer, Richard Stern, Parker Sheppard The bill would provide $78.9 billion for the Internal Revenue Service. According to the Biden administration's proposal, this funding would be used to add nearly 87,000 IRS agents. More ANALYSIS Big Government Socialism Is Destroying America. Newt Gingrich Explains How You Can Help Save Us. By Rob Bluey "These are people who really do believe that they have the moral right to dictate to you and me. … They're basically a semi-religious group," says Gingrich. More SPECIAL FEATURE Singer Natasha Owens Overcomes Depression to 'Stand for Life' By Virginia Allen The pro-life singer says her album's tracks "are anthems … to stand for something, to rise and stand in front of God and in front of a world that may look down on them." More COMMENTARY The New Age of Orwellianism By Josh Hammer In this new age, the regime and its enforcers pursue the suffusion of its orthodoxy at any cost, gaslighting dissenters into not believing their own lying eyes. More COMMENTARY Documents Reveal Major Conflict of Interest for Key DOJ Official By Hans von Spakovsky Pamela Karlan stayed on Stanford's payroll, earning $1 million a year, during the 17 months she served as the Justice Department's principal deputy assistant attorney general for civil rights. More COMMENTARY ICYMI: Monkeypox Primarily Affects Gay Men. Why Are We Scared to Say It? By Douglas Blair World Health Organization chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, a leftist hack, says: "The stigma and discrimination can be as dangerous as any virus and can fuel the outbreak." More           Donate to The Daily Signal Find us on Facebook 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 franchmaverickk.secretwords123@blogger.com. If you want to receive other Heritage Foundation newsletters, or opt out of this newsletter, please click here to update your subscription.