SocietyNews
This Nonprofit Is Saving Kids—and Taxpayer Money
When David Anderson began asking volunteers in Chicago to host children from high-risk families to give them a break, he never imagined his idea would… Read More
LawCommentary
Court Strikes Down Transgender Mandate, Protecting Doctors, Children, and Hospitals
While family and friends were counting down to the new year, I was watching a different kind of countdown—whether doctors and health care providers would… Read More
EnergyCommentary
When Energy Efficiency Rules Hurt the Public and the Environment
Over the last several years, an extreme and ideologically-driven environmental agenda has hijacked our national energy policy. Whether its goal is to keep fossil fuels… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
I’m a Lifelong Democrat. Here Are 3 Reasons I Pulled the Lever for Trump.
Asking with a terseness normally associated with changing religions or declaring a new nationality, many people that know me have politely cornered me and demanded:… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Administrative State Has Changed Our Culture. Trump Can Help Reverse Course.
The overreaction to President-elect Donald Trump’s election—from campus “cry-ins” to Brandon Victor Dixon’s “Hamilton” rant—is more than just a left-wing tantrum. It displays a more fundamental development… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Obamacare Repeal Must Be on Day One: Congress Has No Excuses
In less than three weeks’ time, when Donald Trump becomes our next president, he will take an oath to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
6 Political New Year’s Resolutions You Should Make
As the calendar year ends, minds quickly turn to losing weight, eating healthy, saving money, and spending more time with family. But just as 2016… Read More
SocietyNews
State Lawmakers Seek to Stop New York City From Destroying ID Records
A judge is expected to rule soon on whether New York City can destroy records associated with an identification program commonly used by illegal immigrants… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservative Groups Warn of Obama’s ‘Midnight Litigation’ Against US Business
Conservative and pro-business groups warn that the Obama administration may pursue legal action to enforce some of its thousands of new “job-crushing” regulations before President-elect… Read More
SocietyFeature
Remembering George Washington’s New Year’s Victory Over the British at Princeton
PRINCETON, N.J.—What began as a retreat from battle-hardened, bayonet-wielding British soldiers 240 years ago, Gen. George Washington reorganized into a counterattack after arriving with well-armed… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
PoliticsCommentary
SocietyCommentary
The Founders Anticipated ‘Fake News.’ Here’s What They Did About It.
Following the presidential election, numerous stories surfaced about how “fake news” influenced the results. This prompted a reaction from the media and a concerted effort… Read More
EconomyNews
Election Ushers in Batch of States Preparing for Right-to-Work Laws
Not only did the 2016 election bring the country a new president, but Nov. 8 also ushered in the right political environment for a batch… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Artwork Depicting Cops as Pigs Has No Place in the US Capitol
There currently hangs in the United States Capitol building a painting that depicts police officers as anthropomorphic pigs. Yes, you read that correctly. The painting… Read More
SecurityFeature
The Healing Power of Fly Fishing for Combat Veterans
On 112 acres off Springhill Road in Belgrade, Montana, sits a six-bedroom, 10,000-square-foot home called Quiet Waters Ranch. The ranch belongs to the Warriors and… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Obama’s Actions Against Russia Are ‘Too Little, Too Late’
President Barack Obama on Thursday took steps to retaliate against Russia for what he called “aggressive harassment of U.S. officials and cyber operations aimed at… Read More
PoliticsNews
Obama Celebrates His Newest Monuments by Tweeting out Pictures of the Wrong National Park
The White House took to Twitter Wednesday to promote President Barack Obama’s latest monument designations in the Western U.S., but its tweet had a picture… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Obama’s Land Grab Will Not Stand. I Will Fight It.
When I questioned Interior Secretary Sally Jewell at her confirmation hearing, she promised me President Barack Obama would not designate a national monument unless there… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Here Are 21 Books You Should Read in 2017
After the raucous ride of 2016, there’s a lot to be said for hitting the books for some good reading. Whether it’s history, policy, or… Read More
LawNews
So Much for the GOP Blockade: Obama Tops Bush on Judicial Confirmations
Recent stories in Politico and The Washington Post paint a picture of unprecedented obstruction by Senate Republicans of President Barack Obama’s judicial nominees. “Trump set… Read More
SocietyNews
How States Could Restrict Use of Food Stamps in Trump Era
Officials in at least two states are preparing to ask the new Trump administration for approval to prohibit use of food stamps to buy junk… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Religious Freedom in Pakistan Takes 1 Step Forward, 2 Steps Back
The Pakistani government took a positive step forward earlier this month in renaming the National Center for Physics after the Nobel Prize-winning physicist Abdus Salam—a… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Enormous Opportunity of Trump’s Presidency
In 2016, the American people voted to change the direction of our country. They elected a new president and vice president. They returned Republican majorities… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Live From Washington, It’s The Daily Signal
You may have noticed that when we describe The Daily Signal, we refer to it as a “multimedia” news organization. That’s because there’s not just… Read More
InternationalCommentary
John Kerry Takes a Parting Shot at Israel in Middle East Speech
Secretary of State John Kerry delivered a detailed speech Wednesday defending the Obama administration’s recent abstention on a U.N. Security Council vote condemning Israeli settlements…. Read More
EnergyNews
The California Gathering That Hatched Plan to Prosecute Skeptics of Climate Change
Just before joining climate change activist and former Vice President Al Gore for a press conference in New York City, seven state-level attorneys general huddled… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Mystery of Wealth Inequality, Explained
Thomas Sowell has just published a revised and enlarged edition of his classic “Wealth, Poverty and Politics.” At the very beginning, he quotes Alexander Hamilton,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Reporting From the War Zone: Why Conflict Journalism Matters
KYIV, Ukraine—In June of 2015, I spent eight days embedded with the Ukrainian army in the front-line town of Pisky in eastern Ukraine. I’ve been… Read More
SocietyNews
Deported Immigrants Get Taxpayer-Funded Grants From Obama Administration
The Obama administration is using a taxpayer-funded program to award business grants to Salvadoran migrants deported from the United States. Run by the nonprofit Instituto… Read More
