EnergyCommentary
Supreme Court Halts Obama’s Aggressive Climate Agenda
In a major setback to the Obama administration’s climate agenda, the U.S. Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote blocked the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Clean… Read More
EconomyNews
Want to Give a Tour of Washington, DC? You’ll Need a License for That
Bill Main knows a lot about history, but at one time he faced arrest if he shared what he knows in Washington, D.C. The owner of Segs In… Read More
PoliticsNews
Freshman Senator Tries to Bump-Start Stalled Overhaul of Filibuster
Senate Republicans are quickly running out of runway to get a filibuster overhaul package off the ground. The political will is directly proportional to the… Read More
Health CareNews
Millionaires Are Qualifying for Medicaid Under Obamacare
Millionaires living in states that expanded Medicaid are benefiting from government-sponsored health insurance, and taxpayers are footing the bill for it. In states that expanded… Read More
EconomyNews
Here’s Why Republicans Are Mocking Obama’s Final Budget Proposal
President Obama’s final budget proposal, which increases government spending by $4.15 trillion, got a chilly reception Tuesday in Congress. Many Republicans already are dismissing the spending plan… Read More
EconomyNews
Obama’s Budget, Explained in 30 Seconds
The Daily Signal recaps the $4.1 trillion budget proposal President Barack Obama sent Congress on Tuesday for fiscal year 2017. Learn about some of the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why Beyoncé Shouldn’t Have Honored Black Panthers in Super Bowl Show
By now, Beyoncé’s Super Bowl halftime ode to the Black Panthers has entered the national consciousness. We all know what she was driving at. She… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Tunisia’s Woes as ISIS Looms: It’s About Dignity
AMMAN, Jordan—The Islamic State, gaining operating territory in North Africa, has made clear its intentions of destabilizing the nascent democracy in Tunisia. Hoping this sun-drenched… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Q&A: What You Need to Know About Presidential Budget Process
President Barack Obama has released his final budget to Congress, shifting the federal budget process into high gear. Budgeting for the nation is a complicated… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What Obama Got Wrong in 2017 Budget
President Barack Obama released his 2017 Fiscal Year Budget to Congress. Here is what Heritage Foundation researchers had to say about Obama’s budget: Energy Education Health Care… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why Identity Politics Is Causing a War Among Feminists
Old-school feminists are not happy with young women these days. Seemingly commenting on why some young women favor Bernie Sanders over Hillary Clinton, feminist icon Gloria Steinem… Read More
EconomyNews
Why GOP Chairmen Decided to Snub Obama’s Budget Chief
Budget chairmen in the House and Senate have chosen to dismiss President Obama’s new budget plan before seeing it, saying they would concentrate instead on… Read More
LawNews
How’d Your Senators Vote on Obama’s Judge Pick?
Senate Democrats have delivered on their end of a bargain with Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, confirming Rebecca Ebinger to a lifetime appointment as a district… Read More
EconomyNews
How a Blue State Came to Love the Right to Work
At the end of a long political road, West Virginia may have arrived at the place conservatives think the Mountain State belongs. The Republican-controlled legislature… Read More
LawNews
The Backstory of Operation Choke Point
Last week, the House of Representatives took the first major step toward ending Operation Choke Point, a government program that critics say has been used… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Obama’s Dismal Fiscal Legacy
President Obama is submitting his final budget to Congress this week. Regardless of the contents of this budget, the president’s fiscal legacy is largely already… Read More
SocietyNews
Beware: Teachers May Be Armed and Trained to Protect Students
The superintendent of a rural school district, taking zero chances should an active shooter trespass his grounds, has posted large signs to alert intruders that… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Maine Required Childless Adults to Work to Get Food Stamps. Here’s What Happened.
One trillion dollars—that’s how much the government spent last year on means-tested welfare aid, providing cash, food, housing, medical care, and social services to poor… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Government Employees Spent Almost $1 Million in Taxpayer Money at Casinos
The federal government is no stranger to waste—some examples are egregious. From July 2013 through June 2014, over 4,000 transactions, worth just short of $1 million,… Read More
SecurityCommentary
North Korea’s Missile Launch Shows It Could Target US Homeland
North Korea has again successfully put a satellite into orbit, demonstrating the same technology needed to launch an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) and showing that… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Doritos Super Bowl Ad Shows Why Pro-Lifers Are Winning
A room with an ultrasound may seem like an unlikely setting for a chips commercial. But in an ad aired during the Super Bowl, Doritos… Read More
LawNews
Does Your State Want to Replace Electoral College With Popular Vote for President?
An 11th state looks ready to join a national movement to sideline the Electoral College and decide presidential elections by popular vote. A bipartisan bill moving through the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Sen. Ben Sasse: Democrats Have Gone ‘Post-Constitutional’
Is the United States facing a constitutional crisis? Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., thinks so, saying that the Democratic Party has largely gone post-constitutional and that… Read More
LawNews
GOP-Controlled Senate Is About to Approve Another Obama Judge
Though President Barack Obama’s time in office is drawing to a close, the Senate pipeline for judicial nominees remains open. On Monday, the Senate will… Read More
EconomyCommentary
What’s Really Keeping Americans From Work
Friday’s labor report confirms that too many hardworking Americans are unable to find the jobs they seek because U.S. job growth remains anemic, and average wages are… Read More
SocietyNews
NFL’s Score With Faith-Driven Consumers Isn’t So Super, This Index Says
On the cusp of Super Bowl 50, one consumer index says the National Football League falls short in welcoming Americans who make their choices “through the lens of… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Make Congress Great Again
The federal government is broken, and congressional weakness is to blame. The authors of the Constitution made Congress the most powerful of the federal government’s… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Zika Virus Is Serious (But It’s Not Another Ebola)
After last year’s serious misadventure concerning Ebola, Americans take viruses very seriously. This year, we are confronting a very different threat with the Zika Virus. Let’s… Read More
LawCommentary
A Legal Victory for Gun Rights
On Thursday, a three-judge panel vacated a ruling by a Maryland district court that had upheld the state’s ban on so-called “assault weapons” and large-capacity… Read More
SecurityCommentary
How Law Enforcement Will Protect the Super Bowl From Terrorists
One of the most iconic American events of the year is about to occur—the Super Bowl. Thousands of Americans (maybe even a few Canadians who… Read More
