SecurityCommentary
Summer officially started this weekend. The kids are finished with school, neighbors are planning barbecues, and families are beginning to head to the beach. But… Read More
Health CareNews
The number of adults without health insurance dropped over 4 percentage points in 2014, the first year of the Affordable Care Act’s implementation, according to… Read More
EducationNews
Liz Robbins was caught off-guard when a Washington, D.C., area code appeared on her phone. “I apologize,” she said. “With the surgery … I had… Read More
PoliticsNews
Over the last few years, 12 Republicans have been punished by for bucking party leadership. Here’s who they are: Rep. Justin Amash of Michigan, removed… Read More
EconomyNews
Rhode Island lawmakers have approved legislation that will raise the state’s minimum wage. The Ocean State will increase its hourly wage from $9 to $9.60… Read More
Commentary
Last week, Senators Mark Kirk (R–IL) and Barbara Mikulski (D–MD) introduced an amendment to allow Poland into the Visa Waiver Program (VWP). Poland’s acceptance into… Read More
EnergyCommentary
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) recently proposed fuel efficiency standards for medium and… Read More
EconomyNews
Nearly $200 million in overtime pay was given to Amtrak employees in 2014, many of whom fraudulently recorded their overtime hours, according to an audit… Read More
EconomyNews
Sen. Ted Cruz switched his position on major trade legislation that expedites presidential trade negotiations, announcing early Tuesday he would vote against the bill just… Read More
PoliticsNews
Conservative lawmakers serving as subcommittee chairmen are finding themselves on the receiving end of retribution from House leadership for defying party leaders. Last week, 34… Read More
SocietyNews
President Obama has proposed to extend the time some immigrant students can stay and work in the United States after they graduate from college, and… Read More
EconomyNews
The Senate revived the key piece to President Obama’s trade agreement Tuesday, granting the president expanded powers to negotiate an ambitious Pacific trade deal. The… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Rep. Jason Chaffetz, R-Utah, recently introduced legislation to allow state tax collectors to require out-of-state retailers to collect taxes for them, even if the retailer… Read More
SecurityNews
There’s new evidence that the investigative record has long been incomplete on the administration’s actions surrounding the Sept. 11, 2012, terrorist attacks on the U.S…. Read More
LawNews
NEW LONDON, Conn.—All Susette Kelo wanted was to live with a view of the water. In 1997, Kelo achieved her dream with the purchase of… Read More
Health CareNews
Although the White House previously disregarded an MIT economist’s role in the construction of the Affordable Care Act, a recent report indicates the consultant was… Read More
LawCommentary
Can the government force raisin farmers to hand over large portions of their crop without paying any compensation? On Monday, eight members of the Supreme… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The federal government is now calling abstinence and monogamy “the most reliable way to avoid transmission of STDs,” rather than just “a reliable way.” This… Read More
LawCommentary
June 23 marks the 10th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s highly controversial decision, Kelo v. City of New London. The Fifth Amendment Public Use Clause… Read More
EconomyNews
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal tells The Daily Signal that any renewal of the Highway Trust Fund needs to come without any tax increases. “I don’t… Read More
PoliticsNews
A conservative House lawmaker angry at “a culture of punishment and fear” created by Speaker John Boehner and his leadership team has had enough. “For… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) virus has spread to yet another Asian nation: Thailand. Malaysia and the Philippines were the first to report cases… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Waste is a real and pressing issue in Social Security’s disability programs. According to a recent report by the Office of the Inspector General of… Read More
EducationCommentary
Professor Edward Schlosser (a pseudonym) recently wrote a provocatively titled piece: “I’m a liberal professor, and my liberal students terrify me.” The professor discusses identity… Read More
SecurityCommentary
In spite of continued negotiations with the P5+1 (five permanent member countries of the U.N. Security Council plus Germany) over its nuclear program, Iran has… Read More
Economy Commentary
After much delay, Congress has acted on two much anticipated trade preference programs: the African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) and the Generalized System of… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
This month we celebrate the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta, which secured rights for free Englishmen, and, more importantly, established what would later… Read More
EconomyCommentary
America’s interstate highway system, which broke ground in 1956 and was completed in the early 1990s, enables us to affordably travel more than 3 trillion… Read More
SocietyNews
This Sunday we celebrate the fathers that raised us. Here are some inspirational quotes from famous fathers on what they find to be the best… Read More
EnergyNews
On first glance, this is a rather routine story in the environmental policy wars. A study published in the journal Nature Climate Change said researchers… Read More
