LawCommentary
Wisconsin Is Finally Free to Implement Voter ID Law
Great news for those interested in election integrity and common sense reforms like voter ID: The Supreme Court today removed the final legal obstacle to… Read More
InternationalFeature
Amid Fear of Russian Invasion, Baltic Countries Welcome US Support
MARIJAMPOLE, Lithuania—Citizens of the three Baltic countries have showed up in droves to welcome a U.S. Army Stryker convoy, which is traveling across Eastern Europe… Read More
PoliticsNews
With Appeal to Liberty, Ted Cruz Jumps Into 2016 Race for President
Ted Cruz asked conservatives to let their imaginations run wild. And then the junior senator from Texas explicitly asked them to imagine him as the nation’s… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Military Exercises Do Not Violate Posse Comitatus Act
Recent reports that several of the U.S. military’s various Special Operations elements may be participating in exercises in areas that are not on existing military… Read More
SocietyCommentary
What We Can Learn From Patrick Henry’s ‘Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death’ Speech
Two hundred forty years ago today, Patrick Henry made his immortal cry, “Give me liberty or give me death!” The statement came at the end… Read More
EconomyInternationalCommentary
China’s Economy—Hard or Soft Landing?
A panel at The Heritage Foundation on March 11 discussed whether China’s economy is heading toward a “hard” or “soft” landing. Heritage’s Walter Lohman chaired… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Singapore’s Lee Harnessed the Free Market to Make His Country Prosperous
Henry Kissinger is often quoted lamenting what a pity it was that Lee Kuan Yew, founder of modern Singapore and long-serving leader, did not rule… Read More
PoliticsNews
Watch Live: Ted Cruz Announces Presidential Bid
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, launches his campaign for president at Liberty University in Virginia. Cruz is the first major candidate to officially declare his candidacy…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
Woman Who Wrote Pleading Letter to Brittany Maynard Has Died. With Dignity.
Kara Tippetts didn’t choose the day she would die. On Sunday, March 22, the mother of four passed away, after close to three years of… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Under an Honest Budget the Doc Fix Plan Adds to the Debt
On Friday night, House leaders released details of a proposal that would increase spending on doctors paid through Medicare (called the doc fix). Based on… Read More
SocietyNews
New Documentary Shows How Community Leaders Are Reducing Poverty
A new miniseries seeks to highlight the stories of people who are successfully reducing poverty—without depending on government. “Comeback,” a feature-length documentary broken up into… Read More
Health CareNews
Happy Birthday, Obamacare: 5 Years Later, Fact Checking the Law’s Promises
Five years ago on March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law. Many of the health care law’s provision took effect in… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Boehner-Pelosi Medicare ‘Reform’ Adds to National Debt
Why are Republicans cutting a deal with Nancy Pelosi to throw an extra $400 billion onto the national debt and calling it entitlement reform? This… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Congressman: Government Should Pay for Damage Done by Fracking Ban
New York had more electoral votes than any other state in every presidential election from 1812 to 1948. It has lost electoral votes in every… Read More
PoliticsNews
The Daily Signal Adds Veteran Journalist David Brody as Contributor
Veteran news reporter David Brody is joining The Daily Signal as a contributor to cover the 2016 presidential election. Brody, who will remain chief political… Read More
SecurityNews
McCain: Obama Needs to ‘Get Over’ His ‘Temper Tantrum’ About Netanyahu’s Reelection
This morning on CNN’s State of the Union, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., blasted the president’s priorities when it comes to U.S.-Israeli relations. McCain said that… Read More
EnergyCommentary
No, Being a Climate Change Skeptic Isn’t Like Fearing Vaccines
National Geographic’s latest cover story generated lots of attention for comparing climate change skeptics to those who fear vaccinations, disbelieve NASA’s moon landing, and oppose water fluoridation…. Read More
PoliticsNews
Ted Cruz Expected to Announce White House Bid Monday
Sen. Ted Cruz plans to announce that he will run for president on Monday, according to the Houston Chronicle. The Texas Republican was elected to… Read More
LawCommentary
This Couple Lost $30K to the Government. Now Maryland Lawmakers Are Pushing Reform.
Earlier this month, the Maryland House of Delegates took a big step forward in the push for civil asset forfeiture reform. By a margin of… Read More
Health CareNews
Obamacare a Factor in IHOP Owner’s Decision to Sell His 16 Restaurants
Four years ago, my reporting on Obamacare brought me to the city of Terre Haute, Ind. Located near the Illinois’ border, about an hour’s drive… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
What the Domino’s CEO Would Change on Taxes, Obamacare
Here’s a question that has been puzzling Patrick Doyle, the CEO of Domino’s, for months, as he puts it: “How do we list the calorie content of… Read More
InternationalFeature
Ukraine Conflict Feeds Black Market of Military Weapons
KYIV, Ukraine—When Maxim Masur deployed to the front lines of the Ukraine conflict last June with the Aydar Battalion, his unit only had one assault… Read More
EconomyNews
How Steve Forbes Would Turbocharge the ‘Molasses-Like Economy’
Steve Forbes made the flat tax the centerpiece of his two presidential campaigns. Now, he’s promoting the idea once again as he relaunches an organization… Read More
PoliticsNews
Ted Cruz Wants You to Be Able to File Your Taxes on a Postcard
What’s the one initiative Sen. Ted Cruz would pursue as president to help ordinary Americans? That’s the question MSNBC host Joe Scarborough posed to the Texas Republican… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Problems With New Study ‘Showing’ Liberals Are Happier Than Conservatives
After equality, science is the greatest authority we look up to. As such, the release of any study, no matter how mindless its methods or… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Why Expanding Medicaid Isn’t Compassionate
We’ve heard a lot about how Obamacare’s Medicaid expansion will be costly to states in the long run. Yet this hasn’t stopped some governors, who… Read More
InternationalFeature
U.S. Army Launches Show-of-Force Operation in Eastern Europe
PARNU, Estonia—The U.S. Army today launched Operation Dragoon Ride, a 1,100-mile convoy of Stryker armored fighting vehicles. It will cross six countries, beginning Estonia and… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
What Percent of 75-Year-Olds Are Still Working?
One of the major trends in the U.S. workforce during the early 21st century is seniors’ expanding participation in the labor force. People who qualify… Read More
SocietyNews
World Down Syndrome Day Observed with Kindness, ‘Lots of Socks’
You might see lots of colorful socks this weekend, wherever you are. This year’s World Down Syndrome Day will be honored through its “Lots of… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
No, Tom Cotton Isn’t a Traitor for Writing Iran Letter
“Traitors.” That’s a strong term, obviously. It should never be used lightly. Yet there it was, flying around like confetti in Times Square on New Year’s Eve…. Read More
