InternationalCommentary
Newsflash to Obama Administration: Appeasement Never Works
Winston Churchill once said “an appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last.” The U.S. has been negotiating a deal… Read More
EnergyCommentary
Australia Repeals Carbon Tax
Australia has become the first developed nation to repeal its carbon tax after the Australian Senate voted to dismantle the tax on Wednesday in a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Iran’s Deal or No Deal
If they are taking odds in Vegas, bet on not getting a P5+1 deal with Iran over its nuclear program. The sides have an option… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Key Question That Must Be Answered About Malaysia Plane Crash
“To what level is Russia, Moscow specifically … complicit in this? Was this a rogue commander of the Russian forces?”
SocietyAnalysis
By the Numbers: Central American Immigrants in U.S.
According to a Center for Immigration Studies fact sheet, the majority of the massive influx of illegal immigrants flooding across the southern border of the… Read More
SocietyNews
Brooks County, Texas: Ranchers Help Secure Border-Crossers Who Skirt Checkpoint
FALFURRIAS, Texas — Far from the crisis along the border with Mexico in the Rio Grande Valley, the checkpoint here exists to deter those who made… Read More
SecurityNews
Vitter’s Senate Bill Seeks to Stem Flow of Border-Crossing Children
As lawmakers debate how to stem the flood of unaccompanied minors across the southern border, The Daily Signal has learned that Sen. David Vitter, R-La.,… Read More
LawNews
Va. Farmer Says Green Group Urged County to Harass Her With Zoning Citations
A well-funded, politically influential environmental group based in Fauquier County, Va., stands accused of colluding with government officials and real estate moguls to force a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Hamas’s Last Stand
USA Today reports that “[t]he Israeli military announced a ground offensive in the Gaza Strip late Thursday after 10 days of fighting between Israel and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Hong Kong Report Lights Fuse for Future Protests
Hong Kong democracy activists have vowed further disobedience after learning that, despite large protests this summer and a campaign for electoral reform that attracted 800,000… Read More
SocietyNews
Rubio to Obama: The Border Isn’t Secure
Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., countered Obama’s claim that the border has “never been more secure,” telling Bill O’Reilly Wednesday that the key solution to the… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservatives: Stop Bailing Out Banks
Financial stability through government regulation isn’t working. That was the consensus of a panel held by the Cato Institute and Mercatus Center on the four… Read More
SecurityNews
Did Russia’s Aggression Contribute to Malaysian Plane Crash?
Tragedy has returned to haunt Malaysia Airlines. Commercial flight MH17 reportedly was shot down by a surface-to-air missile over Ukraine, close to the Russian border…. Read More
SecurityCommentary
As Risk of Terror Attack Grows, U.S. Must Maintain Ability to Connect the Dots
Has the United States possibly been rendered blind to an impending terrorist attack? A senior Obama administration counterterrorism official worries that that may be the… Read More
EnergyCommentary
House Bill Would Modernize America’s National Labs
Congressman Randy Hultgren (R–IL) and seven original cosponsors introduced the Department of Energy Laboratory Modernization and Technology Transfer Act of 2014 on July 17. The… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Moral Difference Between Israel and Hamas
What most Americans—and the world—hear about the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas goes something like this: “125 Palestinians, most of them civilians, have been… Read More
EconomyCommentary
States Already Have Transportation Funding Independence
Campaigning this week for more federal transportation spending, President Obama said, “There’s something called the Highway Trust Fund [HTF]—I suspect this crew is familiar with… Read More
SocietyNews
Former New York Times Top Editor Criticizes White House on Transparency
Former New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson said in an interview Wednesday that the Obama White House is far from transparent with reporters. A… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Memo to Congress: True Patriotism Is Axing Taxes to Keep Companies in U.S.
The Obama administration announced new rules this week that will effectively punish American companies who move facilities and jobs overseas to save on taxes. Labor… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Fortune Article Misunderstands Why Businesses Invert
Allan Sloan of Fortune recently wrote an article best summarized as a tirade at U.S. businesses that have, or are thinking about, inverting. Inverting is… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Extreme Environmental Agenda Hijacks Dietary Guidelines: Comment to the Advisory Committee
The extreme environmental agenda is popping up everywhere, including in areas that have nothing to do with the environment. The Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (DGAC)… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Budget Process Does Little to Cut Waste and Flawed Spending—Here’s Something That Can
Taxpayer-funded rides for bourbon-swilling journalists and international trips for indie music executives—federal funding for obscure programs like these is one reason why Heritage budget expert… Read More
EconomyNews
Conservative Coalition Issues Stern Warning on Ex-Im Bank
Leaders of top conservative organizations joined forces to deliver a clear message to Republican lawmakers: Allowing the charter of the Export-Import Bank to expire is… Read More
SocietyNews
Cruz Rips Senate Democrats’ Bill to Reverse Hobby Lobby Decision
Today on Capitol Hill, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, had a message for President Obama and Senate Democrats voting to undermine the Supreme Court’s Hobby Lobby… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Government Spending on Health Care Projected to Rapidly Increase
One of the biggest contributors to the nation’s spending crisis is federal spending on government health care programs, according to the Congressional Budget Office’s Long… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Hundreds of Undocumented Children Could Be Coming to Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. — Hundreds of undocumented children may be headed from the Mexican border to Wisconsin. The federal government has asked officials in the Madison… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Joe Gibbs’ Organization Housing Undocumented Children in Virginia
It was only a matter of time before some of the thousands of undocumented children flooding the United States border reached Virginia. But the organization… Read More
EconomyCommentary
New Mexico’s Mouse War Escalates
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico’s war over the meadow jumping mouse is escalating and moving ahead on multiple fronts. Ranchers whose permits allow their… Read More
EducationCommentary
Court Rules Against Woman Challenging University’s Race-Based Admissions Standards
On Tuesday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled against Abigail Fisher in her ongoing battle against the University of Texas at… Read More
News
Proposal to Divide California into Six States Clears Hurdle to Qualify for 2016 Ballot
Californians are one step closer to casting votes in November to decide whether the state will remain as is or be broken into six separate… Read More
