SecurityCommentary
When Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel entered the Obama administration, he was a proponent of U.S. unilateral nuclear weapons reductions. He believed that nuclear weapons are… Read More
SecurityNews
Making defense operations more efficient is a natural common cause for Congress and the Pentagon. Increased efficiency would save money—freeing up dollars that the Pentagon… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Before the arms race with the Soviet Union came the hiring race among U.S. military bureaucracies. It started not long after the National Security Act… Read More
LawCommentary
The mid-summer clash between unarmed protesters and heavily armed police in Ferguson, Mo., sparked a renewed discussion on the militarization of domestic law enforcement. Critics… Read More
SecurityNews
A program that allows citizens from allied European countries to visit the U.S. without a visa has drawn new concerns from lawmakers who worry that… Read More
SecurityCommentary
It’s only natural, with reports of terrorist groups such as the Islamic State filling the news, for Americans to question just how safe they are… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Since this article was originally published, it has been reported that the fence jumper, Omar Gonzalez, got further inside the White House than was known…. Read More
SecurityNews
As the Islamic State terrorist organization commands attention with its cold-blooded tactics of rape and murder, another group of violent extremists in Syria considers itself… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Thirteen years ago, terrorists killed nearly 3,000 innocent people in New York City, the Pentagon and Shanksville, Pa. Today, communities across the nation pay tribute… Read More
SecurityNews
Heroes of all stripes emerged during and after the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Now, 13 years later, one is the last known of… Read More
SecurityNews
More than 6,000 foreign nationals in the United States on student visas have vanished after overstaying their time here, raising alarm at the Department of… Read More
SecurityNews
President Obama has led a chorus of cries for a review of a Pentagon program supplying “excess” weaponry and equipment to state and local police… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., today blasted “big government” in response to the current situation in Ferguson, Mo. In an op-ed published in Time, Paul wrote,… Read More
SecurityNews
A five-part documentary on VICE News showcases the inner workings of the Islamic State, the violent jihadist group that has conquered large regions of Iraq… Read More
SecurityNews
The deadly Ebola virus is “scary,” but “we can stop it,” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Tom Frieden said today. The day after… Read More
SecurityAnalysis
This latest outbreak of the Ebola virus is getting a great deal of attention, as it should. Here are some questions that need to be… Read More
SocietyNews
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
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
SecurityNews
Legislation proposed by an Arizona congressman would give federal officials authority to quickly screen and deport unaccompanied children from Central America who have crossed the Mexican border into… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Flip through the latest National Security Strategy and the Pentagon‘s Quadrennial Defense Review — these are the documents describing how President Obama envisions using foreign… Read More
SecurityCommentary
They called it the Declaration of Independence, but what Jefferson, Adams and the other Founders actually did 238 years ago today was separate the United… Read More
SecurityNews
In a move that surprised some conservative allies, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal recently vetoed legislation authorizing the state to implement the federal REAL ID Act. The Republican governor… Read More
SecurityNews
Children caught crossing the border into the United States appear well coached as they willingly surrender themselves. The youngsters respond to questions from U.S. Border Patrol agents by… Read More
Of the more than 24,000 unaccompanied children who entered the United States illegally last year, most haven’t left — even those who were detained. “Eighty-seven percent… Read More
SecurityNews
Hillary Clinton yesterday took a firm stand on how the U.S. should handle a wave of unaccompanied children from Central America who are migrating across… Read More
SecurityNews
As the vicious Islamist group ISIS upended the status quo in Iraq, another terrorist network — Ansar al-Sharia — broke into the headlines. Although relatively… Read More
SecurityNews
Four letters are topping headlines around the world: ISIS. Pinned at the center of the crisis in Iraq, it’s hard to read or watch the… Read More
SecurityNews
In the first public testimony on the matter by a senior Obama administration official, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel today defended the decision to free Army… Read More
SecurityNews
President Obama’s decision to exchange five terrorists for a soldier who left his base in Afghanistan endangers national security by “pretending” the Taliban isn’t targeting… Read More
A spur-of-the-moment “selfie” taken by a California firefighter has gone viral. After a day of battling wildfires near San Diego, firefighter Tim Bergon snapped the… Read More
