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opinion
Trump Just Earned a Big Win Over Public-Sector Unions
Public-sector unions and their progressive allies just lost a major battle in their ceaseless legal campaign against this president. Last summer, one district court judge struck down nearly every provision in a package of executive orders meant to curtail the overweening power of federal employee unions. Almost a year later, the United States Court of… -
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Socialism 101: Myths and Realities
Young people across America are increasingly embracing socialism. A cloud of misinformation has led many Americans to think socialism is something it is not—a good system of government. The Daily Signal recently interviewed Chris Wright, founder and president of the Anticommunism Action Team, to debunk the myths about socialism. The full audio is below along… -
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The Debt Is Mounting. Here’s How to Rescue Our Children’s Future.
With an economy that’s strong, that creates opportunities, and that grows wages, people are experiencing the American dream. But this dream is in danger of becoming the American nightmare. The future looks bleak: job losses, lower wages for those lucky enough to keep a job, and massive tax increases on average Americans. For many families,… -
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3 Things to Know About Eugene Scalia, Trump’s Pick for Labor Secretary
President Donald Trump has tapped Eugene Scalia, the son of a judicial icon, to be the new labor secretary. The nomination comes a week after Alex Acosta announced he was stepping down from the post, effective today. Scalia—a former solicitor for the Labor Department and now a partner in the law firm of Gibson, Dunn… -
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We Hear You: What American Socialists Say They Want
Editor's note: Jarrett Stepman's report from a conference of socialists over Fourth of July weekend in Chicago prompted a huge response from The Daily Signal's audience. Here's a sampling.—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Anyone who wants to understand why American political life is so debased should consider what socialist influences have done to our public… -
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Global Threats Make US Defense Spending an Urgent Priority
America needs to have a serious debate about the nature of its national defense and associated budget. Questions such as how the country should deal with the rising challenge of China, Russia’s adventurism, as well as the threats posed by the rogue regimes of Iran and North Korea need serious consideration and discussion. That’s why… -
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Maine and Nevada Show Why the Electoral College Helps Small States, Not Red States
Last month, both Maine and Nevada did what was in the best interests of their states: They rejected bills that would have enrolled their states in the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, an unwise effort to override the Electoral College. In Maine, it was killed by legislators in the state House after it passed Maine’s… -
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The ‘Spirit of Apollo’ Inspires a New Generation of Ukrainian Spaceflight Pioneers
DNIPRO, Ukraine—Viktor Listov was a 10th grade student in St. Petersburg (then known as Leningrad), Russia, when Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space, completing one orbit of the Earth on April 12, 1961, aboard his Vostok 1 spacecraft. Listov vividly remembers the day. His teacher interrupted the day’s lesson and told… -
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What I Saw of the Apollo Program as a Kid in the 1960s
As we commemorate the 50th anniversary of the historic moon landing, I am not sure that today’s generation quite understands just how exciting this was in 1969. Apollo 11 came before “Star Wars” and a raft of science fiction movies that have since made space travel seem almost mundane. I was in elementary school when… -
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Why ‘Adversity’ Shouldn’t Be a New Advantage in College Admissions
“It’s misleading. How do you measure an ‘adversity score’ anyway?” Martin Smith, a professor at Rowan University and an alumnus from the University of Pennsylvania, shared his thoughts over the College Board’s recent unveiling of an “overall disadvantage level”—in shorthand, an “adversity score”—to supplement students’ SAT scores. “You can’t manufacture equal outcomes when everyone isn’t… -
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Josh Hawley Wants to Break Up the College Monopoly. Why His Approach Could Help.
Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., introduced two bills this week to shake up higher education, and the proposals look promising. One bill would expand access to career and technical education by making career-focused education options—such as apprenticeships or certificate programs—eligible for Pell Grant funding. The second would require colleges to pay 50% of the student loan… -
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Carson Says Trump ‘Not a Racist’
While many Democrats are accusing President Donald Trump of “racism” because of a controversial tweet, Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson is countering the narrative by touting the president’s policies. “I have an advantage of knowing the president very well, and he’s not a racist, “ Carson said in a Wednesday interview on Fox… -
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Once Again, The New York Times Has Glowing Coverage of a Communist Regime
Editor’s note: In its coverage of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon, The New York Times published a series of pieces critical of the U.S. space program, including an article titled “How the Soviets Won the Space Race for Equality.” Promoting that article, the Times tweeted, “America may have put… -
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Women’s Sports Are Facing a Crisis. These Brave Athletes Are Standing Firm.
The U.S. women’s national soccer team recently earned a historic victory on the world stage, but not all is well for girls who might want to follow in its footsteps. In fact, girls sports has become one of the most tragic battlefields of the culture war. In Connecticut, high school track runner Selina Soule recently… -
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Scarlett Johansson Flap Shows How Identity Politics Could Ruin Acting
Actors make a living portraying other people’s identities. It’s what they do, and they’ve done it for millennia. Yet today, loud voices for political correctness are seeking to redraw the lines of acceptable identity portrayal. The question is: Who has the right to play who on the big screen? Political correctness says: Only actors with… -
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College Kowtows to Students Saying ‘Free Speech Harms’
It became known as “The Bloody Morning Scout.” In 1755, Ephraim Williams Jr. led colonial forces and some 200 Mohawk allies into battle against French and Indian troops near Lake George, New York. But Williams marched into a deadly ambush. He was killed in the fight, and his troops were driven back, suffering tremendous losses. But… -
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New Chief at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty Is a Hopeful Sign for Much-Needed Leadership Change
The announcement of new leadership at Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty could signal the beginning of a new era in U.S. international broadcasting. Last week, foreign policy specialist and German Marshall Fund senior fellow Jamie Fly was appointed Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s new president, a choice that bodes well for the mission and for management of the… -
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The Sneaky Way the Government Is Growing the Number of Bureaucrats
To constrain the growth of central government, conservatives have fought to keep down the number of federal bureaucrats. This strategy has failed. Since the 1960s, the number of federal employees has remained constant at about 2 million, yet federal power has greatly expanded. This phenomenon arises because Washington has outsourced many civil service functions to… -
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Why Media’s Normalizing of White Nationalists Matters
In 2016, a bunch of real-life white supremacists—not just Republicans who happen to disagree with the Democrats’ preferred immigration policy—put together a conference in Washington, D.C., to attract attention. All kinds of major news networks dutifully showed up, because legacy media has something of a symbiotic relationship with the alt-right. White supremacists get to feed…