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opinion
4 Keys to the Immigration Reform We Need
Immigration is one of the fundamental building blocks that help make America the unique nation that it is. But the debate over border security and immigration has become toxic because politicians have put politics before principles. And reasonable Americans find themselves trapped between zealots on both sides. For over two centuries, the United States has… -
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The Inside Story of Trump’s First 2 Years in Washington
Jake Sherman, senior writer at Politico and co-author of Politico Playbook, is the co-author with Anna Palmer of the new book "The Hill to Die On: The Battle for Congress and the Future of Trump's America." The Daily Signal spoke to Sherman about the book and the ways President Donald Trump has transformed Washington. Our… -
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We Hear You: What the Mueller Report Actually Says
Editor's note: Not surprisingly, the audience of The Daily Signal isn't shy about sounding off regarding special counsel Robert Mueller's report on Russian election interference. Here's a sampling. Don't forget to write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: So there were 10 allegations that could be interpreted as obstruction, Fred Lucas notes in his… -
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Trump Scraps Obama-Era UN Arms Treaty Opposed by Second Amendment Backers
President Donald Trump announced Friday the United States is pulling out of the international Arms Trade Treaty, a treaty signed by the Obama administration—but never ratified by the Senate—that concerned many Second Amendment advocates. Trump called it a “badly misguided” treaty when speaking Friday at the National Rifle Association’s annual meeting in Indianapolis. “We will… -
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Mozambique Hit by a Second Cyclone: Local Shares How His Community Is Coping
Cyclone Kenneth crashed ashore in Mozambique on Thursday night and into Friday, just six weeks after Cyclone Idai devastated the coastal city of Beira. Initial reports said there were three confirmed dead in Kenneth’s wake, and concerns have arisen about further death and destruction in the next 10 days as floodwaters are expected to rise… -
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Trump Just Ditched a UN Arms Treaty, and He Was Right to Do It
On Friday, at the annual meeting of the National Rifle Association, President Donald Trump announced that he was un-signing the Arms Trade Treaty. As he put it, “The United Nations will soon receive a formal notice that America is rejecting this treaty.” He then pulled out a pen and, in front of the entire audience,… -
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California Bill Would Turn College Health Centers Into Abortion Clinics
The California state Senate Education Committee recently approved Senate Bill 24, known as the College Student Right to Access Act. The bill would add a new chapter to state education code to require student health care clinics at all 34 California public colleges and universities to “offer abortion by medication techniques”—aka “the abortion pill”—starting on… -
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Islamist Terrorism Remains the World’s Greatest Threat to Peace
After the horrific mass murder of 50 Muslim worshippers in Christchurch, New Zealand, there was widespread coverage and a torrent of mainstream news networks contemplating the threat of white supremacy. These conversations, completely reasonable and necessary in the face of violent attacks from a racist gunman, soon began deteriorating into politically motivated and specious claims… -
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In Defense of Kate Smith
The long arm of the PC police has reached back to the ’30s and arrested, prosecuted, and sentenced the late singer Kate Smith. Smith, who popularized Irving Berlin’s song “God Bless America” and was a female pioneer in early television, recorded songs that today in hindsight are viewed as racist. An old friend, Harry Covert,… -
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Elizabeth Warren’s College Plan Is a Bailout for the Elite
The federal student loan system has been a massive failure. Each year Washington invests more in higher education, topping out at $93 billion last year, yet students are more indebted and ill-equipped for the workforce than ever. Despite the fact that economists have identified federal lending as the main driver of tuition inflation, Sen. Elizabeth… -
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Edwin Meese Responds to the Mueller Report
We had the good fortune to have Ron Nicol and Edwin Meese on “The Bill Walton Show” the day the Mueller report was released. Meese, a former U.S. attorney general, says Robert Mueller should have made a decision on obstruction of justice by the president and that at least one of his attorneys was a… -
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Growing Up, She Thought She Was a Man. Now She’s Fighting the Patriarchy.
When she was around 13, Eliana Bookbinder began questioning her gender after reading a lot online. But in time, she came to realize she was a woman—and now she’s fighting for feminism. She joins the podcast to share her journey. Read the lightly edited transcript below, or listen to the interview: We also cover these… -
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America Is Still Highly Religious. So Why Do We Keep Liberalizing?
German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche once declared that “God is dead … and we have killed him.” That famous statement rocked Europe nearly 150 years ago. His point was not that God actually died, but that people in the Western world no longer believed in God, and that this loss of faith would only spread. Nietzsche’s… -
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How Trump Can Solve Our Illegal Immigration Crisis
The unprecedented numbers of illegal immigrants pouring across our southern border have led some to upgrade the situation there from “crisis” to “existential threat.” The magnitude of the problem, they say, threatens to undermine America’s success as an immigration nation. And they want solutions. Until now, America has been an undisputed immigration success story. More people immigrate… -
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Mueller Investigation Was Driven by Pious Hypocrisy
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s two-year, $30 million, 448-page report did not find collusion between Donald Trump and Russia. Despite compiling private allegations of loud and obnoxious Trump behavior, Mueller also concluded that there was not any actionable case of obstruction of justice by the president. It would have been hard in any case to find… -
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A Tale of 2 Europes: As the UK Struggles to Leave the EU, Ukraine Fights to Get In
KYIV, Ukraine—Painted white body outlines cover the ground at the intersection of Mykhaila Hrushevskoho Street and Petrivs’ka Alley in Kyiv’s city center; a grim reminder of where protesters died during Ukraine’s 2014, pro-European revolution. Nearby, a building that overlooks the intersection bears the mural of a girl peering through binoculars. Representing Ukraine’s national colors, the… -
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Ending Slavery Wasn’t Enough. It Took My Family 5 Generations to Become Truly ‘Free.’
I recently had the pleasure of being invited by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser to speak at a breakfast gathering honoring D.C. Emancipation Day. We would be celebrating the 157th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s formal emancipation of over 3,000 enslaved individuals in the district (on April 16, 1862). Several months later, on Jan. 1, 1863,… -
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LA May Cap Charter Schools to Appease Unions. But Kids Would Pay the Price.
When policymakers in California enacted a charter school law 25 years ago, many children had educational choice for the first time. But now, teachers unions want to needlessly limit children’s choices. Francisco Nunez’s story is a prime example of how charter schools use their independence to inspire and empower children through learning. Growing up in… -
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New Jersey Parents to Rally Against LGBT Education Law
A rally this weekend will give New Jersey parents an opportunity to oppose a new state law requiring public schools to teach children about the “political, economic, and social contributions” of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender individuals. The new law also requires schools to stress such contributions made by disabled persons, but it’s the LGBT…