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How Teachers Unions Are Holding Children With Special Needs Hostage
Teacher unions are now using strikes as a form of extortion. For the second time this year, a state’s teachers union and its members have closed schools and are refusing to work until lawmakers stop considering proposals to give students with special needs more learning opportunities. In recent days, the Kentucky teachers union, and administrators… -
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I Was America’s First ‘Nonbinary’ Person. It Was All a Sham.
Four years ago, I wrote about my decision to live as a woman in The New York Times, writing that I had wanted to live “authentically as the woman that I have always been,” and had “effectively traded my white male privilege to become one of America’s most hated minorities.” Three years ago, I decided… -
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We Hear You: Guns and How We Treat the Mentally Ill
Editor's note: Amy Swearer's commentaries on mental illness, gun control, and the anniversary of the Parkland shooting stirred responses from our audience. We lead off with some of them. Don't forget to write us at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: Amy Swearer hit the nail squarely on the head with her commentary article about the… -
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Media Misses: Media Ignores Ilhan Omar’s Anti-Semitic Comments
Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Democrat from Minnesota, stirred controversy again with an anti-Semitic tirade last week, declaring to a packed audience, “I want to talk about the political influence in this country that says it is OK to push for allegiance to a foreign country [Israel].” According to the Media Research Center, “CBS This Morning”… -
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New Cases of Armed Citizens Stopping Criminals in February
Last month, we documented some extraordinary examples from January of armed citizens relying on their Second Amendment rights to protect themselves and others. We pointed out that these were average, everyday Americans who were just going about their lives. They did not go looking for evil but were nonetheless prepared to deal with the evil… -
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Why Congress Shouldn’t Restore Net Neutrality
Just over one year ago, the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to repeal the network neutrality rules it adopted in 2015. However, the FCC regulation could make a comeback if House Democrats have their way. Lawmakers in the House and Senate introduced legislation Thursday to restore the rule. Sponsored by Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and… -
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The Left Is Doubling Down on Schemes to Pack the Supreme Court
Anything the left can’t control, it aims to destroy. From campaigns to abolish the Senate to the growing movement to upend the Electoral College after Hillary Clinton’s defeat in the 2016 presidential election, progressives have few qualms about getting rid of long-standing constitutional institutions. Now they’re doubling down on their efforts to wage war on… -
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February Jobs Report Underwhelms, but Economy Remains Strong
On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported that employers added 20,000 jobs in February, falling well below expert predictions that estimated 180,000 jobs added. While this number can and should be higher, the report also reflects that the job market in general is still strong; posting 101 consecutive months of job creation, showing a… -
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The Time Is Ripe for a US-Swiss Trade Agreement
Switzerland is known for many things: chocolate, cheese, watches, banking, and of course multifunction army knives. Not surprisingly, what these Swiss items have in common is high quality. Well, here is another thing that Switzerland may be recognized for: free trade. Switzerland certainly makes for an attractive trading partner. It boasts an adaptive free market… -
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Majority of House Democrats Vote to Let 16-Year-Olds Vote for President
A majority of House Democrats on Wednesday voted to lower the federal voting age from 18 to 16. A number of high-profile Democrats voted in favor of the legislation, including California Reps. Adam Schiff, Eric Swalwell, Maxine Waters, and Ted Lieu; Democratic presidential candidate and Hawaii Rep. Tulsi Gabbard; New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez; Michigan Rep. Rashida… -
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Eric Holder: Democrats Should Consider Packing Supreme Court
Former Attorney General Eric Holder on Thursday said Democrats should consider packing the Supreme Court when they regain political power. Holder said he would “seriously consider” adding two seats to the court if he were president, as revenge for the two seats on the court that President Donald Trump has filled since taking office. Holder wants other Democrats to follow suit…. -
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It’s Time for Congress to Defend Free Speech on Campus
As an undergraduate student during the ‘60s, the Vietnam War was often on our minds and in our conversations. I vividly remember the discussions. Students were debating professors and each another. Ideas were being exchanged, opinions formed, and unique perspectives shared. I saw firsthand how college campuses across the nation were hubs of free speech—and… -
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Podcast: A Jewish Conservative on Omar’s Anti-Semitic Remarks
As the left fights over how to handle the latest use of an anti-Semitic trope by Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., we discuss what’s going on with The Heritage Foundation’s Joel Griffith, who also chairs a Washington, D.C., Jewish group. Plus: Daniel speaks to Nigel Farage about Brexit. We also cover these stories: President Donald Trump… -
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Pelosi’s Shameful Decision to Place Rep. Omar on Foreign Affairs Committee
Rep. Ilhan Omar argues that American “democracy is built on debate,” tweeting, “I should not be expected to have allegiance/pledge support to a foreign country in order to serve my country in Congress or serve on committee.” I’m sure no decent person disagrees with her comment. Also, every sane person understands this is merely a… -
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What We Can Learn From the Turbulence of 1969
Fifty years ago, the United States was facing crises and unrest on multiple fronts. Some predicted that internal chaos and revolution would unravel the nation. The 1969 Vietnam War protests on the UC Berkeley campus turned so violent that National Guard helicopters indiscriminately sprayed tear gas on student demonstrators. Later that year, hundreds of thousands… -
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9 Young Adults Explain Why They’re Conservative
At the annual Conservative Political Action Conference, young Americans from across the country made a strong showing. The Daily Signal spoke with nine young adults to get their take on conservatism and why they identify as conservatives. Below are their stories. 1. Brandon Morris Hometown: Gainesville, Florida Age: 32 Brandon Morris, a graduate of Santa… -
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‘Green New Deal’ Would Hit Minorities the Hardest
The “Green New Deal” will fail for many reasons. One is that the people pushing it seem oblivious to the needs of poor and minorities families, who would be directly hurt by the plan. By one estimate, that Green New Deal would cost $600,000 per household and eliminate the use of all fossil fuels in… -
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It’s Not Wise to Depart From Decades of Bipartisan Agreement on Our Nuclear Triad, Mr. Chairman
The chairman of the House Armed Services Committee demonstrated a scary lack of understanding of nuclear weapons policy Wednesday during a hearing seeking outside perspectives on the U.S. nuclear posture. Chairman Adam Smith, D-Wash., jumped at the opportunity to attack the U.S. fleet of intercontinental ballistic missiles, known as ICBMs, calling them unnecessary for deterrence… -
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Democratic Congresswomen Want to Lower Federal Voting Age to 16
Democratic Massachusetts Rep. Ayanna Pressley on Tuesday evening introduced legislation to lower the federal voting age from 18 to 16. Pressley cited teen activists pushing for gun control as a reason for giving 16-year-olds the right to vote, which the congresswoman compared to having a driver’s license. “Young people are at the forefront of some of our… -
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New Trade Deficit Numbers Remind Us Why They Don’t Matter
The numbers are in, and the U.S. trade deficit in 2018 was roughly $621 billion, a 10-year high. That number doesn’t mean much by itself, however. The trade deficit is simply a calculation of how much Americans buy from abroad versus how much they sell. Each month, the U.S. Census Bureau releases data on the…