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Podcast: The ‘Problematic Women’ on Online Dating, Lena Dunham’s New Apology
Today is our “Problematic Women” edition of our podcast, and The Daily Signal’s Kelsey Harkness and Ginny Montalbano are joined by Beverly Hallberg to discuss her article on why she’d rather die alone than online date anymore. Plus: They chat about how Lena Dunham is apologizing for defending a male friend of hers accused of… -
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The High Cost of Refusing to Confront the Exploding National Debt
Asawin Suebsaeng and Lachlan Markay have a piece in the Daily Beast citing an anonymous source that claims President Donald Trump is unconcerned with the national debt. From their piece: Trump noted that the data suggested the debt would reach a critical mass only after his possible second term in office. ‘Yeah, but I won’t be… -
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Media Exploits Bush’s Death to Express Their Hatred of Trump
Impolite question, but it needs to be asked: Is there a Republican dead body that left-wing partisans won’t use to bash Donald Trump? This week’s partisan corpse abusers callously exploited the passing of George H.W. Bush, America’s 41st president, to get in their digs at the current commander in chief. Their vulgar level of incivility… -
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What the New Socialists in Congress Need to Know About Poverty
In a few short weeks, America will welcome the 116th Congress. Among the loud and celebrated voices in the new Congress are those who not only accept socialism as a viable option for America, but also those who celebrate their ties to organizations like the Democratic Socialists of America. Incoming Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New… -
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Obama and the Perpetual Presidency
Former President Barack Obama recently continued his series of public broadsides against his successor, President Donald Trump. Obama’s charges are paradoxical. On one hand, Obama seems to believe that he, rather than Trump, should be credited with the current economic boom and the emergence of the United States as the world’s largest energy producer. But… -
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5 Takeaways From a Discussion of Alternatives to Fetal Tissue Research
The Department of Health and Human Services is considering the future of federally funded research using fetal tissue derived from elective abortions, amid continuing controversy surrounding government contracts for such tissue. Two House subcommittees will hold a hearing Dec. 13 regarding ethical alternatives to fetal tissue research. The pro-life Center for Medical Progress shocked the nation… -
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Congress Is Standing United on the Indo-Pacific
Don’t look now, but a sweeping bill with bipartisan support in Congress and the backing of the Trump administration is one step closer to becoming reality. The Asia Reassurance Initiative Act, introduced by Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., with key co-sponsors like Sens. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and Marco Rubio, R-Fla., passed the Senate on Wednesday. This… -
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Election Fraud Doesn’t Exist Until Liberals Want It to Exist
Something amazing is happening: Liberals have suddenly begun to believe in voter fraud. Almost overnight, years of constant denial and disbelief have melted away amid allegations that a congressional election in North Carolina may have been tainted by absentee ballot fraud. In North Carolina’s 9th Congressional District, Republican Mark Harris beat his Democratic opponent, Dan… -
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How 1 State Fared After Enacting the Criminal Justice Reforms Trump Wants to Implement Nationally
Mississippi implemented its second round of criminal justice reforms this year after touting the successes of a previous package in 2014. The first installment focused on sentencing, addiction and mental health treatment, and job skills for when inmates leave prison. State officials point to lower crime, fewer inmates, and savings for taxpayers as signs of… -
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In France and the US, a Tale of 2 Energy Policies
When it comes to the energy and climate policies of the United States and France, there’s a clear fork in the road. If the past few weeks were any indication, families would rather take the path that avoids expensive, ineffective climate policies. The Trump EPA is leading America down that path marked by energy abundance… -
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Macron Waves the White Flag on Carbon Taxes in France
French President Emmanuel Macron decided to scrap the planned carbon tax on fuels after weeks of protests rocked Paris and other major cities across the country. An Élysée Palace official told The Associated Press on Wednesday that “the president decided to get rid of the tax.” Macron’s decision comes one day after the government announced plans to delay… -
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Illegal Immigrant Arrested for Murder Was Previously Deported at Least 8 Times
An illegal immigrant arrested for allegedly shooting and killing a co-worker in Oregon is discovered to have been deported at least eight times. Deciderio Vargas-Ortiz, 52, was arrested for the alleged murder of Renee Luis-Antonio. The two worked together at a creamery in Milton-Freewater, Oregon—a town in the northeastern part of the state—and reportedly had a long-running… -
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US Declares Russia in Violation of Nuclear Missile Treaty, Threatens Pullout
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo announced Dec. 4 that the United States has found Russia in material breach of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty and “will suspend our obligations as a remedy, effective in 60 days unless Russian returns to full and verifiable compliance.” In a separate statement, the NATO foreign ministers declared that they… -
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Podcast: George W. Bush Remembers His Dad
Who better to celebrate the legacy of our 41st president than his son? Today’s episode features the recording of George W. Bush’s memorable, touching, and funny words commemorating George H.W. Bush’s life. The Daily Signal podcast is available on Ricochet, iTunes, SoundCloud, Google Play, or Stitcher. All of our podcasts can be found at DailySignal.com/podcasts. If you like what you hear,… -
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‘Mission Complete’: Funeral Recalls George H.W. Bush’s Service to God, Family, Country
George H.W. Bush came close to dying young twice, first as a teen from a staph infection and then as a Navy fighter pilot in World War II. But the nation’s 41st president managed to “die young as old as possible,” his son and the 43rd president, George W. Bush, said in a eulogy Wednesday,… -
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An Embattled Ukrainian Port City Braces for Russian ‘Economic Warfare’
MARIUPOL, Ukraine—The world is finally paying attention to Galina Odnorog. On behalf of the port of Mariupol, the 50-year-old Ukrainian volunteer activist has been coordinating a media outreach campaign since August 2017, trying to alert Western countries to the threat posed by Russia to Ukraine-bound shipping traffic in the Sea of Azov. “Russia has blockaded… -
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Cohen, Manafort Developments Don’t Reveal Any Illegal Conduct or Collusion by Trump, His Campaign
Amid the media hysteria over Michael Cohen’s guilty plea and discussions between the lawyers representing Paul Manafort and President Donald Trump, it’s important to understand from a legal standpoint what this means—and what it does not. We don’t know what other evidence special counsel Robert Mueller may have that hasn’t yet been disclosed. But the… -
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On the Street: Americans Remember Bush
Following the death of President George H.W. Bush, we took our cameras to the streets of Capitol Hill to talk to people about the legacy our 41st president leaves behind. Bush died at his home in Houston on Friday at the age of 94. We spoke to people all of ages, including veterans and former… -
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Podcast: What It’s Like in France, Amid Heated Protests Over Green Tax
Alexandre Pesey has been to some of the “yellow jacket” protests going on in France right now over a fuel tax designed to promote green energy policies. Pesey, director and co-founder of the Institut de Formation Politique (the Institute of Political Formation), a nonprofit that trains young people in France, joins us to discuss what’s… -
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Our Ignorance of Socialism Is Dangerous
A recent Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation survey found that 51 percent of American millennials would rather live in a socialist or communist country than in a capitalist country. Only 42 percent prefer the latter. Twenty-five percent of millennials who know who Vladimir Lenin was view him favorably. Lenin was the first premier of the…