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Podcast: The Importance of Civics Education
On today’s show, we’re talking about civics. At a time when students across the country lack a basic understanding of government and economics, one university is doing something about it. We’ll feature an interview with Paul Carrese, founding director of the School of Civic and Economic Thought and Leadership at Arizona State University. We’ll also… -
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George H.W. Bush Was the Last President to Serve in Combat, World War II
George H.W. Bush joined the Navy on his 18th birthday and flew 58 combat missions in World War II, going on to win several honors, including a Distinguished Flying Cross and a Presidential Unit Citation. Bush, who died Friday night in Houston at age 94, was the last American president to have served in combat… -
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A Nightmare Farm Bill for Conservatives
We’re in the holiday season, but that doesn’t mean conservative legislators should take a holiday from their conservative principles. Unfortunately, the farm bill devised by House and Senate negotiators would require them to do just that. Farm bills past have repeatedly disappointed those who believe in free markets, reduced dependency on government, and individual freedom…. -
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We Hear You: No, the Migrants in That Caravan Have No ‘Right’ to Cross Our Border
Editor's note: Nolan Peterson's reporting from the U.S.-bound "caravan" of migrants rang bells with The Daily Signal's audience, and you're not shy about sharing your views. Most of today's mailbag is devoted to those comments. Our address is [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: While I feel great compassion for these people in Nolan Peterson's report,… -
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Media Misses: Melania Hits Back at Haters Over Christmas Decor
It’s officially the “most wonderful time of the year” at the White House. But tell that to the leftist media grinches who vehemently bashed first lady Melania Trump’s White House Christmas decorations. Magazines and news outlets on the left are running around trying to figure out her “secret message.” The Washington Post calls it “Melania… -
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No End in Sight: Cohen, Manafort Developments Seen as Keeping Mueller Probe Going Into 2019
Special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation isn’t likely to wrap up anytime soon, as once expected, based on events this week, former federal prosecutors say. President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, Michael Cohen, pleaded guilty to the Mueller team to lying to Congress about the timing of a proposed Trump building project in Moscow. Mueller is… -
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John Allen Chau’s Crime Was Wanting to Promote ‘Wrong’ Beliefs
“Hey hey, ho ho, Western culture’s got to go.” Those words, chanted by Stanford students in a march led by the Rev. Jesse Jackson in 1987, seem to have won the day, based on the reactions generated by the death of Christian missionary John Allen Chau. Chau, who died during an attempt to evangelize a… -
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Flake Continues to Hold Judicial Confirmations Hostage to Vote on Mueller Protection Bill
Retiring Sen. Jeff Flake is staying true to his pledge to not advance judicial nominees in the Senate Judiciary Committee, unless a bill that would prevent President Donald Trump from firing special counsel Robert Mueller gets a Senate vote. “It is not productive,” said Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, per Politico. “One of the greatest substantive… -
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The Left’s Election Day Analysis: If We Lost, They Must’ve Cheated
A disturbing trend is emerging from the political left: When their candidates lose elections, rather than accept lawful defeat, they denounce the election itself. In 2016, they explained away President Donald Trump’s victory as the product of Russian meddling. Now, they are blaming election losses in Florida and Georgia on “voter suppression” and other sinister… -
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How Trump Can Get Over the 50% Hump
President Donald Trump’s challenges are not really his economic policies and foreign affairs agendas. For the most part, they are supported by the American people and are resulting in prosperity at home and security abroad. The economy continues to deliver near-record low unemployment, wage gains, strong growth, and unmatched energy production. No nation can remain… -
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Federal Employees Ordered Not to Discuss the ‘Resistance’ on Work Time
Federal employees received warning on Wednesday not to discuss the “resistance” or the impeachment of President Donald Trump while on the job under new guidance issued by the Office of Special Counsel, the independent agency that enforces the Hatch Act. The guidance, according to The New York Times, informed the federal workforce that engaging in discussions… -
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There Is No ‘Surge’ in Right-Wing Violence
A Washington Post “analysis” of domestic terrorism argues that attacks from white supremacists and other “far-right attackers” have been on the rise since Barack Obama’s presidency and “surged since President Trump took office.” It’s a familiar storyline meant to assure liberals that yes, Trump-motivated right-wing terrorists are running wild. There are, however, a few problems… -
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Students’ Safety Is No Small Consideration in Parents’ Private School Choice
It goes without saying that parents are more concerned than anyone else for their children’s well-being. So, no one is surprised, as The Daily Signal has noted, when parents hesitate to send their children to schools where “violence and intimidation were so bad that eight police officers patrolled the school every day, yet kids were… -
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Where Trump’s Judicial Picks Stand at the End of This Congress
The 115th Congress is almost finished, with the Senate expected to adjourn by Dec. 14. What does that mean for the process of filling positions in the judicial and executive branches? First, here’s how it usually works. The majority and minority typically agree to confirm a group of nominees in the last few days of… -
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This Little-Known Terror Group Poses a Greater Threat Than ISIS in Syria
The war in Syria is heating up again this week after recently subsiding from the front pages of newspapers. On Sunday, Russia claimed that rebels in northwestern Syria had fired shells filled with chlorine gas near the city of Aleppo. Although the rebels have not demonstrated such a chemical capability in the past, Syria’s Assad… -
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California Democratic Chair Resigns After Sexual Misconduct Allegations
California Democratic Party Chairman Eric Bauman announced his resignation Thursday after allegations of sexual misconduct and inappropriate workplace behavior. A Los Angeles Times report surfaced Wednesday that said 10 California Democratic Party staffers and political activists had accused him of making lewd, sexual comments to them in the workplace or that Bauman had touched them without their permission…. -
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The Supreme Court Signals It May Rein in Abusive Property Seizures
This week, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral argument in a case that may rein in abusive property seizures by state and local governments through the highly controversial legal tool known as civil asset forfeiture. The case at issue involves a man named Tyson Timbs, who sold $225 worth of heroin to undercover police officers… -
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Google Employees Debated Burying Conservative Media in Search Results
Google employees debated whether to bury conservative media outlets in search results as a response to President Donald Trump’s election in 2016, internal Google communications obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation reveal. The Daily Caller and Breitbart were specifically singled out as outlets to potentially bury in search results, the communications reveal. Trump’s election… -
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Giving a Raise to All Federal Employees Makes No Sense
The Senate’s 2019 budget contains an across-the-board salary hike of about 1.9 percent for all federal employees. That is not good news. Though modest and deficit-neutral—the bill requires agencies to reduce spending elsewhere to offset the hikes—this pay raise is a bad idea. A growing consensus of policy analysts agree that the federal pay system needs… -
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Half of Young Americans Say US Is ‘Racist’ and ‘Sexist,’ Survey Finds
A basic knowledge of civics and belief in American exceptionalism are in startling decline among younger Americans, a new report suggests. About half of those surveyed under age 38 said they view the United States as a “sexist” or “racist” nation. More than 4 out of 10 Americans under 21 said the nation’s 44th president,…