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On the Street: Should Celebrities Get Involved in Politics?
In light of pop singer Taylor Swift’s controversial Instagram post on the Senate race in Tennessee and rapper Kanye West’s visit Thursday to the White House, we wanted to know what people think about Hollywood celebrities and pop stars weighing in on politics. Are Americans too easily influenced by the opinion of famous people? We… -
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Trump Isn’t Stopping With Kavanaugh. He Just Nominated 13 More Judges.
President Donald Trump announced his 18th wave of judicial nominees Wednesday night, just four days after the Senate confirmed Justice Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court. Wednesday’s nominees include two candidates for the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and three for the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. The 2nd Circuit is based… -
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Family Physicians Association Breaks Ranks, No Longer Opposes Assisted Suicide
The American Academy of Family Physicians announced Tuesday that it no longer opposes physician-assisted suicide, instead taking a neutral perspective on the matter. AAFP’s adoption of “engaged neutrality” regarding physician-assisted suicide signals a marked splinter from the American Medical Association. AAFP President Michael Munger announced the change. The committee also recommended the procedure be referred to as "medical aid in… -
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FBI Director Christopher Wray: Terrorists Likely to Use Drones to Attack ‘Mass Gatherings’
FBI Director Christopher Wray warned Wednesday that the odds of terrorists using civilian drones in the U.S. to attack “mass gatherings” is “steadily increasing.” Wray offered the dire warning in testimony before the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee. “The FBI assesses that, given their retail availability, lack of verified identification requirement to procure,… -
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How the US Can Block Abortion and ‘Hate Speech’ Activism at the UN
With another session of the United Nations General Assembly underway, the U.S. has a number of opportunities to advance U.S. interests and to protect life and religious liberty, especially as the Third Committee—responsible for social, humanitarian, and cultural affairs—convenes. In promoting U.S. foreign policy at the U.N. and through its many agencies, U.S. policymakers seeking… -
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Climate Alarmists Admit They Want to Dismantle Our Free Enterprise System
The United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is warning that the dire costs of climate change are going to be here sooner than we think. The planet is close to reaching its alleged 1.5-degree Celsius warming threshold, and civilization only has 11 years to fix it. Oh, yeah, and the solution is to tear… -
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Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Are a Role Model for School Choice
Who would you rather have choose your child’s school—a politician or a bureaucrat? If you answered “neither,” you’re in good company with the conservatives in Arizona who passed a law last year that allows any of the state’s K-12 students to apply for an Empowerment Scholarship Account. In so doing, Arizona policymakers put parents in… -
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Property Rights Protections for South Africans Are Moving in the Wrong Direction
Ever since the end of apartheid in the mid-1990s, people have hailed South Africa as a champion in the fight for justice and equality. In The Heritage Foundation’s 2018 Index of Economic Freedom, South Africa received the designation of “moderately free,” with its freedom score rising 0.7 points, due to significant improvements in investment freedom… -
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The Daily Signal Podcast: Most Americans Would Fail Our Citizenship Test
A new study reveals Americans know little about their own history, and our own Jarrett Stepman joins us to discuss the implications—and how to fix it. Plus: Sen. Rand Paul. R-Ky., warns that when it comes to our political climate, the worst may be yet to come. We also cover these stories: Hurricane Michael made… -
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Taylor Swift Finally Went Political. Here’s Where She Went Wrong.
Taylor Swift made waves this week when she made the first political statement of her career. The country-turned-pop star has famously kept silent on politics over the years, but everything changed as of Monday, when she posted an endorsement of two Democratic candidates for office on her Instagram account. Swift’s post perpetuates misconceptions about the… -
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4 Lessons of the Kavanaugh Confirmation Fight
Legal experts say the fight over Justice Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court may have reached a low point in the history of the confirmation process. But legal experts who spoke to The Daily Signal aren’t clear what the lessons are going forward. Some are more optimistic than others about what to expect from… -
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UK High Court Rules That Declining to Bake ‘Gay Cake’ Isn’t Discrimination
The highest court in the United Kingdom has ruled that a Christian bakery’s refusal to make a cake supporting same-sex marriage does not constitute discrimination. In a unanimous decision Wednesday, the U.K. Supreme Court said the Northern Ireland-based family bakery, Ashers Baking Co., did not discriminate against a gay customer in 2014 by declining to… -
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Idaho Voters Ponder Ballot Question on Expanding Medicaid
Idaho Republicans have made it clear to voters: Reject a proposition on the ballot that would expand eligibility for Medicaid as part of Obamacare. Nearly 30 Republican members of the Idaho House of Representatives and legislative candidates announced their opposition to Proposition 2, citing concerns that the ballot initiative would take away funding from other… -
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China’s Economy Isn’t What It’s Cracked Up to Be
China is a rising economic power that will threaten the United States’ place as the world’s biggest economy. At least, that’s the narrative we’ve become familiar with. But does it really hold up? Economists use gross domestic product to measure the size and growth of national economies. GDP is based on the real value of… -
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New Study Reveals Religious Upbringing Better for Kids’ Health, Well-Being
A recent Harvard study reveals that children who had a religious upbringing are likely to be healthier and have a higher degree of well-being in early adulthood than those who did not. The study, conducted by the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and released last month, shows a link between a religious upbringing… -
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The Most Important Movie You’ve Never Heard Of
It’s here. “Gosnell: The Trial of America’s Biggest Serial Killer” debuts in theaters nationwide on Oct. 12. I do believe this groundbreaking film by indie producers Phelim McAleer and Ann McElhinney is the most important movie in America right now—a true-life saga of good vs. evil, deadly medical malpractice, systemic government malfeasance, and cultural apathy… -
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‘We Need to Show the Evidence’: Melania Trump Speaks on #MeToo
First lady Melania Trump offers her views on the #MeToo movement against sexual misconduct in a new interview, saying women “need to show the evidence.” “I support the women and they need to be heard. We need to support them—also, men. Not just women,” Trump told ABC News during the interview, set to air Friday…. -
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Don’t Believe Me Just Because I’m a Woman
Almost one year ago today, I wrote about my own experiences with #MeToo and asked that everyone refrain from immediately and callously dismissing the men and women who come forward to share their stories. I said we should listen. And we should. But I also explicitly said there was a time and a place to… -
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Pro-Palestine Professor Who Rescinded Letter to Let Student Study in Israel Is Punished by University
The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor punished a pro-Palestine professor who rescinded a recommendation letter for a student wanting to study in Israel. John Cheney-Lippold, an associate professor of American culture at Michigan, originally supported writing a recommendation letter for a student to study abroad. The professor, however, rescinded his support after claiming he… -
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It’s a ‘Worst-Case Scenario’ as Hurricane Michael Nears Category 5 Strength Before Landfall
Hurricane Michael is on the brink of Category 5 strength—a “worst-case scenario” for Florida’s panhandle, according to forecasters. Packing 150-mph winds, Michael was expected to intensify right up until landfall, a “worst-case scenario,” meteorologist Ryan Maue warned. Michael’s central pressure was expected to reach below 920 millibars, which is on par with a Category 5…