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Marking a Milestone With Manila: 75 Years of US-Philippines Relations
The United States and the Philippines will celebrate two important milestones in their bilateral relationship this year. Last weekend marked the 75th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries, signed on July 4, 1946, as well as the 70th anniversary of our mutual defense treaty with the Philippines. That makes the… -
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4 Reasons Why Federal Government Shouldn’t Permanently Expand Jobless Benefits
Historically, about 40% of unemployed workers have received unemployment insurance benefits. But since Congress passed massive unemployment insurance expansions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, that figure has more than quadrupled, to unemployment benefits equaling 176% of the number of unemployed workers. Between April 2020 and May of this year, state and federal unemployment insurance… -
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What’s Really Going On Inside Cuba
Thousands of Cubans protested in the streets Sunday because of dire conditions brought about by the Caribbean nation’s communist regime. What is going on there, what will be the repercussions for protesters who have had the courage to gather in the streets, and how should the U.S. respond? “It’s a very dark moment right now,” says… -
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Cuban Protests Are Reminders of Communism’s Evils—and of Why America Is Land of Hope
What’s ruined Cuba isn’t the coronavirus. The lethal virus of communism did. Massive protests erupted in Cuba over the weekend. Cubans, in dozens of cities, could be heard shouting “Freedom!” and “Down with communism!” Demonstrations have occurred in Cuba in the past, but these appear to be truly unprecedented in scope. They come as the… -
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Leftists’ Applause for Texas Democrats’ Flight Shows Hypocrisy on Democracy
If democracy dies, does any leftist care? You’d think so: After all, we’ve had years of hand-wringing about the erosion of democracy in our nation, from The Washington Post’s “Democracy dies in darkness” motto to The New Yorker magazine fretting in a headline that “American Democracy Isn’t Dead Yet, but It’s Getting There.” No doubt,… -
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Big Business Loves Big Government
Politicians say they pass laws to “protect Americans from big business.” People like hearing that. Many don’t like big business. Unfortunately, most people don’t realize that those laws often help big business while hurting consumers. “Big business and big government are not enemies like a lot of people think they are,” says American Enterprise Institute… -
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This Cuban Dissident Hopes to See End of ‘Castro Tyranny’
Antonio Rodiles said he has lost count of how many times he was arrested in Cuba. The human rights activist in 2010 founded Estado de SATS in Cuba, a forum calling for political and economic reform in his home country. Rodiles, who is now visiting Florida and lives in Cuba, says he is watching the… -
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My Campus Canceled Me Because I Didn’t Post a Black Square on Instagram
I love my university. I cherish the memories I have made and the friends I have met, but all good things have a blemish. I was told college is the time for maturing and growing to become who I am meant to be. Growing up, I was told college is an accepting place where I… -
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Biden Response to Cuba Protests Is Disappointingly Weak, Florida Senators Say
The demonstrations in Cuba present a major opportunity for the United States and other democracies around the world, Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla., says. Bringing freedom to Cuba would affect the entire region, said Scott, who represents a state with a large Cuban American population, as well as many other Latin American immigrants. “They all know… -
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Understanding Economics Can Cure an Obsession With Socialism
Although nearly a quarter of Americans (23%) say socialism means equality, fewer (17%) correctly identify socialism as an economic system where the government controls key factors of production and distribution, according to a Gallup poll in 2018. The same poll found that 42% of Americans said they feel positively about socialism. Despite such apparent support… -
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Why Tax Code Should Continue to Allow Full Expensing of Research and Development
When President Donald Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law three days before Christmas in 2017, he implemented one of the most comprehensive tax reform packages of recent years. The new law included significant tax rate reductions, simplifications, and other reforms in the individual tax code. In 2019, Heritage Foundation analysts scored… -
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Long-Suffering Cuban People Yearn for Economic Freedom
Thousands of Cubans have taken to the streets, demanding greater economic freedom and an end to the country’s socialist dictatorship. The rallies, quite notable for a country that limits and suppresses dissent, unambiguously stem from a deepening economic crisis, particularly worsened by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. It’s not surprising that after decades of suffering from… -
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Unprecedented Protests in Cuba Deserve America’s Support
The people of Cuba stood up on Sunday and took to the streets to demand liberty and an end to 62 years of communist oppression. Thousands took part in unprecedented protests in at least a dozen cities throughout the island. The term “historical” is so overused it has become a cliché, but it applies perfectly… -
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Son Honors Father’s Legacy and Reminds Us to Prioritize These 3 Quintessential Values
Faith, family, and freedom. The late Sen. William L. Armstrong cherished these values throughout his life as a successful businessman, political leader, and university president. Today, Armstrong’s son Wil is honoring his father’s legacy with the William L. Armstrong Award, which recognizes an individual who has made a difference in America’s culture through business, politics,… -
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We Hear You: National Archives Goes Woke and Campuses Hush Pro-Life Voices
Editor's note: The Daily Signal's audience was none too happy to learn that the National Archives sees "structural racism" in the nation's founding. See what you think as we dip into this and other topics in the mailbag at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: I am appalled after reading Jarrett Stepman’s commentary article about the… -
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Mom Says School Board Threatened to Sue Her for Seeking Public Information on Critical Race Theory in Curriculum
Nicole Solas was surprised to find her name listed on the meeting agenda of her local school board, especially since it said the board was considering taking legal action against her in response to her many requests for public records. The Rhode Island mother of two began filing records requests with the South Kingstown School… -
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Don’t Force My Church to Pay for Abortions
Imagine, 75 years ago, some British officer lining up a group of young Indian children against a wall in Bombay, handing some bullets to Mahatma Gandhi, and ordering him to load soldiers’ rifles so that they could execute the youngsters. Would you expect Gandhi to go along with that? Why would an officer even give… -
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Teachers Unions Push Critical Race Theory in Schools, Urge Defiance of State Laws Against It
“Critical race theory is not taught in elementary schools or high schools,” the head of America’s second-largest teachers union insisted Tuesday. American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten said that what you think is critical race theory is actually just “teaching students accurate history.” The very next day, however, Weingarten introduced a presentation by Ibram… -
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Should Congress Legalize Illegal Aliens Through a Budget Process? Consider These 7 Points
Congressional Democrats are considering breaking budget rules to enact controversial changes to immigration law. President Joe Biden has endorsed using the so-called budget reconciliation process to enact his multitrillion spending agenda, which would allow Congress to pass spending and tax increases along party lines, bypassing the filibuster in the evenly divided Senate. But Democrats threaten… -
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Arizona Governor Signs Bill Banning Critical Race Theory in Government
Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, a Republican, signed a bill Friday that prohibits the instruction of critical race theory in the state’s local governments. House Bill 2906 prevents “the state and any local governments from requiring their employees to engage in orientation, training or therapy that suggest an employee is inherently racist, sexist or oppressive, whether…