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Last Friday Barack Obama made an extraordinary intervention into the British debate over whether or not to remain in the European Union. Just two months before voters across the United Kingdom go to the polls in an historic referendum on June 23, the U.S. president issued a stark warning to the British people on a…

Today at United Nations Headquarters in New York City, Secretary of State John Kerry and representatives of over 130 nations will sign the Framework Convention on Climate Change agreement that was negotiated in Paris last December. According to President Obama, this “historic agreement” will “hold every country accountable” if they fail to meet its carbon…

The White House decision to disinvite a Grammy-award winning jazz legend who is a strong defender of democracy in Cuba was nothing short of contemptible. The fact that it has now embarrassingly backtracked and re-invited him proves it had acted like corporations that are only too happy to ignore human rights violations in exchange for…

One of the most fundamental challenges facing the United States today is the deep and growing distrust between the American people and their political system in Washington, D.C. And the inconvenient truth—rarely acknowledged by Washington elites—is that the American people’s distrust of their public institutions is totally justified. Most moms and dads in America still…

The Supreme Court heard oral arguments today in a case brought by Texas and 25 other states challenging the Obama administration’s attempt to give legal status and work authorizations to more than 4 million illegal immigrants. At the argument, the justices wrestled with whether the Obama administration exceeded its authority and whether the states have…

It may have taken five years, numerous regulatory updates, hundreds of legal battles, and two trips to the Supreme Court, but the government has finally admitted that, well, maybe it was wrong about the Health and Human Services mandate. In a brief filed at the Supreme Court this week in the Little Sisters case, the Obama…

Here’s one set of energy companies: Peabody, Arch Coal, Patriot Coal, Alpha Natural Resources, James River Coal and Walter Energy. Here’s another: Solyndra, Abound Solar, Fisker Automotive, Beacon Power, Vehicle Production Group. Both sets companies have two common elements. They’ve all filed for bankruptcies and the federal government had a role in their demise.  The…

Last week’s Daily Signal op-ed on a new regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency provided an informative crash course on the history of private property rights and its relation to the Clean Water Act. Judging by the transcripts and media reports of the oral arguments from the March 30, 2016 Army Corps v. Hawkes Co….

The U.S. tax system makes it extremely difficult for international businesses to compete in the global market. A prominent and recent example of the lengths American businesses will go to escape our anticompetitive system is Pfizer, a large U.S. pharmaceutical manufacturer. Pfizer recently tried to merge with Allergan and locate the newly formed business’s headquarters…

The Congressional Budget Office (CBO) has released its analysis of the’s 2017 budget proposal. As expected, CBO’s analysis of the administration’s latest proposal shows that it is bloated with more spending and a massive tax hike. Under the president’s plan the size and scope of government would continue to grow at an unsustainable rate for…

President Obama has made a couple of about-faces when it comes to offshore drilling in the Atlantic. After coming under pressure from environmental activists, the Obama administration has denied access to energy resources and job creation by prohibiting offshore drilling in the Atlantic. In 2010, the Obama administration lifted the ban on drilling on the…

The president’s decision to visit Cuba was a great mistake from the start. It is now clear that there is nothing that the Cuban regime can do to draw Obama’s criticism. Back in 2015, long before his trip was announced, President Barack Obama stated that he would travel to Cuba only if he saw “some…

President Barack Obama recently contended that fighting ISIS is his “top priority” in a joint press conference with Argentinian President Mauricio Macri—but do the American people and the world believe him? The images we’ve seen and the rhetoric we’ve heard seem to tell a different story. The images we’ve seen and the rhetoric we’ve heard…

President Barack Obama is to be commended for raising the issues of civil liberties and free elections with Raúl Castro on his Cuban trip, saying, for example, that Cubans should be free to speak their minds and protest against their government without fear of “arbitrary detentions.” It must have been difficult for someone raised and…

In June of 2013, former science adviser to the Obama administration Daniel Schrag told the New York Times: The one thing the president really needs to do now is to begin the process of shutting down the conventional coal plants. Politically, the White House is hesitant to say they’re having a war on coal. On…

Tuesday’s terrorist attack during Brussels’ morning rush hour was horrific proof again that Islamist terrorists are waging war on Europe and the United States. Islamic State (ISIS) Twitter accounts are now flush with celebrations of the attacks. Meanwhile, President Barack Obama was on a friendship tour with one of the world’s few remaining Communist dictators….

President Barack Obama has arrived for a state visit to Argentina. His trip to meet with President Mauricio Macri comes as Argentina is trying to grow its economic freedom. There is the grim situation facing Macri and his team. Argentina ranked 169th of 178 countries in the Heritage Foundation’s “2016 Index of Economic Freedom,” one…