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What’s Needed to Roll Back Obama’s Regulatory Regime
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….Rep. Bob Gibbs -
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Obama Is Abusing His Authority to Try to Stop American Tax Inversions
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…Curtis Dubay -
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Obama’s Budget Compared to a True Conservative Budget
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…Justin Bogie -
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Meet Some of the 61 Prisoners Whose Sentences Were Just Shortened by Obama
In his most recent round of clemency, President Barack Obama has reduced the sentences of 61 federal prisoners, allowing most to be freed within months. The White House described those who won commuted sentences as mostly “low-level” drug offenders: 12 had been convicted of firearm crimes, eight of drug trafficking, and six of conspiracy or…Leah Jessen -
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Obama’s ‘All of the Above’ Energy Strategy Is All Talk
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…Nicolas Loris -
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Obama’s Legacy Will Be Marked by His Silence on Human Rights in Cuba
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…Ana Quintana -
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What Obama Can Learn From French President on Terrorist Attack Responses
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…Beverly Hallberg -
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VP Biden Defends Sen. Biden’s Stand on Supreme Court Vacancies
Vice President Joe Biden tried again to walk back his past objections to confirming any Supreme Court nominees five months before the 1992 presidential election. Those remarks, he argued, are irrelevant to the current Supreme Court controversy. Speaking at Georgetown Law School, Biden argued Thursday that he never advocated blocking any of President George H.W….Philip Wegmann -
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6 Questions Obama Should Have Asked Castro
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…Lee Edwards -
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Obama’s War on Coal Is Driving Up Energy Costs
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…Nicolas Loris -
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Obama Administration Reshuffles Counterterrorism Strategies
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….Helle Dale -
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Obama Visits Argentina as It Works to Improve Economic Freedom
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…James M. Roberts -
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Obama’s Visit to Argentina: An Opportunity for Increased Free Trade
President Obama’s travels to Latin America this week included a visit to Argentina and its newly elected president, Mauricio Macri. New leadership in Argentina presents new possibilities for increased cooperation with the United States, including the expansion of bilateral trade. According to Argentine Ambassador Martín Lousteau, speaking about current trade between the two nations at…Tori K. Smith -
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Conservatives Raise Alarms Over Liberal Record of Obama’s Supreme Court Pick
President Obama nominated a longtime federal appeals court judge to fill the vacant Supreme Court seat of the late Justice Antonin Scalia. But even before the announcement became official Wednesday morning, conservative groups quickly expressed concern. Conservatives raised the alarm that the nominee was unacceptable as word leaked that Merrick Garland, chief judge of the…Philip Wegmann -
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Why This Lone Democrat Opposed Obama’s New Education Secretary
John King Jr.’s leadership of New York’s education department led one Democratic senator to vote against King’s confirmation as President Barack Obama’s pick for education secretary. The Senate confirmed, with a 49-40 vote Monday evening, King to head the Department of Education. “John King’s tenure in New York was very adversarial, leaving families, students and…Leah Jessen -
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Obama’s Clean Power Plan Will Destroy Navajo Nation Jobs
The federal government and its allies are choosing dubious environmental prescriptions to effectively impose a new tax on electricity, increasing the costs of energy on all Americans and businesses. These added costs will especially impact middle- and low-income families and those seniors on fixed incomes. When running for office in 2008, President Barack Obama famously remarked,…Chuck DeVore -
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Obama’s Campaign Against EU Independence Unlikely to Sway Brits
For the past two days, I’ve been speaking at the Freedom Festival, an annual gathering of conservative and libertarian activists organized by the Freedom Association in Bournemouth, on the south coast of England. The mood at the Festival is a lot like that in the United States: No one has a good word for the…Ted Bromund -
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Congress Should Prevent ‘Midnight Regulations’ in Obama’s Last Year
As President Barack Obama’s term of office comes to a close, a new issue percolates in Washington: What end-of-term rules (also known as midnight regulations) will his administration produce? Given the president’s prolific executive lawmaking, will Congress be able to stop them? “The federal lawmaking process should be simple,” says Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla. “The…John-Michael Seibler -
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Fear of Undermining Iran Deal Complicates Obama Administration’s Response to Missile Tests
The Obama administration’s careful reaction to Iran’s latest round of ballistic missile tests showcases the difficult balance the United States and its allies face in deciding how forcefully to push back, without undermining last summer’s nuclear deal. Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s missile tests conducted by the Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps of Iran did not violate the…Josh Siegel -
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Warning Signs About Failed Co-Ops Ignored by Obama Administration, Senate Report Says
The Obama administration ignored warnings from a private consulting firm about the viability of nonprofit insurance companies created under Obamacare, which could ultimately cost the taxpayers $1.2 billion doled out in loans to 12 of the insurers. According to the study from Republicans on the Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, Deloitte Consulting evaluated loan applications…Melissa Quinn