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opinion
Victor Davis Hanson: Are We on the Edge of an Economic Boom?
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. Do you think it’s possible that we’re on the edge of a boom and we don’t even… -
news
A Rare Budget Move Helped Trump Cancel Half a Billion Dollars Benefiting Immigrants
The White House returned over half a billion dollars previously appropriated by Congress for programs serving illegal immigrants. While conservatives praised the return of federal funds, the rare action by President Donald Trump has lawmakers scrambling, with some members calling it an illegal check on Congress’ power of the purse. On Friday, the White House… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: 1992 Election Warns GOP It Must Sell Its Economic Record Before the Midterms
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words” from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to Victor Davis Hanson’s own YouTube channel to watch past episodes. Sami Winc: Quickly, on [President] Donald Trump’s speech, I thought some of the more strident things were that he basically was… -
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Gov. Kemp Announces $1.2B Pirelli Investment in the Peach State
Gov. Brian Kemp on Tuesday announced the expansion and investment of Pirelli, a company with roots in Italy, into the Peach State. Created in 1872, Pirelli is one of the world’s largest tire makers, creating products and services for automobiles, motorcycles, and bicycles. It has been the “Global Tire Partner of the Formula 1 World… -
analysis
Project Zero: The Plan to Reduce Property Taxes for Georgia’s Effingham County Residents
As local residents across the country are expressing concerns about the rapid growth of data centers, one county in Georgia thinks it has a partial solution to offset those worries and make sure data centers pay off for local residents—by eliminating local property taxes. In July, OpenAI announced plans to build a 3.2-gigawatt data center… -
analysis
Can Trump Really Give Every Adult American $5K Check?
President Donald Trump shocked the nation Wednesday night when he promised to send a $5,000 check to every American adult if Republicans win the midterms, but conservative economists say the proposal should not come to fruition. “Because we’ve done so well, and because our country is making so much money, only I can make this… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: The US Has Entered Stage 3 in the Trade War With Canada
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal senior contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for the Daily Signal. The philosopher Heraclitus, an ancient Greek philosopher, once said that you don’t step into the same river… -
analysis
Trump EPA Takes Transformative Approach to Ending Plague of Plastic Waste
The Environmental Protection Agency under President Donald Trump has launched a quiet revolution in the approach the EPA takes toward some forms of plastic waste, removing regulatory barriers by treating some plastic recycling as a form of manufacturing rather than waste disposal. The EPA’s new approach aims to incentivize advanced recycling of plastic, contributing to… -
breaking
Trump Celebrates Job Growth That Tripled Expectations
The economy added 162,000 jobs in August, the Labor Department announced Friday morning, tripling the expectations of economists. Economists had predicted a gain of just 53,000 jobs. The unemployment rate remained at 4.1%. “Great jobs number just announced, breaking all estimates (except mine!) by double and triple – And you haven’t seen anything yet!” President Donald… -
opinion
The Bond Vigilantes Are Stirring Again
Bob Woodward is undoubtedly one of the most famous, yet controversial, “journalists” of the contemporary era. Some people—mostly those on the political Left—think he’s a hero, a brave and gritty reporter who put it all on the line to bring down a corrupt president. Others—mostly those of us who adhere a bit closer to reality—think… -
news
Democrats’ Minimum Wage Hike Would Make Life Less Affordable: Study
A new study estimates that Democrats’ proposal to increase the federal minimum wage to $25/hour would cost the U.S. economy 5 million jobs and especially harm workers ages 16 to 24. “Politicians on the Left are making empty promises that minimum wage hikes will magically fix the cost of living crisis without doing their research,”… -
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Survey: Gen Zers Use Investment Money for Sports Gambling
THE WASHINGTON STAND—A recent survey of American retail investors reveals concerning trends in how the youngest generation of American adults treats its money. More than half (52%) of Generation Z investors said they had redirected investment money into sports betting over the past year, and 26% of Gen Z investors treat sports betting as an… -
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US Job Openings Drop in June, Hiring Increases
WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 (REUTERS)—U.S. job openings dropped in June amid a sharp decline in the health care and social assistance sector, but a rise in hiring and low layoffs suggested the labor market remained stable. Job openings, a measure of labor demand, had decreased by 178,000 to 7.359 million by the last day of June,… -
opinion
Millionaires and Billionaires Are Blooming Like Red Roses
America’s Big Tech companies are turning Karl Marx’s 19th-century nightmare into a 21st-century dream come true for regular workers. Far-left Democrats—and far-far-left democratic socialists—love to rail against the evils of the super wealthy. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., relentlessly grumbles his cranky incantation about “millionaires and billionaires.” “You can’t earn a billion dollars,” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., insists…. -
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The House Bans Insider Trading and Passes Voter ID
Congress just passed two major Republican efforts in one bill. The Stop Insider Trading Act, meant to stop members of Congress from profiting from the stock market based on insider knowledge, included the SAVE America Act. The legislation passed Wednesday evening, 232-198, with 13 Democrats joining Republicans to pass it. The Stop Insider Trading Act… -
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US Consumer Inflation Slows More Than Expected in June
WASHINGTON, July 14 (Reuters)—U.S. consumer inflation slowed more than expected in June, but that will probably offer little comfort to households or rule out an interest rate increase from the Federal Reserve this year, with the conflict in the Middle East still unresolved. The consumer price index increased by a still-high 3.5% in the 12… -
opinion
The Great Corporate Governance Realignment
Three relatively recent events arguably serve as the most prominent landmarks for the dramatic shift in corporate governance we are currently witnessing. First, after roughly 100 years of essentially unchallenged dominance, Delaware’s role as the undisputed home of corporate charters ran into an iceberg in the form of Elon Musk. On Jan. 30, 2024, a… -
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The Newest Antitrust Fight: Congress Works to Protect This ‘Wild and Unruly’ Billion-Dollar Industry
A new bipartisan bill is set to be introduced in the Senate next week as the federal government steps in to protect college sports, athletes, fans, and women’s sports. Congress is acting with the first governance and revenue bill of its kind. The Senate Commerce Committee, chaired by Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, announced it has… -
opinion
After Years of Weaponizing Shareholder Voting, Will the Big Three Escape Accountability?
Are investors in “passive” index funds being misled about how shares held in those funds are being voted? After providing some relevant background below, I argue that failing to properly disclose the active voting of passive fund shares could violate consumer protection provisions, anti-fraud provisions, or other related provisions covering deceptive practices. When it comes… -
opinion
Capitalism: The Thing That Works
Young people now blame capitalism for poverty, racism, high prices, even climate change. They listen to people like Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., who says, “Capitalism … is the absolute pursuit of profit at all human, environmental, and social cost. That is not a redeemable system.” Give me a break. Yes, capitalism is often ugly. It…
