InternationalCommentary
The Great US-China Divorce Has Arrived
Make no mistake: The global struggle with China is about to go to the next level. Or two. Or three. By triggering a global disease… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Celebrating Earth Day by Increasing Economic Freedom Around the World
It’s economic freedom that will save the earth. Apart from health care, no other big government policies and actions are more intrusive and economically distortionary… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How Groups Around the World Celebrated Italy’s New Holiday, Dante’s Day
March 25 was a cold, gray day in Italy, and not only because of the COVID-19 lockdown. A chilly wind was coming from the snow-covered… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How to Hold China Accountable for COVID-19
Americans are understandably upset. Businesses are closed, and people’s lives and livelihoods are at stake. It makes sense that people would demand the government take… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Consequences of China’s Coronavirus Secrecy
As the coronavirus pandemic swept the world, questions about its origins inevitably arose. Yes, the virus came out of China, with the earliest analyses suggesting… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Cures for Coronavirus Will Come From Private Sector, Not International Bureaucracies
International civil servants are not immune from the coronavirus. Nor are they above exploiting the crisis for their own gain. Case in point: the statement… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Fawning US Media Is 1 Reason Beijing Thinks It Can Bully Hong Kong
Pro-China authorities last week brazenly arrested Beijing’s chief critics in Hong Kong, a city that is supposed to have a high degree of autonomy. Unsurprisingly,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China Increasingly Controls Information as It Slides Deeper Into Authoritarianism
Recent revelations about the depth and consequences of China’s suppression of information in the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic should shine a light on… Read More
InternationalCommentary
In COVID-19 Era, South Korea Remains America’s Steadfast Ally of Democracy
From a foreign policy perspective, the COVID-19 pandemic shows why the United States should be in the business of preserving and advancing freedom, civil society,… Read More
InternationalCommentary
When It Comes to Fighting COVID-19, Let’s Not Emulate China’s Totalitarianism
The media tell us China “beat coronavirus.” I don’t believe it. The Chinese government lies. The American Enterprise Institute’s Derek Scissors argues that the Chinese… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How COVID-19 Exacerbates Lebanon’s Mounting Economic, Political Woes
Lebanon—already crippled by overlapping political, economic, and regional crises—faces catastrophic consequences from the COVID-19 pandemic. The worsening public health crisis has magnified Lebanon’s severe economic,… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
UK’s Government-Run Health Care Struggles to Combat Coronavirus
Tim Evans, a professor of business and political economy at Middlesex University London, joins The Daily Signal Podcast today to talk about the impact of… Read More
InternationalCommentary
How Best to Leverage Trump’s Halt to WHO Funding Over COVID-19 Missteps
President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that he is halting funding to the World Health Organization while his administration conducts a review of the U.N. entity’s… Read More
InternationalNews
In Sweden, There’s No COVID-19 Lockdown. Here Are 4 Things to Know.
After logging over 1,000 COVID-19 deaths, Sweden has faced a rash of criticism for having perhaps the least restrictive rules in the world regarding social… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Now Is Not (Yet) the Time to Cut Funding to the World Health Organization
President Donald Trump is justifiably upset with the World Health Organization and its director-general, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. The World Health Organization is supposed to be… Read More
InternationalNews
7 Senators Seek Answers From World Health Organization About Coronavirus ‘Cover-Up’ With China
Seven Republican senators are demanding answers from the World Health Organization surrounding its “role in helping the Chinese Communist Party cover up information regarding the… Read More
InternationalNews
‘China Not Truthful’: Ex-FDA Chief Explains How Beijing Misled World on Coronavirus
Dr. Scott Gottlieb, former commissioner of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, criticized the World Health Organization and the Chinese government, saying that both stymied… Read More
International Analysis
The Dark Reality of China’s COVID-19 Cover-Up
China discovered the new coronavirus in December, but chose to hide it from the world. Now nearly every nation on earth is paying the price… Read More
InternationalNews
Majority of Americans Agree With Trump’s Calling COVID-19 ‘Chinese Virus’
A majority of American adults agree with using the term “Chinese virus” to describe the coronavirus, despite media members pillorying President Donald Trump for using… Read More
InternationalCommentary
State Department’s Terrorist Designation of Russian Imperial Movement Is Important Step in Keeping America Safe
With so many in the U.S. and abroad at home and online during this COVID-19 pandemic, homeland security, counterterrorism, and law enforcement officials have kept… Read More
InternationalNews
‘Hold Them Accountable’: Rep. Jim Banks Calls on State Department to Bring China to Justice Over Coronavirus Mishandling
Republican Indiana Rep. Jim Banks called on the State Department on Wednesday to bring a case to the United Nations against China for mishandling the… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Prospects for More Economic Freedom Rise With New Slovak Government
Ranked 60th in the world (out of 180 countries), Slovakia’s economic freedom score increased slightly in The Heritage Foundation’s 2020 edition of the Index of… Read More
International Commentary
Problematic Women: The Chinese Government’s Coronavirus Cover-Up
Live from home amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Problematic Women talk with Olivia Enos, a senior policy analyst in the Asian Studies Center at The… Read More
International Analysis
Everything You Need to Know About China and Its Handling of COVID-19
Could the coronavirus have originated from one of China’s wet markets? Is internal dissent growing in China? Is China using Zoom to spy on Americans?… Read More
InternationalCommentary
China Keeps Suppressing Religion While Squelching Truth About COVID-19
China now reports close to zero new cases of COVID-19 in Wuhan, the one-time epicenter of the new coronavirus outbreak. This latest claim follows a… Read More
InternationalCommentary
UN Human Rights Council Disappoints Yet Again
The U.N. Human Rights Council last week appointed China to its Consultative Group in spite of Beijing’s deplorable record on human rights. The five-member body… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
This Congressman Wants to End US Reliance on Pharmaceutical Products From China. Here’s How.
Rep. Mike Gallagher, R-Wis., says he wants to end the United States’ dependence on China for pharmaceutical products. Gallagher recently introduced legislation with Sen. Tom… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Nation of Georgia Is America’s Proven Ally in Fighting Common Challenges
The South Caucasus nation of Georgia has become an important partner for the United States on a range of critical global issues. The small but… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Japan Dodged a COVID-19 Bullet … Or Did It?
There has been far less international focus on Japan’s low-key response to COVID-19 than on South Korea’s extensive testing program. The latter strategy is now… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Don’t Believe Russia’s Disinformation About Coronavirus
For the past couple of weeks, Russia has been sowing disinformation about the coronavirus. Various Russian news sources have claimed that the U.S. started the… Read More
