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Children with involved fathers are more likely to graduate from college—particularly among middle- and upper-income families but also among those from lower-income backgrounds, a recent study found. According to this new research by Brad Wilcox at the University of Virginia, the family structure that best promotes this involvement is a married, intact family. This is…

President Obama’s Middle East policy continues to unravel with dangerous consequences for American national interests and those of its allies. On Monday, the Palestinian Islamist extremist movement Hamas joined a government of national unity with the rival Fatah movement, the dominant faction within the Palestine Liberation Organization. This move represents a setback for the U.S,…

June 6 marks the 70th anniversary of the battle for the beginning of the end of a Nazi-dominated Europe. In the annals of history, the invasion of Normandy is recalled as one of the great military victories. At the time, in the long hours of the longest day, while airborne troops leaped into the darkened…

On June 5, 2004, President Ronald Reagan died after battling Alzheimer's disease. Ten years later, his legacy lives on through the conservative principles he espoused. Reagan began his term in 1981, with the country in a deep economic crisis. Americans faced high unemployment, fallout from an energy crisis, stagnation, massive government spending, tax burden, a…

What does Common Core math look like? Caleb Bonham, Campus Reform’s Editor-in-chief, just released a video that illustrates the dramatic shift in mathematics education students will experience under the Common Core national standards. As the video suggests, Common Core will change dramatically the way math has been taught for decades. Developed in 2009 by the…

Libya remains in perpetual crisis. Internal strife is wreaking havoc on the nearly non-existent state. Fiefdoms under militia rule have been created around the major population centers in Libya. There are rumors that the newly elected prime minister, Ahmed Maiteg, rose to the position through the support of the Islamist-dominated parliament and an Islamist militia….

What makes The Daily Signal different than other news organizations? For one thing, we’re in a building that is home to more than 100 research experts on everything from education, welfare, healthcare, and taxes to energy, immigration, regulations, and foreign policy. On Thursday, we’re launching The Daily Signal Google+ Hangout, a biweekly opportunity for you…

The largest hearing room the Senate has in the Hart Building was standing-room only on Tuesday when the Senate Judiciary Committee held its hearing on the resolution proposed by Sen. Tom Udall (D-N.M.) that would amend the First Amendment and give Congress unlimited, plenary power to restrict political speech and political activity. In a historic…