The American conservative movement, and indeed the world, lost one of its greatest thinkers and historians on Sept. 20. Angelo Codevilla, age 78, was killed in a tragic car accident. His passing comes at a time when the United States can hardly afford to lose an eloquent voice of reason and deep learning. As irrationality…
Podcast Signal Sitdown Bradley Devlin takes you inside the biggest battles in Washington, D.C., as they happen. He and his guests analyze the policymaking process from an unabashedly and unapologetically conservative perspective. LATEST Why Listen? Your government is out of control. It’s doing things it has no business doing. It spends way too much money….
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Nearly 40 Republican senators gathered Wednesday afternoon for a frank conversation about Congress’ broken budget process and the rapidly growing national debt. Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., led the conference meeting with his GOP colleagues in hopes of offering solutions to end the cycle of emergency spending requests and massive omnibus legislation….
Much has been made of The Associated Press getting the boot from the White House. It’s even sparked a protracted legal battle between AP and the Trump administration. The AP’s sudden difficulty getting access to the president has been a long time coming as the news organization has drifted strongly to the left in recent years. What’s equally important…
China is its own biggest problem as the communist state asserts itself on the world stage, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich says. “The key challenge in China’s image is China,” Gingrich said Thursday during an event at The Heritage Foundation in which he discussed his new book “Trump vs. China: Facing America’s Greatest Threat.” “I…
In December 2013, 11.8 million Americans had individual health insurance coverage. The federal government provided no subsidies for that coverage. Six years later, in December 2019, enrollment in individual health insurance coverage stood at 12.4 million. According to Congressional Budget Office data, the federal government sent $248 billion in premium and related subsidies to health…
Virginia Democrats dealt Republicans a major defeat in the national redistricting war with a successful redistricting ballot measure on Tuesday, but the final battle may take place in Tallahassee, Florida. On Tuesday, over 51% of voters opted to support allowing Virginia’s Democrat-controlled Legislature to redraw the 11-seat congressional map to boot up to four of…
As the former governor of Wisconsin, Scott Walker learned firsthand how to confront cancel culture. In 2012, he became the first governor in American history to survive a recall election. His economic recovery plan and budget reforms ultimately proved more popular with voters. Now, as president of the Young America’s Foundation, Walker is showing the…
President Joe Biden traveled to the southern border over the weekend, marking the first time he has done so since taking office. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott hand delivered a letter to Biden after Air Force One touched down at the El Paso International Airport. “Your visit to our southern border with Mexico today is $20 billion too…
Reps. Chris Smith, R-N.J., and Jim McGovern, D-Mass., led a hearing on Tuesday to address the sobering rise of antisemitism around the globe. The hearing, hosted by the bipartisan Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission of the House of Representatives, came at a time of increased threats against American Jews and a generational divide on support…
Last week, Congress passed a continuing resolution that will keep the federal government funded through March 23. This is the fifth continuing resolution of the fiscal year—a sixth may be needed before March 23, since both parties have agreed to begin debate on an immigration bill this week. But as bad as the decision to…
Trade skeptics and protectionists have charged that trade agreements like NAFTA and the U.S.-Korea trade agreement favor foreign producers and have contributed to the U.S. trade deficit. A recent Heritage Foundation event featuring speakers Frank Lavin, former undersecretary of Commerce for international trade, and Fredrik Erixon, the co-founder of a European think tank, explored the…
As states across the country begin the process of reopening, Americans continue to battle over the methods governors and local authorities have used to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. Unfortunately, many states and localities have set up arbitrary and, in many cases, absurd rules that do little more than aggravate citizens and almost nothing to stop…
I’m going to get straight to the point. It’s time for bold action. It’s time for Americans everywhere who love their country to heed the words of President Ronald Reagan: “If we lose freedom here, there’s no place to escape to. This is the last stand on earth.” All around us, the forces of socialism, Marxism,…
Customs and Border Protection encountered over 275,000 illegal aliens crossing our borders nationwide in April alone, setting a distressing precedent for increased illegal entries under the Biden administration. While the majority of illegal aliens seek a better life, the undeniable link between increasing illegal immigration and crime poses a significant threat to American communities. President…
The nation of Israel once again witnessed horrific rocket attacks on innocent men, women, and children living near the Gaza Strip. The terrorist organization Hamas launched over 500 rockets targeting civilian territories, resulting in one Israeli death and wounding 70 others. Unsurprisingly, these attacks were not against military targets; rather, the rockets were indiscriminately fired…
So, Jussie Smollett was lying. The “Empire” actor claimed that when he was walking home at 2 a.m. in Chicago, in the midst of the polar vortex, he was accosted by two assailants, both of whom shouted anti-gay and anti-black slurs at him. They then attempted to throw a noose around his neck and pour…
Arthur Brooks published his newest book, “Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America From the Culture of Contempt,” last week and visited The Daily Signal to share some real-life solutions to the practical problems facing America. Brooks is president of the American Enterprise Institute and host of “The Arthur Brooks Show.” You can listen to the interview on our podcast or read a lightly edited transcript below. Rob Bluey: Tell us what you…
Andy Puzder has lived the American dream. Raised in a working-class home, he worked his way to become a CEO in the fast-food industry. “What I didn’t think was, ‘That son of a b—- is stealing from us.’ Or, ‘He’s in the 1%,’ and we’re in whatever percent you were in when your dad sold…
Amazon, the trillion-dollar tech company, has hired lobbyist Jeff Ricchetti, whose brother will be the top White House counselor to Joe Biden. Jeff Ricchetti’s firm, which he founded in 2001 with his brother Steve Ricchetti, the incoming Biden adviser, registered as a lobbyist for Amazon on Nov. 13. According to disclosure forms filed with Congress, Jeff Ricchetti…