EconomyCommentary
Washington’s Wasteful Service Mandates Threaten the Airline Industry
You’d think that if Congress made it a point to bail out an industry with tens of billions of taxpayer dollars, it wouldn’t sabotage it… Read More
EconomyCommentary
As Unemployment Nears 10%, Here’s How Congress Can Soften the Blow
Unemployment claims spiked by 6.6 million last week, meaning more Americans became unemployed during one week than the total already unemployed before COVID-19 hit the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A Warning From the Dark Hole of Debt
It is not cognitive dissonance—the impossibility of holding two or more contradictory beliefs simultaneously—to favor the $2 trillion coronavirus stimulus bill passed by Congress and… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Sen. Tom Coburn Stood Tall for Taxpayers
Former Sen. Tom Coburn was a hero among fiscal conservatives and endless source of inspiration and courage. The Oklahoma Republican embodied financial stewardship, always showing… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Unemployment Claims Just Spiked 1,000%. How the Left’s Approach Will Make It Worse.
Unemployment claims spiked more than 1,000% last week, with initial claims rising from 282,000 to 3.3 million as businesses laid off workers during the coronavirus… Read More
EconomyCommentary
A Public Health Crisis Is No Time for Private Pension Bailouts
Now is the time to address the COVID-19 crisis, not throw money at decades-long problems. House Democrats’ inclusion of a massive taxpayer bailout for a… Read More
EducationCommentary
Canceling Student Loan Debt Isn’t Smart or Fair Response to COVID-19
The Senate is considering a coronavirus fiscal stimulus package aimed at minimizing the adverse economic impact resulting from the pandemic. Yet this proposal is neither… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Coronavirus Aid for Travel Industry: Prepayments, Tax Relief, Not Bailouts
While the coronavirus pandemic and its related effects have harmed all sectors of the economy, the transportation and hospitality industries have taken an especially hard… Read More
SocietyCommentary
3 Food Aid Steps Policymakers Can Take for Needy Hurt by Coronavirus
This week has seen a flurry of legislative proposals to deal with the possible economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. Some would pour money into… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Foreign Aid Should Go to Those in Need, Not Ruling Elites
Wealthy elites pocket more than 7.5% of financial aid coming into their economically struggling countries, according to new research from the World Bank. To reach… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Congress Shouldn’t Put This Conservation Spending on Autopilot
Buyers (aka taxpayers), beware: The Land and Water Conservation Fund is not what you might think. Some on Capitol Hill have floated the idea of… Read More
EconomyNews
Budget Chief Prescribes Less Government Spending as Key to Draining Swamp
Fiscal responsibility is key to draining the swamp, the White House budget chief said Saturday in remarks to an annual gathering of conservative activists outside… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Inability to Speak English Shouldn’t Qualify as ‘Disability’ for Social Security
The Social Security Disability Insurance system was established as a social safety net program for workers who lose the physical or mental ability to work… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Reform the Federal-State Medicaid Partnership to Better Help Those in Need and Save Money
President Donald Trump’s budget includes Medicaid reforms that would restore accountability and improve the federal-state partnership. Predictably, the left is on the attack, contending that… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump’s Budget Weighs In at $4.8 Trillion, Projects Deficits Until 2035
The Trump administration on Monday presented a $4.8 trillion spending proposal for fiscal 2021 to Congress that would balance the federal budget in 15 years,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump Budget Cuts Size of Federal Government, but Bolder Reforms Needed
>>> Note: This live blog no longer is being updated by Heritage Foundation policy experts. President Donald Trump’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2021 would… Read More
EconomyNews
House Conservatives Outline Playbook for Government Reform
A new “playbook” for conservative lawmakers aims to bring more efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability to the federal government, leaders of the House’s largest caucus say. … Read More
EconomyNews
Our Coming Debt Crisis
Ten to 20 years from now, we will not be talking about impeachment, and believe it or not, we won’t still be talking about Donald… Read More
EducationCommentary
We Hear You: Sex Ed, Student Loans, and Government Spending
Editor’s note: Here’s some of what’s on the minds of The Daily Signal’s audience, straight out of the ol’ inbox. Please don’t neglect to write… Read More
EducationCommentary
For Taxpayers, College Football Remains a Guilty Pleasure at Christmastime
With Christmastime comes college football’s bowl season, with games all day, nearly every day. Starting last Friday with Buffalo against Charlotte in the Bahamas (1,235… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Federal Spending Explodes at Nearly $300,000 Per Household Since 2010
Amid the drama surrounding impeachment, both parties came together on one area of shared support: spending enormous amounts of taxpayer dollars and adding to the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Pros and Cons of 3 Possible Budget Outcomes
Just over a week away from the next deadline for fiscal year 2020 appropriations, Congress still has not passed a single spending bill. If Americans… Read More
EducationCommentary
Despite All the Spending, Productivity Growth Is Skipping Schools
Washington is abuzz that private-sector productivity growth has been low for the past decade or so, but do federal policymakers really know how to improve… Read More
EducationCommentary
More Evidence Emerges That Federal Government Is Funding Worthless College Degrees
Americans have long suspected that, for many, a college degree simply isn’t worth the price. American taxpayers—two-thirds of whom do not have a college degree—are… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Pentagon Auditing Process Is Expensive, Inefficient, and in Arrears
Many months and about $1 billion in taxpayer funds later, the U.S. Department of Defense recently announced that it had failed its second comprehensive audit,… Read More
EconomyNews
Feds Hosted Meditation, Massage, and Social Justice Retreat for 450 Employees, Including IRS Workers
The federal government hosted a “Mindfulness & Resiliency Summit” in August where 450 employees from the IRS and other agencies spent two days receiving new-age… Read More
EconomyNews
Sen. Joni Ernst Calls Out Use-It-or-Lose-It Government Spending
The fourth-ranking Republican in the Senate called on colleagues Tuesday to pass her legislation to reduce wasteful government spending and rein in agencies’ spending practices. … Read More
EconomyCommentary
4 Budget Pitfalls Congress Should Avoid in 2020 Appropriations
With less than two weeks remaining before the start of fiscal 2020 on Oct. 1, Congress has yet to pass a single appropriations bill. That’s… Read More
EconomyNews
Sen. Joni Ernst Aims to Reduce Use-It-or-Lose-It Government Spending
Iowa’s junior senator says she is working to spread the word on legislation to reduce wasteful government spending and rein in agencies’ last-minute spending practices. … Read More
EconomyNews
Trump Backs Down on Rescinding $4 Billion in Foreign Aid
President Donald Trump has opted against a cost-cutting measure to cancel more than $4 billion in budgeted foreign assistance, much of which he previously deemed… Read More
