EconomyCommentary
3 Million People Have Found Jobs Since Trump Took Office
The good economic news just keeps rolling in. On Friday, the Bureau of Labor Statistics released a positive May jobs report, announcing the U.S. economy… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Low Unemployment Rate Proves Pro-Growth Policies Work
The very positive April jobs report supports the idea that pro-growth policies are the best way to create more jobs, and attract more people into the… Read More
EconomyFeature
This Successful Restaurant Executive Explains How Trump Led America’s Economic Comeback
Andrew Puzder, former CEO of the parent company of Hardee’s and Carl’s Jr. restaurants, last week spoke to The Daily Signal’s Ginny Montalbano about his new… Read More
EconomyNews
‘Amazing’: Unemployment Hits Lowest Rate in 18 Years
Unemployment dropped to 3.9 percent in April, the lowest unemployment rate since 2000, after remaining unchanged at 4.1 percent for several months, the Department of Labor reported… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Democrats’ Universal Job Plan Would Be a Socialist Disaster
Sen. Bernie Sanders is set to announce a plan that guarantees every American “who wants or needs one” a lifetime government job paying at least… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Virtue of Ownership
What does it mean to own something? Beyond definitions or even illustrations, I’m talking about the responsibility and accountability that comes with owning something …… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Podcast: Why Bernie Sanders’ Guaranteed Jobs Plan Would Backfire
Sen. Bernie Sanders is back with another socialist plan. The Heritage Foundation’s David Kreutzer explains why pledging jobs for all is not going to lead… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Bernie Sanders’ ‘Jobs’ Program Would Undo Our Real Economic Progress
Sen. Bernie Sanders’ big-idea solution to everything is big government. The independent senator from Vermont wants government-run, single-payer health care. Seeing efficiencies that nobody else… Read More
EconomyNews
The Labor Board Is Now GOP-Run. Here’s 1 Big Change It Could Make to Rein In Unions.
An Obama administration rule that fast-tracked elections to establish unions at private companies could be on the chopping block of a federal labor agency three… Read More
EconomyCommentary
‘Pay Gap’ Myth Ignores Women’s Intentional Job Choices
Tuesday is supposedly “Equal Pay Day,” but what does that mean? Well, according to outdated, flawed, and incomplete statistics that say women make only 82… Read More
EconomyCommentary
We Hear You: Millennials, Jobs, Free Speech, and the Opioid Crisis
Editor’s note: In more than one way, Easter is about new beginnings. So this week’s edition kicks off with your comments on The Daily Signal’s… Read More
EconomyNews
Empower Women With Conservative Economic Policies, GOP Congresswomen Urge
The best way to empower women is through conservative policies such as tax reform, four Republican congresswomen say. Noting that most women are responsible for… Read More
SocietyNews
This Conservative Millennial Explains Why Trump’s Policies Are Better for Black Americans
Turning Point USA’s Candace Owens spoke to The Daily Signal’s Rob Bluey about why conservative policies are better for the African-American community. Owens appeared at… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Tax Reform Is Boosting Take-Home Pay for Millions of Americans. Here’s the Proof.
For a nation accustomed to instant gratification, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act is a winner. Before President Donald Trump even signed the bill, companies… Read More
EconomyCommentary
New Study Shows Minimum Wage Puts a Damper on Long-Run Earnings
Economic studies consistently show that higher minimum wages lead to higher unemployment, particularly among teenagers. But that’s a consequence minimum wage advocates have been willing… Read More
EconomyCommentary
These 5 Horrible Bureaucrats Beat the Clock and Kept Their Pensions
The firing of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe days before his retirement was a rare case of justice. Both the Justice Department inspector general and… Read More
EconomyNews
White House Millennials Conference to Address Economy, Free Speech, and Opioids
President Donald Trump will speak to millennials this week at a conference touting how his policies benefit young people, while also addressing the growing opioid… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Tax Cuts Already Have America’s Small Businesses Moving Again
Talk about the tax cuts continues to dominate conversations across the country months before the midterm elections. For conservatives, the argument is simple: The president… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Jobs Are Booming, but Tariffs Could Be Bad News
The Bureau of Labor Statistics delivered some good economic news this morning, announcing that the economy added 313,000 jobs in February. This came in the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Even Under Right to Work, This Union Bullies Workers Into Submission
MADISON, Wis.—The United Auto Workers Local 833 chapter is worse than an unwanted house guest: It can’t take a hint, and it won’t take no… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Minimum Wage Hike Is Killing Jobs in This Arizona City
Although the Great Recession ended nearly eight years ago, wages have not taken off as in previous recoveries. The sluggish growth in wage rates has… Read More
LawCommentary
Don’t Punish People With Delinquent Student Loans by Revoking Their Work Licenses
Nearly one-third of Americans today must be licensed by the government in order to do their jobs. Many of those people are among the 44… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Robots Will Not Put Us Out of Work
A recent article in The Guardian dons the foreboding title “Robots will destroy our jobs—and we’re not ready for it.” The article claims, “For every… Read More
EconomyNews
Raising the Minimum Wage Hurts Teen, Young Adult Employment Rates, Study Finds
A new study shows that raising the minimum wage has played a role in the decline of teen employment and the labor force participation rate,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
5 Ways Trump’s New Tariffs Will Hurt Americans
On Jan. 23, President Donald Trump signed two proclamations imposing tariffs and quotas on imports of solar cells and modules, large residential washers, and washer… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Robots May Be Coming for Some Jobs, but That’s Not Bad News
Sunday evening comes around and you wish the weekend had just one more day. You are just not feeling it. Monday morning, whether you’ll be sitting… Read More
EconomyNews
California Democrats Want Businesses to Turn Over Half Their Tax-Cut Savings to the State
Democrat state lawmakers in California say they want some businesses to give half their tax-cut savings from congressional Republicans’ tax reform package to the state…. Read More
EconomyCommentary
Licensing Laws Have Long Been a Drain on the Economy. But Florida Could Soon See Reform.
Florida lawmakers are finally addressing the elephant in the barbershop: Floridians must endure 1,200 training hours, pass an exam, and pay a $223.50 fee just… Read More
EconomyNews
Unemployment Claims Drop to Lowest Number in 45 Years
The total number of workers claiming unemployment insurance fell to the lowest level in 45 years, the Department of Labor reported Thursday. In the first… Read More
EconomyNews
Why Other Lawyers Fault Legal Opinion That Scuttled Local Right-to-Work Law
GEORGETOWN, Delaware—County officials who rejected a right-to-work ordinance were poorly served by the county attorney’s flawed legal opinion, other lawyers argue. The five-member Sussex County… Read More
