EnergyCommentary
EPA’s Reversal on Alaska’s Pebble Mine a Victory for Regulatory Process
For more than a decade, the owners of Alaska’s Pebble Mine just wanted a shot at going through the permitting phase of the project. But… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Postal Banking Would Help Neither the Poor Nor the Postal Service
If a company lost $66 billion in 10 years and was on track to lose another $10 billion this year, would that company make a… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
Ted Budd’s Bill Would Help Main Street Small Businesses Find Investors
The Unlocking Capital for Small Businesses Act of 2019 (H.R. 3768), introduced by Rep. Ted Budd, R-N.C., would provide a safe harbor for finders and… Read More
EconomyNews
Trump Deregulation Will Boost Household Income by $3,100, Report Finds
The Trump administration deregulation efforts will raise incomes by about $3,100 per household over the next five to 10 years, and sharply reduce prices for… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Antitrust Lawsuit Against Qualcomm Is Unjust Government Overreach
Every so often, a case comes along that screams government misuse of power. The Federal Trade Commission’s antitrust lawsuit against Qualcomm Inc. is just such… Read More
EconomyNews
Mike Lee’s New Bill Would Enforce ‘No Regulation Without Representation’
Americans should not have to put up with so many government regulations imposed by unelected bureaucrats, Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, said Tuesday while outlining a… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Bans on Plastic Bags and Straws Are Annoying and Overrated
Canada, following precedent set by the European Union, is poised to join a growing list of places where single-use plastic items have been banned. Though… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Government’s War on E-Cigarettes Ignores Their Benefits
Sometimes, it feels like we live in Bizarro World, where everything is the opposite of what we would expect. Consider, for example, the regulation of… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Idaho’s Spring Cleaning for Regulations an Idea Worth Replicating
Imagine if government rules had an expiration date. What if, each decade, every state law, regulation, or administrative rule ended by default unless lawmakers took… Read More
EconomyNews
This Vet Imprisoned for Digging Ponds on His Land Died. Now His Widow Continues the Fight.
The name of a Navy veteran may be cleared after he was convicted, fined, and imprisoned for digging ponds in a wooded area near his… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump May Save Your Air Conditioner From the Deep State
It happens every spring—on the first hot day, homeowners switch on their air conditioners that have sat idle since September, cross their fingers, and pray… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Union’s Win Over Short-Term Rentals Shows Its True Colors
Union leaders really love to brag about things they don’t do. You often can find them going on about how much they help and empower… Read More
EconomyNews
The Green New Deal Is a ‘Guise’ to Usher in Socialism, Lawmaker Warns
Members of the conservative Republican Study Committee say Democrats’ Green New Deal would be an economic wrecking ball. “This is something that should concern every… Read More
EconomyNews
Senate Confirms 3 to Board of Export-Import Bank, Reviving Agency
The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm three board members for the Export-Import Bank, reviving—over the objections of conservatives—a controversial federal agency that allows foreign countries… Read More
EconomyCommentary
End the EPA’s ‘Ancillary’ Ploy Justifying Excessive Regulations
First, don’t do 2,400 times more harm than good. In the past, the Environmental Protection Agency didn’t agree with that sentiment. That might be changing,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
We Hear You: When the Government Goes Too Far
Editor’s note: The Daily Signal’s audience got steamed reading our coverage of what the EPA did to an elderly veteran in Montana. Some of those… Read More
EconomyNews
6 Big Topics From Senate Hearing on Censorship by Big Tech
Facebook and Twitter executives testified Wednesday on Capitol Hill about their alleged political bias in the wake of numerous anecdotal instances of censorship reported by… Read More
EconomyNews
Illinois Raises Age to Buy Cigarettes to 21
Illinois raised its age requirement for purchasing tobacco products from 18 to 21 Sunday when new Democratic Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a bill that the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why the House’s Retirement Savings Bill Is a Mixed Bag
Retirement savings accounts, such as 401(k)s and IRAs, are crucial for personal retirement saving. They shield investments from being taxed twice and encourage people to… Read More
EconomyNews
Government Regulations Are Putting Some Homeowners’ Dreams on Hold
BRYAN, Texas—Born and raised in Houston, Melody Woodard moved an hour and a half away from her hometown to start anew here in Bryan, outside… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why the Next FDA Chief Shouldn’t Block Alternatives to Cigarettes
Will the federal government block solutions that may help cigarette smokers kick their habit? The next commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration, who will… Read More
EconomyNews
New York Poised to Ban Plastic Bags
New York lawmakers announced an agreement Thursday to ban all plastic bags in an effort to reduce waste and make the state as green as… Read More
EconomyNews
This Veteran, Who Supplied Water to Firefighters, Went to Prison for Digging Ponds
An elderly veteran who ran a business supplying water to fight forest fires was prosecuted by the federal government and sent to prison for digging… Read More
EnergyCommentary
A Glimpse of What the Green New Deal Would Cost Taxpayers
Implementing the Green New Deal resolution would place significant though hard-to-quantify costs on Americans, according to a preliminary analysis by The Heritage Foundation that hints… Read More
EnergyCommentary
We Hear You: The Left Backs Green New Deal, Opposes Care for Abortion Survivors
Editor’s note: The Daily Signal’s audience isn’t buying the left’s Green New Deal, nor its opposition to protecting survivors of abortion, judging from reaction to… Read More
EconomyNews
Americans Vote With Their Feet on High Taxes, Report Shows
An index on the economic state of the states reveals a narrative that is being overlooked or ignored, says one of the report’s authors. … Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Elizabeth Warren’s Plan to Break Up Big Tech Would Be Bad for America
Presidential hopeful Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., has a new plan to break up Big Tech companies. The proposal entails appointing a bunch of regulators to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Why Congress Shouldn’t Restore Net Neutrality
Just over one year ago, the Federal Communications Commission voted 3-2 to repeal the network neutrality rules it adopted in 2015. However, the FCC regulation… Read More
EconomyNews
‘Put Socialism on Trial,’ Larry Kudlow Urges
Larry Kudlow, director of the president’s National Economic Council, called Thursday for putting socialism “on trial”—and convicting it. “I want you, and everybody in this… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Oregon’s Proposed Rent Controls Would Shrink Supply of Housing
Oregon just took a big step this week toward becoming the first state in the nation to impose statewide rent controls—a step in the wrong… Read More
