For conservatives, the “lunacy,” “wrongness,” and “criminality” of climate change theories is the gift that keeps on giving, the executive editor of the London branch of Breitbart News Service said Thursday during a panel discussion at the Conservative Political Action Conference. Three major strands characterize the climate change movement, James Delingpole said during the CPAC … Continue reading Climate Change ‘Lunacy’ Called a Gift to Conservatives
Getting a job requires experience; getting experience requires a job. This is one reason the trap of poverty can be so difficult to escape. But what is the root of this trap? Solutions exist, but they are too often blocked by misguided policies such as the well-intentioned minimum wage. By eliminating the opportunity to work, … Continue reading The Minimum Wage Outlaws Work Experience
Last weekend, Ecuadoreans did something they haven’t done since 2006: They voted in significant numbers against the socialist Alianza Pais party of three-term leftist President Rafael Correa. After a suspiciously delayed ballot count, electoral authorities finally certified on Feb. 23 that more than 60 percent of Ecuadoreans voted for a candidate other than Correa’s hand-picked … Continue reading Ecuador Rejects Leftist Incumbent, Votes for Economic Freedom
The Congressional Budget Office just released their national debt prediction for the upcoming decade, and it’s not good. Assuming the government does not add any new costs, the CBO is expecting another $10 trillion to be added to the current debt, raising the total to $30 trillion. But as bad as that is, the … Continue reading The Congressional Budget Office Can’t Count
Back in 2014, I shared some data from the Tax Foundation that measured the degree to which various developed nations punished high-income earners. This measure of relative “progressivity” focused on personal income taxes. And that’s important because that levy often is the most onerous for highly productive residents of a nation. But there are other … Continue reading Which Country Punishes Productive People the Most?
A U.S. district judge has blocked the state of Texas from cutting off Planned Parenthood’s Medicaid funding. This is the sixth instance in which a court has prevented a state from denying Medicaid funds to Planned Parenthood: Arkansas, Alabama, Kansas, Mississippi, and Louisiana have also attempted to make Planned Parenthood ineligible for funds. On Dec. … Continue reading Latest Court Decision Blocking Texas’ Attempt to Defund Planned Parenthood Shows Need for Congressional Action
https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FTheDailySignalNews%2Fvideos%2F798804016952219%2F&show_text=1&width=560 Rep. Dave Brat shocked the political establishment in 2014 when he defeated then-Majority Leader Eric Cantor in the GOP primary for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District. On Tuesday, Brat was back in the spotlight at a town hall meeting in rural Blackstone, Virginia. During the lively and occasionally boisterous meeting, Brat was peppered with questions … Continue reading Watch How One Congressman Handles a Rowdy Town Hall Meeting
For Marjorie Weer and her family, the Affordable Care Act has been both a blessing and a burden. The family of four, who live in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, qualifies for a tax credit, and without the financial assistance, their policy would cost more than $1,200 per month. But beyond the financial help, Weer’s experiences … Continue reading One Mom’s Fight for Her Special Needs Son in the Age of Obamacare
At a Monday press conference in Brussels, Belgium with European Union, Vice President Mike Pence delivered to the EU a personal message from President Donald Trump -- the Trump White House is full allegiance to the EU, and Trump will seek to "deepen our political and economic partnership" with the trans-national government. The following … Continue reading Trump pledges ‘steadfast and enduring’ allegiance to ‘united’ European Union
Massie Proposes Repeal of Federal Gun-Free School Zones WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Thomas Massie (R-KY) introduced Jan. 5 H.R. 34, the Safe Students Act, which would repeal the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 1990. The bill, originally introduced by Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) in 2007, repeals the Gun-Free School Zones Act (GFSZA) of 1990, … Continue reading Gun Free Schools are a deadly failure. This bill ends them.
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