Egypt Enjoys a Surge in Economic Freedom

Egypt’s economy is rebounding after years of economic stress and political turmoil. As Christine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, noted earlier this year, Egypt is at a turning point in its economic structure and is signaling to investors it is serious about comprehensively reforming its economic system. According to The Heritage Foundation’s […]

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Trump’s Populist Coalition Reshapes American Politics

Salena Zito and Brad Todd recently co-authored the book “The Great Revolt: Inside the Populist Coalition Reshaping American Politics”. They spoke to The Daily Signal’s Ginny Montalbano about who the Trump voters are, what motivated them during the 2016 election, and what they can tell us about the future. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/993475610377932801 Ginny Montalbano: Your new book […]

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Did the Obama Administration Spy on Trump Using Flimsy Evidence? Let’s Find Out

If the Justice Department and FBI are, as we’ve been told incessantly over the past year, not merely patriots but consummate professionals incapable of being distracted by partisanship or petty Washington intrigues, why are President Donald Trump’s antagonists freaking out over the fact that an inspector general will assess whether political motivation tainted an investigation […]

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We Hear You: Some Free Speech to Honor Those the Nation Salutes on Memorial Day

Editor’s note: We remember those who died for our freedom on Memorial Day, so it’s fitting that this week’s column reflects the freedom with which The Daily Signal’s audience expresses its views. Write us at [email protected]—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: This weighs on me. There is so much confusion and emotionalism, not to mention lack of […]

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We Hear You: Some Free Speech to Honor Those the Nation Salutes on Memorial Day

Editor’s note: We remember those who died for our freedom on Memorial Day, so it’s fitting that this week’s column reflects the freedom with which The Daily Signal’s audience expresses its views. Write us at [email protected]—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: This weighs on me. There is so much confusion and emotionalism, not to mention lack of […]

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To Vietnam, Freedom of Expression Is a ‘National Security Offense’

“In Vietnam, there is no such thing as a ‘prisoner of conscience,’ and there’s no such thing as people being arrested for ‘freely expressing opinion,’” Vietnamese Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Le Thi Thu Hang told reporters in April. The exact opposite is true. A recent report by Amnesty International listed 97 known prisoners of conscience in […]

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In Ukraine, the Game and the War Go On

KYIV, Ukraine—The war in Ukraine escalated this week to its most violent levels of the year with Russian artillery and rocket attacks targeting both Ukrainian military forces and civilian settlements along the front lines in eastern Ukraine’s embattled Donbas region. “The Kremlin controls the violence in eastern Ukraine and could bring this violence to an […]

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What’s Next: 3 Possible Scenarios on North Korea After Cancellation of Trump-Kim Summit

While North Korea remains unpredictable, lawmakers and foreign policy experts see a narrow way forward after President Donald Trump on Thursday canceled a planned summit with dictator Kim Jong Un. The summit was set for June 12 in Singapore, but Kim for weeks had threatened to cancel it, and more recently a North Korean official […]

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