About three out of four voters say the terrorist killer of American journalist James Foley should be sentenced to death if convicted for the murder, a new survey shows. At the same time, Americans strongly oppose paying the ransom demands of terrorists and have mixed feelings about trying to rescue hostages, according to the survey […]
In its latest assault on the U.S. Constitution, the Obama administration is proposing to recognize so-called “Native” Hawaiians as an Indian tribe entitled to separate and become an independent sovereign and to “reestablish” a “government-to-government relationship between the United State and the Native Hawaiian community.” Such an unconstitutional action would amount to authorizing secession for […]
Is it possible for the culture to move in a positive direction? In one area, there is good news for U.S. culture: the teen birth rate has dropped 57 percent since 1991, reported the U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) Wednesday. Unfortunately, this doesn’t mean that single parenthood is going anywhere. Today, the greatest proportion […]
At a time when some Republicans considering presidential campaigns are trying to show their compassionate sides, Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., took on a mission to help the poor a world away. Paul, an ophthalmologist, conducted dozens of eye surgeries at no charge over three days in Salama, Guatemala, joining a team of other doctors from the John A. […]
Cathy Pell, a stay-at-home mom from Manassas, Va., decided to take down her “Ice Bucket Challenge” videos from Facebook after learning the ALS Association backs some research using embryonic stem cells. Some of Pell’s friends did, too. “You don’t have to hurt a life to save a life,” Pell told The Daily Signal. Pell, whose […]
The eighth time still doesn’t seem to be the charm for government bureaucrats. On Friday, the Obama administration released yet another revision to the Department of Health and Human Services mandate that requires employers to provide coverage of abortion-inducing drugs, contraception and sterilization. Many are wondering if the government has actually protected the religious freedom […]
@PhilipWegmann Philip Wegmann is a member of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation. Source material can be found at this site.
A day after President Obama declared the siege of Mount Sinjar broken and the crisis effectively over, Yezidi leaders say more than 100 of their men were executed Friday afternoon in the village of Kocho, located southeast of Sinjar in northern Iraq. Fighters from the Islamic State took the remaining villagers — women and children […]
The House Benghazi Select Committee started its investigative work this month. No fireworks yet, and that bothers the critics of the committee, who continue to contend that it is all a big waste of money. It is not. Understanding the massive policy failure that led to Benghazi is important, and furthermore, the Committee’s budget is […]
@PhilipWegmann Philip Wegmann is a member of the Young Leaders Program at The Heritage Foundation. Source material can be found at this site.
