In Hurricane Harvey Response, Congress Must Avoid the Mistakes of Sandy

As the floodwaters of Hurricane Harvey begin to recede, focus will shift to the costs of cleanup and recovery. There are already rumblings that Congress will look to pass a “Superstorm Sandy” type emergency funding package that could provide billions of dollars in federal aid to affected communities. Anytime a natural disaster or unforeseen crisis […]

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How Ivy League Schools Discriminate Against Asians

Earlier this month, The New York Times ran an article titled “U.S. Rights Unit Shifts to Study Antiwhite Bias” on its front page. The article says that President Donald Trump’s Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division is going to investigate and sue universities whose affirmative action admissions policies discriminate against white applicants. This is an out-and-out […]

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Trump’s Justice Department Still Defending Obama Contraception Mandate

Advocates for religious liberty are dismayed that little has changed with respect to the Obamacare contraceptive mandate, even after President Donald Trump signed a religious freedom executive order earlier this year. “I believe the president is committed to religious freedom and that Attorney General [Jeff] Sessions is a good man. But their goals simply haven’t […]

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The Rise of Gingrich in the Reagan Revolution

The Republican house was divided against itself: President Ronald Reagan, his Crazies, and much of the muscular New Right on one side—the GOP establishment, moderate Vice President George H. W. Bush, and Minority Leader Bob Michel on the other. The Crazies—Reps. Newt Gingrich and Robert Smith Walker—sent a scathing letter to their GOP colleagues, calling […]

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The Rise of Gingrich in the Reagan Revolution

The Republican house was divided against itself: President Ronald Reagan, his Crazies, and much of the muscular New Right on one side—the GOP establishment, moderate Vice President George H. W. Bush, and Minority Leader Bob Michel on the other. The Crazies—Reps. Newt Gingrich and Robert Smith Walker—sent a scathing letter to their GOP colleagues, calling […]

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Why Trump’s Upcoming Decision on Federal Lands Matters

The ongoing controversy about the federal government’s role in managing land may soon come to a head. Earlier this month, in accord with a presidential executive order issued in April, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke delivered recommendations to the president on national monument lands that are being reviewed by his department. Details about the report—whether lands […]

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Why Taylor Swift Is a Problem for Feminists

Every week, The Daily Signal’s Facebook show “Problematic Women” highlights strong conservative women, current events, and the hypocrisy of the “feminist” left. On this week’s episode, Hillary Clinton is still complaining about losing the 2016 election in her new book “What Happened,” and the Twitterverse is up in arms over an Instagram post from Treasury […]

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Why Taylor Swift Is a Problem for Feminists

Every week, The Daily Signal’s Facebook show “Problematic Women” highlights strong conservative women, current events, and the hypocrisy of the “feminist” left. On this week’s episode, Hillary Clinton is still complaining about losing the 2016 election in her new book “What Happened,” and the Twitterverse is up in arms over an Instagram post from Treasury […]

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