Editor’s note: We got a big reaction with our report on the appeals court date for the husband-and-wife Oregon bakers ordered by a state agency to pay $135,000 for declining to make a wedding cake for a lesbian couple. Here’s a sampling to lead off our latest roundup of mail.—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: How can Aaron and […]
In his surge of early action against illegal immigration, President Donald Trump has focused his attention on securing the nation’s borders, but a new report shows the unauthorized population is increasingly made up of those who first came to the U.S. legally. In each year from 2007 to 2014, the report from the Center for […]
By: Daniel Horowitz | March 08, 2017 Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. (F, 16%) is famous for declaring health care a right. He is actually correct if we were to tweak his statement to read, “free market health care is a natural right.” Yes, we the people have a right to finally create a free market […]
The House Agriculture Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit is holding a hearing March 9 entitled, “The Next Farm Bill: Rural Development Energy Programs.” The 2002 farm bill was the first to contain an energy title, which has since grown to include direct handouts and loan guarantees for advanced biofuels and bio-refineries, renewable chemicals, and bio-based […]
Most conservative health care experts are panning House Speaker Paul Ryan’s health care plan, which would keep in place the fundamental architecture of Obamacare. Rather than listening to constructive feedback from the policy community, however, House Republicans appear to be attempting to throw chaff in the air and ram their flawed proposal through Congress. Proponents of […]
After seven years of promises to repeal and replace Obamacare, House Republicans finally have a bill detailing how they plan to reform the health care system once the Affordable Care Act is dismantled. The House Ways and Means and Energy and Commerce committees revealed their replacement plan, the American Health Care Act, on Monday evening. […]
Cornell University students hosted a protest to demand the college provide funds for all illegal immigrant students. The protest, organized by the Cornell Coalition for Inclusive Democracy, drew about 250 students and faculty members, reports Heat Street. The protesters want the school to provide special funding for all immigrant students, even those not protected by the […]
Editor’s note: Today your letters include thoughtful responses to a commentary by school choice activist Virginia Walden Ford and to a Daily Signal supporter’s appeal about making a difference on important issues. Want to write us? You’ll see how below. —Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal: I agree with Virginia Walden Ford’s commentary article. The NAACP has become […]
In a speech on board the next-generation aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford, President Donald Trump pledged to rebuild the U.S. Navy fleet, eliminate cuts to our national defense, and “Give the men and women of America’s armed services the resources you need to keep us safe.” His remarks are a welcome tone of greater […]
The Senate confirmed retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson as the new secretary of Housing and Urban Development in a 58-41 vote, primarily along party lines, Thursday. Carson has said he will work to help underprivileged communities. “I feel that I can make a significant contribution, particularly by strengthening communities that are most in need,” Carson said […]
