A relatively obscure maritime law is in the spotlight after the devastation of Puerto Rico from Hurricane Maria. The Merchant Marine Act of 1920, better known as the Jones Act, has typically been confined to debates about energy independence, trade, and regulation. The law requires shipments between two U.S. ports be on U.S.-built, U.S.-manned, and […]
Our college-age population consists mostly of 18- to 30-year-olds, and likewise our armed forces. I wonder whether they shared common responses to the 2016 presidential election. Many college administrators provided students with therapy dogs, play dough, coloring books, bubbles, videos of frolicking kittens and puppies, and soft music. They even canceled classes and postponed exams […]
Challenger Roy Moore soundly defeated incumbent Luther Strange in Tuesday’s runoff to choose the Republican nominee in Alabama’s U.S. Senate race. With 92 percent of precincts reporting, Moore had 54.8 percent or 237,935 votes, and Strange had 45.2 percent or 196,402 votes. The Associated Press called the race when results from about half the […]
Genevieve Wood wants to know why the Dallas Cowboys weren’t allowed by the NFL to wear police decals in honor of those police officers killed in Dallas last year, but players are permitted to not stand for the national anthem. Plus, she interviews two Americans outside a Washington, D.C., sports bar about their views on […]
Only one member of the NFL’s Pittsburgh Steelers stood for the national anthem Sunday afternoon after President Donald Trump said that those players who don’t respect the flag should be fired. That player was Alejandro Villanueva, an offensive tackle for the Steelers and a veteran who served three tours of duty in Afghanistan. The Army […]
According to a Philadelphia elections official, hundreds of individuals who are not U.S. citizens have registered to vote in Philadelphia and nearly half of them voted in past elections. Since 2006, 317 registered voters have contacted the City Commissioners, which oversees Philadelphia elections, asking that their registrations be canceled because they are not citizens. Philly.com […]
Editors’s note: With the Senate once again on the brink of a vote to partially repeal and replace Obamacare through the Graham-Cassidy bill, it’s a good time to share more emails from some in The Daily Signal’s audience who don’t like what they see, especially in Republicans’ actions. You can join in by writing [email protected]—Ken […]
Almost 30 percent of public school teachers are “chronically” skipping classes, according to a new study. Over 28 percent of public school educators miss 11 or more school days each year, discovered a report from the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, an education policy nonprofit think tank. The study, released Wednesday, found that public school teachers are three times […]
Every week, The Daily Signal’s “Problematic Women” shines a spotlight on strong conservative women, current events, and the hypocrisy of the “feminist” left. Co-hosted with Bre Payton of The Federalist, this week’s episode takes on Hillary Clinton’s complaints about the Democratic “disadvantage” in the media,” Melania Trump’s anti-bullying United Nations speech, and House Minority Leader […]
Every week, The Daily Signal’s “Problematic Women” shines a spotlight on strong conservative women, current events, and the hypocrisy of the “feminist” left. Co-hosted with Bre Payton of The Federalist, this week’s episode takes on Hillary Clinton’s complaints about the Democratic “disadvantage” in the media,” Melania Trump’s anti-bullying United Nations speech, and House Minority Leader […]
