Medicare for All Would Eliminate Americans’ Choices in Health Coverage
With the debate over health care heating up again, Medicare for All once more is a hot topic. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has sponsored a new version of his Senate bill that promises to free Americans from health care concerns. But at the core of the Sanders bill is still the vast and fundamentally illiberal […]
House Votes to Effectively Ban Women’s Sports
At the 2016 Olympic trials, sprinter Tori Bowie ran a lifetime best of 10.78 in the 100-meter dash. But English Gardner edged her out, running 10.74. A month later, at the Rio Olympics, Bowie won the bronze in the 200-meter dash, the silver in the 100-meter race dash, and — running with her USA teammates […]
This Arizona Policy Change Is Robbing Navajo Kids of School Opportunity
Three thousand and one hundred feet. That’s the distance between Hilltop Christian School in New Mexico and the Arizona border—but for students in the Navajo Nation, it might as well be 3,100 miles. A change in policy by the state Department of Education means Navajo Nation students living on the Arizona side are no longer […]
School Choice Breaks the Poverty Cycle, Not ‘Adversity Scores’
The College Board’s recent announcement that it will no longer score students based only on their ability to correctly answer questions on the SAT exam is about as welcome as a pop quiz. Students will now also be assigned “adversity scores” of one to 100 using 15 different metrics regarding their background. The more disadvantaged a student is […]
Heritage Foundation Blueprint Would Balance Budget While Cutting Taxes, Stressing Defense
Balancing the budget while reducing taxes and prioritizing national defense are the main goals in a blueprint for smarter government spending released Monday by The Heritage Foundation. The think tank’s new “Blueprint for Balance” “lays out an agenda both for our long-term governing vision [and] what our conservative policy priorities [are] that we want lawmakers […]
Want to Be a Leader? Carly Fiorina’s Advice for Unlocking Your Highest Potential
Former presidential candidate Carly Fiorina recently spoke to The Daily Signal about her new book, “Find Your Way: Unleash Your Power and Highest Potential.” Fiorina is the host of the podcast “By Example” and founder of Unlocking Potential. The interview is available on our podcast along with a lightly edited transcript below. Rob Bluey: You […]
This Vet Imprisoned for Digging Ponds on His Land Died. Now His Widow Continues the Fight.
The name of a Navy veteran may be cleared after he was convicted, fined, and imprisoned for digging ponds in a wooded area near his Montana home, to supply water in case of fire. The Supreme Court has vacated a lower court ruling against Joe Robertson, who was sent to federal prison and ordered to […]
Before I Had Abortions, Nobody Told Me the Truth. Now I’m Supporting Alabama.
As a woman who has experienced abortion, I would like to share the truth of what abortion does and counter the arguments of the pro-abort/pro-choice community who are so enraged at the new Alabama abortion law, which makes it a felony for doctors to perform abortions in most circumstances. Each time I see a woman […]
Pompeo Seeks New Strategic Agenda for Arctic, Cautions Allies on China’s Intentions
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo set out a new U.S. agenda for the Arctic last week—and warned allies about China’s growing influence in the region. In a speech delivered the day before the 11th Arctic Council ministerial meeting on May 7 in Rovaniemi, Finland, Pompeo explained how the Arctic region is changing. “The Arctic is […]
Will Nation-States Make a Comeback in EU Elections?
Poland recently enjoyed the so-called Long May Weekend—a local holiday weekend that combines Labor Day (May 1) and Constitution Day (May 3). The latter commemorates the enactment of the Polish Constitution in 1791. This year’s Long Weekend was of particular interest, as May 1 coincided with the 15th anniversary of Poland’s accession to the European […]
Satisfaction High in DC School Voucher Program, Study Finds
Students who participated in a school choice program for low-income families in the nation’s capital were less likely to miss classes than peers who applied but did not get scholarships, a government evaluation has found. Students in the D.C. Opportunity Scholarship Program also were more likely to give their schools a positive safety rating, concluded […]