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Mar 13 2022
Opinion
Thank God Trump Isn’t President Right Now
Joe Biden is not a very good president. His communication skills are subpar, e.g. when he found himself praising the “Iranian” instead of the Ukrainian people in his State of the Union speech. His political judgments are sometimes poor, e.g. devoting most of his first year to assuaging the demands of the progressive wing of his party. His stubbornness can be destructive, e.g. his decision to
The Bulwark
Feb 15 2022
Analysis
Enough with the Ukraine war predictions
The war between Russia and Ukraine was supposed to start today, or maybe it was yesterday. Actually, the Ukrainian leader says Wednesday.
Or does he?
Monday afternoon, American news outlets startled markets when they reported that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in a video, “We are told that February 16 will be the day of the attack.” His spokesperson later clarified
Vox
Dec 04 2020
News
CDC: It's time for "universal face mask use"
The CDC is urging “universal face mask use” for the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, citing recent case spikes as the U.S. has entered a phase of “high-level transmission” before winter officially begins.
Why it matters: Daily COVID-related deaths across the U.S. hit a new record on Wednesday. Face coverings have been shown to increase protection of the wearer and those
Axios
Nov 04 2019
Opinion
Impeachment Is Both the Cause and the Effect of a Too-Powerful Presidency
If, at the end of all this, President Mike Pence sits behind the Resolute desk in the Oval Office, what has been accomplished?
By focusing all of its efforts on impeachment during a presidential campaign, Congress has given away the game: Its members are little more than pawns in a winner-take-all battle for the presidency and its vast and ever-growing powers. Worse, they seem to prefer
Reason
Oct 18 2021
News
To Strike a Climate Deal, Poor Nations Say They Need Trillions From Rich Ones
At a July global climate gathering in London, South African environment minister Barbara Creecy presented the world’s wealthiest countries with a bill: more than $750 billion annually to pay for poorer nations to shift away from fossil fuels and protect themselves from global warming.
The number was met with silence from U.S. Climate Envoy John Kerry, according to Zaheer Fakir, an
Wall Street Journal (News)
Feb 24 2022
News
Inflation Threatens to Erode Impact of $1 Trillion Infrastructure Law
Rising prices and snarled supply chains are poised to blunt the impact of the $1 trillion infrastructure law Congress passed with bipartisan support last year.
How many roads, bridges, railways, fiber optic lines and other types of infrastructure the U.S. can build or fix under the law—a central accomplishment of President Biden’s that experts say is a generational investment—will
Wall Street Journal (News)
Aug 03 2020
Opinion
Latinos deserve a moderator in the Trump-Biden debates. Our issues are American issues.
Ready or not, it’s almost presidential debate season. Last week, the Commission on Presidential Debates announced that the first debate on Sept. 29 will be held in Cleveland, after the University of Notre Dame pulled out over public health constraints. The second debate has already been shifted to Miami, after the University of Michigan likewise withdrew. The third debate is slated for Belmont
USA TODAY
Aug 31 2021
Opinion
We’re Giving Up On Afghanistan—and the Americans Still There
Nemo resideo is a Latin phrase that means, “Leave no one behind.” It is such a fundamental American value that this commitment is embedded in the creed of several branches of the U.S. military. Yet some American citizens are being left behind now that the last plane has left Kabul on Monday. “We believe there are still a small number of Americans—under 200 and likely closer to 100–who remain
Matt Lewis
Oct 25 2021
News
Developed countries reveal $100 billion climate finance plan ahead of COP26
After 12 years of fits and starts, industrialized nations on Monday put forward a detailed plan to provide at least $100 billion annually in climate aid to developing countries starting by 2023.
Why it matters: The plan, presented by representatives of Canada and Germany, is aimed at defusing one of the biggest sources of tension at COP26, which is the failure of industrialized nations
Axios
Dec 16 2021
Opinion
What Are Putin’s Intentions in Ukraine?
Russian President Vladimir Putin’s troops continue to amass at Ukraine’s snowy border. A tense atmosphere permeates the cold. And one question is on many minds: Will Russia invade again?
Alexis Mrachek, research associate for Russia and Eurasia at The Heritage Foundation, says she thinks it’s quite possible. (The Daily Signal is Heritage’s multimedia news organization.)
“I think
The Daily Signal