Repeal The Jones Act
Called the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, the Jones Act was passed shortly after World War I to protect the American maritime and shipbuilding industries.
Economy
TIPP Poll data on Americans' perception of the economy is the foundation for this section. Topics covered include U.S. consumer confidence, consumer sentiment, job market, economic growth, recession, financial stress, economic outlook, personal financial outlook, federal economic policies. We also cover trade, taxes, and debt. Our TIPP economic optimism index, financial stress index, job sensitivity metrics, and other polling on current economic issues drive the discussions.
How Jamaica Continues To Ruin Its Brand By Demanding Reparations
At the center of that affair sits the now-disbanded Counter Terrorism and Organized Crime division, known as C-TOC.
Collins Vs. Ossoff Debate: Biggest Takeaways
The event comes at a crucial time leading up to the midterm elections, with Election Day just weeks away, and early voting starting next Tuesday.
Weeks Before Election Day, Vice President JD Vance Rallies Crowd In Ohio
In campaigning for Husted in his special election against former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, Vance promoted Husted as someone who “knows Ohio… fights for Ohio… and has got big results for the people of our state.”
Jon Husted, AFP Action Make Final Push Weeks Before Special Election
After endorsing Husted in March and releasing a series of ad campaigns since then, AFP Action is continuing to support the senator with more door knocking and another buy, with the Daily Signal receiving an exclusive sneak peek.
Conservative Coalition Urges Dr. Oz To End Medicare’s ‘Paying Twice’ Problem
Sixteen conservative groups, led by the 60 Plus Association, sent a letter to Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz Wednesday, supporting a rule CMS proposed in July.
US Chamber Of Commerce Ad Highlights Ohio Wins
Sen. Jon Husted, R-Ohio, is highlighted in the ad, which was first shared with the Daily Signal, as a key public official who backed these efforts in Washington
Nobel Economics Prize Goes To Two US Economists For Macroeconomic Research
The pair will share the 12 million Swedish kronor award, worth approximately $1.19 million
Three Gauges, One Outlier
Three widely watched surveys measure U.S. consumer confidence. Judged against each one's own history, RCM/TIPP and the Conference Board sit near normal; Michigan is near a record low.
Victor Davis Hanson: Paxton Has Problems—But Texas Democrats Have Bigger Ones
But on the key issues, like the SAVE Act and those, he wasn’t with Trump, so Trump got mad. Paxton had a, what’s the word, colorful record, personal and professional.
US Gas Prices Top $4 Again As Iran Conflict Drives Oil Costs Higher
Fuel prices declined after the United States and Iran agreed to a peace plan in June. However, renewed military action in late August reversed those gains, pushing prices higher again.
The Injustice Of Capital Gains
Under conventional tax codes, taxing returns on saved capital—whether through ordinary income tax on savings account interest or capital gains taxes on taxable investments—is an unfair “double tax” on deferred consumption.
What Do South Americans Know That U.S. Voters Don’t?
But down in South America, voters are going in the exact opposite direction, getting rid of their failed socialist governments and embracing conservative, free-market leaders in the mold of Trump.
The Destructive Effects Of Outrageous Taxation
At the end of World War I, with the United States in the midst of a little-known Depression, the rates of many well-heeled taxpayer rates were high. They started putting their money in tax shelters and not stocks, looking to escape excessive rates of taxation.
Still The State’s Greatest Enemy
Rothbard’s principles were, of course, consistent from the time he first put pen to paper, and they made him a lightning rod for controversy and the standard by which all pro-liberty thought is measured to this day.