Here's How Bad Left-Wing Antics on Campus Were in 2017

Jan. 10, 2018
Good morning from Washington, where President Trump surprises critics and friends alike by suggesting his openness to an immigration deal in a nationally televised huddle with lawmakers. Fred Lucas reports on that and the wonders tax reform is doing for minimum wages. The president sure didn't come off as mentally unfit as Democrat foes claim under the 25th Amendment, which Jarrett Stepman explores. The sponsor of a local right-to-work bill blames union pressure for its failure. Kevin Mooney has the story. Plus: Eric Lieberman on Google's suspicious fact-checking and Walter Williams on the left's silliness at U.S. colleges.
Commentary Here's How Bad Left-Wing Antics on Campus Were in 2017 A professor at California State University, Fullerton assaulted a member of the school's Republican club during a demonstration against President Trump's executive order on immigration. Read More
Commentary The Wall Is Not Enough. Here's How to Solve Illegal Immigration. If President Trump and lawmakers really want to stop illegal immigration, here's what to do: Expand the number of ICE officers, push back on sanctuary cities, expedite deportations, and increase the efficiency and number of immigration courts. Read More
Commentary Here's the History of the 25th Amendment The 25th Amendment was never conceived of as a partisan tool to depose a hated president. Read More
News In DACA Talks, Trump Hints of Being Open to 'Comprehensive' Immigration Deal Past proposals for "comprehensive" reform have included amnesty, or what advocates call a "pathway to citizenship" for the 11 million or more illegal immigrants in the United States. Read More
News Google's New Fact-Check Feature Almost Exclusively Targets Conservative Sites Not only is Google's fact-checking highly partisan—perhaps reflecting the sentiments of its leaders—it is also blatantly wrong, asserting sites made "claims" they demonstrably never made. Read More
News Right-to-Work Advocate Blames Unions' Legal Threats for Loss "Today, the Sussex County Council made a decision based on fear of litigation," bill sponsor Rob Arlett tells The Daily Signal. "I'm encouraged by the outpouring of support from the business community. I'm disappointed the council decided to uphold the status quo." Read More
News How Tax Reform Is Keeping Promise 'Fight for $15' Couldn't Twenty-one companies have announced raising their minimum wage to $15 per hour because of tax reform. Read More
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