The Government Relies on Flawed Data to Determine Endangered Species

The Daily Signal
May 15, 2018

Good morning from Washington, where a Supreme Court decision Monday paved the way for sports gambling. Elizabeth Slattery analyzes. Meanwhile, Rachel del Guidice reports on how some liberal lawmakers are looking to bring back net neutrality. Plus: Jim Phillips discusses the opening of the embassy in Jerusalem, Fred Lucas looks at the effect corporate tax cuts had on Ireland's economy, and Robin Simcox looks at two nations' counterterrorism efforts.

News

The Government Relies on Flawed Data to Determine Endangered Species

The Fish and Wildlife Service estimated the population of a water snake to be somewhere between 1,530 and 2,030 at the time it was declared "endangered." Just a few years later, the agency revised it to 5,690.

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Analysis

Q&A: Analyzing the Embassy Move to Jerusalem, Palestinian Protests

"Peace can only come when totalitarian, Islamic ideologies are defeated and discredited," says The Heritage Foundation's Jim Phillips.

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News

Ireland Lowered Its Corporate Tax Rate. Here's What Happened.

Ireland's 12.5 percent corporate tax rate became effective in 2003.

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News

Democrats Work to Reinstate Obama-Era Net Neutrality Rules

"This move by the Democrats threatens American ingenuity and the countless good-paying jobs created by internet startups," says Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont., not pictured.

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Commentary

Supreme Court Rules for Federalism in Sports Betting Case

"The legislative powers granted to Congress are sizable but they are not unlimited," writes Justice Samuel Alito.

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Commentary

Scandinavian Approach to Counterterrorism, Islamist Ideology Is Flawed

Finland and Sweden face a challenge of integrating the almost 200,000 asylum-seekers they took in between them in 2015 alone.

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