Star Parker, a columnist for The Daily Signal, is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education.
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As the House Select Committee to Investigate the January 6th Attack on the United States Capitol starts public hearings, we must ask what motivates those… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Once again, the nation has witnessed a horrible, pointless act of violence, with innocent children the victims. And, once again, we hear from liberals that… Read More
SocietyCommentary
I am so pleased and proud that the first annual edition of the “State of Black America” (Encounter Books), published by my organization, Center for… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Recent remarks by Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, noting the institutional damage caused by the leak of Justice Samuel Alito’s opinion on Roe v. Wade,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In 1955, an unmarried pregnant University of Wisconsin graduate student left her home and traveled to San Francisco to a doctor who took in unwed… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Lending money is not, as they say, rocket science. According to the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, in the last quarter of 2021,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The crises of recent years tend to erase from memory those that preceded them. One, as you may recall, was the financial collapse of 2008—a… Read More
EducationCommentary
Periodically, in what seems like a never-ending assault on our basic values and the rule of law, good news emerges. The good news now is… Read More
EconomyCommentary
I have been writing for years about how progressive policies championed by the Democratic Party and served up under the guise of caring about low-income… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas is once again in the crosshairs of liberals. This has been going on since his confirmation hearings in 1991, when… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The distorted rhetoric—should I say lies?—labeling Florida’s legislation about parental rights in public schools as “Don’t say gay” demonstrates the hypocrisy of LGBTQ activism. I… Read More
InternationalCommentary
I wrote last week about the collapse of the Soviet Union as result of the strength, moral clarity, and leadership of President Ronald Reagan. I… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Regardless of what any American feels about what steps we should take in response to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggressive incursion into Ukraine, for sure… Read More
SocietyCommentary
A new report from Pew Research shows that the sharpest drop in approval for President Joe Biden is among the Democratic Party’s most loyal and… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why do we need Black History Month? Why don’t we set aside special occasions to observe the history of other ethnicities in our country? My… Read More
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With all the attention directed to President Joe Biden’s commitment to nominate a black woman to replace retiring Associate Justice Stephen Breyer on the Supreme… Read More
EducationCommentary
With Democrats’ multitrillion-dollar Build Back Better initiative hitting a wall in the U.S. Senate, President Joe Biden has suggested that components of the bill be… Read More
SocietyCommentary
After a COVID-19 driven timeout last year, March for Life returns this year to Washington, D.C., for the 49th year, noting the anniversary of and… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We celebrate Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day on the third Monday of January. This year, that’s Jan. 17. On Aug. 28, 1963, King delivered… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
As we await findings and conclusions of the U.S. House select committee on the Jan. 6 attack, let’s take a moment and do our own… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
One great mystery is the persistent refusal of those on the left to abandon what is clearly not true. That is, that the means for… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Nikki Haley, a former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, has served up a kind of Christmas present to the nation in the form of… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Biden administration is hosting a “Summit for Democracy” on Dec. 9 and 10 for which 110 nations were invited to participate in a global… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The Supreme Court will hear this week Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. At issue is the law in Mississippi that bans abortion after 15… Read More
EconomyCommentary
It is ironic when Democrats complain about sensational use of language. Thanks to progressives, practically every white person in America has been labelled a racist…. Read More
PoliticsCommentary
As Democrats regroup to try to pass their $2 trillion Build Back Better Act, pressure grows for shining the light of fiscal responsibility on all… Read More
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In a new USA Today/Suffolk University poll, President Joe Biden’s approval is down to 38%. Which looks pretty good compared to Vice President Kamala Harris,… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., a left-wing “squad” member in the House, attacked Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., for his opposition to the multitrillion-dollar Build Back Better… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Cancel culture has reared its ugly head once again, and this time in a new and unprecedented way. A lecture by a physicist was canceled… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Last week, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas arrived at the University of Notre Dame to speak about the Declaration of Independence. Speaking invitations like this… Read More
