Star Parker, a columnist for The Daily Signal, is president of the Center for Urban Renewal and Education.
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My fellow Americans. Given that the Democratic Party chose to select a recently defeated political candidate to give a response to the president’s State of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The media is having another field day at the alleged expense of President Donald Trump. Supposedly, per what we read, the president “caved,” “folded,” or… Read More
EconomyCommentary
President Donald Trump issued a proclamation declaring this week, Jan. 20-26, as National School Choice Week. The proclamation expresses concern about performance of U.S. students… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Tennessee’s new senator, Marsha Blackburn, has just introduced the Title X Abortion Provider Prohibition Act. This coincides with this year’s March for Life, noting 46… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Left-wing media stalwarts such as Newsweek, Huffington Post, and Salon launched a barrage of fake news after I appeared on “Fox & Friends” recently to… Read More
InternationalCommentary
President Donald Trump continues to take bold steps, recapturing America’s exceptionalism at home and leadership abroad. These important developments are too often getting drowned out… Read More
SocietyCommentary
As France is gripped by civil disorder, many commentators identify, quite correctly, as the culprit the outsized burden that France’s bloated welfare state places on… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Amid this holiday season of reflection, I’m thinking about America’s future. A new poll from Gallup serves up some sobering data regarding how young Americans… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The headlines about the incoming 116th Congress scream that our representation has never been so “young,” so “blue,” so “diverse.” If diversity is about how… Read More
LawCommentary
Now that, finally, the elections in Florida have reached a conclusion, there are lessons worth learning. One is on the subject of race. There was… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Buried in the mounds of data fleshing out what happened in the midterm elections is an interesting take on blacks. Nationwide data on black voting… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
America’s Founders demonstrated that government is art, not science. The secret is in balance. Biennial congressional elections strike the right balance for the need for… Read More
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President Donald Trump was right to tweet out: “There is great anger in our Country caused in part by inaccurate, and even fraudulent reporting of… Read More
LawCommentary
With nerves still raw from the wrenching confirmation process of now Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, speculation whirls regarding what the political implications will be…. Read More
LawCommentary
I’ve been writing for years about the depth of the culture war taking place in America. I’ve done so with trepidation, with knowledge that without… Read More
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While questioning Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh about abortion during his Senate confirmation hearings, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., grossly misstated statistics about abortion deaths before… Read More
EducationCommentary
The Trump administration is considering rescinding a “Dear Colleague” letter sent in 2014 to public school administrators nationwide, providing guidelines regarding school discipline policies consistent… Read More
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The passing of Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., was marked by a sea of eulogies mourning the end of an era of civility and compromise. What… Read More
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We are approaching the 55th anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s famous “I Have a Dream” speech, delivered Aug. 28, 1963, in Washington, D.C. Reading… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The Chicago Tribune reported a big drop in violence in Chicago this past weekend. Forty people were shot. This down from the weekend before, when… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Apple has become the first U.S. company in history to attain a trillion-dollar valuation. Here are a few thoughts about the relevance of this to… Read More
EconomyCommentary
When I read that the economy is growing strongly, it makes me happy. But in politics, good news is not enough. You have to decide… Read More
LawCommentary
It is rare these days in Washington to see bipartisan support for anything, let alone for a major issue with far-reaching implications for the nation…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
First it was Republican Congressman Jim Jordan. Now it’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. These men are considered guilty by association for being in proximity… Read More
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On May 22, 1856, Rep. Preston Brooks entered the floor of the United States Senate, approached abolitionist Sen. Charles Sumner, and beat the senator with… Read More
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In 2014, high-tech executive and CEO of Mozilla Brendan Eich was forced to resign from the company he helped found and build, because he made… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Each year, the trustees of Social Security and Medicare issue their report delivering the news, invariably dismal, about the financial condition of the nation’s two… Read More
SocietyCommentary
As we churn through primary season, laying the framework for November’s elections, we’re seeing the emergence of a new face of the Democratic Party—more progressive,… Read More
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New proposed changes in regulations from the Department of Health and Human Services will close the door on using funds from its Title X family… Read More
LawCommentary
Recently, I attended the White House Prison Reform Summit. The fact that both the president and the vice president were at the event indicates the… Read More
