Jarrett Stepman is a columnist for The Daily Signal. He is also the author of "The War on History: The Conspiracy to Rewrite America's Past." Send an email to Jarrett
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First, Whole Foods closed and now Starbucks is shuttering a slew of locations in San Francisco. The Seattle coffee giant announced Tuesday that it would… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
A political earthquake happened Tuesday night. The fallout from Saturday’s unsatisfying status quo budget deal came swiftly as the House voted to oust the speaker in the… Read More
LawCommentary
The national crime wave has crashed into Congress. A House Democrat was the victim of a carjacking in Washington, D.C., on Monday night. Rep. Henry… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
“You’ve got to put your bodies upon the gears and upon the wheels, upon the levers, upon all the apparatus—and you’ve got to make it… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The budget showdown on Capitol Hill has been put on pause. On Saturday, just hours before the government shutdown deadline, Congress by a bipartisan vote… Read More
PoliticsNews
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has died at 90. Hospitalization for shingles and other health problems led to her prolonged absence from the Senate in early 2023 and… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Is the United States still a sovereign country, or not? That question simply can’t be ignored in the congressional budget fight now coming to a… Read More
PoliticsNews
Seven Republican presidential candidates on Wednesday night took the stage for their second debate, this time at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Much like the crooked Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation before it, author and agitator Ibram X. Kendi’s noxious “anti-racism” grift has imploded at Boston… Read More
InternationalCommentary
The Biden administration apparently wants to transform the United States into a poorly managed economic zone. It’s hard to conclude otherwise amid the latest mayhem… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The revolution continues in New York. As illegal immigrants flood New York City, the City Council remains hard at work ensuring that every once-venerated symbol… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Another year, another “government shutdown” fight on Capitol Hill. As of this writing, 12 appropriations bills need to pass by Sept. 30 or the government… Read More
EducationCommentary
The Biden administration is attempting to crush a small Florida liberal arts school for not being left-wing. The Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights… Read More
EducationCommentary
College campuses have been dominated by the Left for generations. That’s hardly news to anyone. But a recent news report sheds light on how higher… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The Left wants our government and institutions to operate as if its values were the norm and must be enforced—or else. That idea hit a… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Left has found its newest implausible scapegoat for a crime wave that began in 2020; namely, foreign car companies. A recent editorial column in… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The meltdown in blue cities over the busing of illegal immigrants continues, and it’s causing Democrats serious problems. That’s good, because it’s their fault this… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Never again. That should be the unflinching answer to the growing calls in some circles to bring back mask mandates and lockdowns amid the current… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The basement campaign turned into the vacation-home presidency for President Joe Biden. Typically, a president’s vacation schedule is little more than a partisan football. Almost… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The White House and the legacy media are ready to move on from the disastrous wildfires that ravaged Maui, but the story of what happened… Read More
PoliticsNews
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., apparently experienced another health episode Wednesday during a press event in his home state. McConnell, 81, appeared to be… Read More
LawAnalysis
Over 100 former law clerks of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas have written an open letter defending him from accusations of ethics violations. In the letter, the clerks… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Republican border-state strategy to send illegal immigrants to Democrat-run cities and states is paying off. On Thursday, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul sent a letter… Read More
PoliticsNews
Eight Republican presidential candidates took to the stage in Milwaukee on Wednesday night for the first debate of the 2024 presidential election cycle. The Republican… Read More
SocietyCommentary
It’s getting so lawless in San Francisco that government agencies are telling their employees to work from home. The Bay Area’s reputation for and encouragement… Read More
Commentary
Hawaii has suffered through one of the most devastating natural disasters in recent American history. Predictably, the left-wing political and media narrative-making machine has sought… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The seemingly low-cost virtue signaling of declaring your non-border city or state a “sanctuary” for illegal immigrants has now revealed its hefty price tag. “If… Read More
EnergyCommentary
First, they came for pizza ovens. Now, they’re coming for ice cream trucks. New York City Democrats have decided to take down what they’ve identified… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Who’s running the federal government? That question has been asked frequently as President Joe Biden continues to demonstrate signs of severe physical and mental decline. … Read More
SocietyCommentary
A shamefully bogus story promoted by Vice President Kamala Harris has taken an amusing turn. You might call it a “self-own.” First, a little backstory…. Read More
