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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
EducationNews
A generation of American students has fallen behind academically in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and the forced school closures that took place during… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Every once in a while, there’s a big-budget movie worth seeing in a theater. Although the new “Oppenheimer” biopic has a liberal slant, it eschews… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The best way to deal with cultural revolutionaries insistent on canceling history, art, statues, or people is not to engage in a dialogue or to… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
It seems even President Joe Biden’s allies in the media are finally acknowledging his deteriorating condition. Politico ran a piece Wednesday titled, “Biden downplays age… Read More
LawNews
A bill from Senate Democrats to be marked up in committee Thursday would destroy the independence of the Supreme Court, a group of Republican senators… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The literal suicide of the West continues apace in Canada. Starting in March 2024, people with mental illness will be able to avail themselves of… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The legacy media has signaled that it’s all in on the Left’s cooked-up Supreme Court “legitimacy crisis.” This week, Senate Democrats plan to vote on… Read More
PoliticsNews
“I’m very confident that the freedom in Florida is what more people would choose rather than the public defecation on the streets of San Francisco,”… Read More
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Tucker Carlson asked Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley a series of probing questions about her presidential candidacy on Friday. Haley spoke with the former Fox… Read More
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Former Vice President Mike Pence spoke about his role during the Capitol riot, backed election reforms, and argued on behalf of Ukraine in a sometimes… Read More
EnergyNews
Lawmakers grilled climate czar John Kerry on Capitol Hill Thursday, asking about his private jet usage and views on China. Kerry, the U.S. special presidential… Read More
LawCommentary
“I don’t want to get killed in front of my wife and kids.” That was what Nasrat Ahmad Yar reportedly said to a friend about… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention actually has issued official guidance for “nonbinary” people on how to “chestfeed” infants. This latest woke lunacy isn’t… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Always remember: Any institution the Left doesn’t control, it will seek to destroy. The Supreme Court dealt a series of serious blows to the Left’s… Read More
Health CareCommentary
The American Medical Association recently passed a series of resolutions in the name of diversity, equity and inclusion that highlight how elite, professional organizations have… Read More
LawCommentary
The Supreme Court declared on Thursday that racial preferences in college admissions at Harvard College and the University of North Carolina violate the Equal Protection… Read More
EducationCommentary
The Supreme Court will soon rule on a pair of cases that could put an official end to affirmative action in college admissions. If that… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Scandal allegations are piling up for President Joe Biden. What’s the White House response been? Let them eat “Pride” cupcakes. Instead of answering difficult questions,… Read More
