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
View all authorsPoliticsCommentary
Who decides a president’s fitness for office? We, the people, do. Or, at least that’s how our republican system of government is supposed to work…. Read More
EducationCommentary
The woke well is bottomless. Johns Hopkins University recently updated the “LGBTQ Glossary” in its so-called inclusive language guide with a new definition for “lesbian.” … Read More
SocietyCommentary
The suicide of the West is becoming reality. According to the Euthanasia Prevention Coalition, Canada saw a sharp increase in government-assisted suicides last year, with… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The tide appears to be turning against radical gender ideology in a big way. Just this Saturday, a transgender cyclist won a North Carolina race… Read More
PoliticsNews
President Joe Biden has been accused of taking a $5 million bribe from an executive of the Ukrainian natural gas firm Burisma Holdings, according to… Read More
PoliticsNews
Former President Donald Trump announced Thursday evening that a federal court in Miami has indicted him. The indictment is currently sealed. However, Trump connected the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
NEW YORK—It’s that time again for the Left. Another crisis it just can’t let go to waste. The crisis of the day is a series… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The institutional Left senses that its dominance over our societal mores faces a sudden and unexpected challenge. It is responding with predictable derangement. The Human… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The three-year anniversary of the Lafayette Square and Black Lives Matter riots in the nation’s capital has come and gone without much media fanfare. These… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Chick-fil-A apparently has joined the cultural revolution. Social media was buzzing on Tuesday about Chick-fil-A Inc. announcing the hiring of a vice president of diversity,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Our corrupted institutions fear that the American people are taking back their birthright—that is, taking back the concept of self-government. A relatively new, but growing… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Texas may soon become the second state to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion programs from public colleges. In early May, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
LONDON—The latest National Conservatism conference, held May 15-17 here, may end up being a pivotal moment in British politics. The convention, sponsored by the Edmund… Read More
InternationalNews
Cultural crises and crumbling Western institutions can only be remedied by a broader conservative movement that remains focused on the renewal of national identity and… Read More
SecurityCommentary
This may mark a terminal stage of President Joe Biden’s time in the Oval Office. On Thursday, the Biden administration finally will drop Title 42,… Read More
LawCommentary
Reckless politicians and more than a few of their media allies are apparently eager to create another summer of riots. Jordan Neely, a 30-year-old homeless… Read More
SocietyCommentary
If you search “San Francisco crime spike” on the internet, you will find countless stories—going back years—about how the city’s problems are no big deal… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The relentless character assassination of now-Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh during his confirmation hearing was a sign of things to come. The Left will seek… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
“The truth is contagious,” now-former Fox News host Tucker Carlson said in a speech at The Heritage Foundation’s 50th anniversary gala Friday night just outside… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
During the riotous mayhem that hit the Chicago downtown Loop last weekend, mobs of young people looted stores and injured innocent bystanders. A woman was… Read More
SocietyNews
The Heritage Foundation awarded five organizations a prize for innovation on Thursday during its 50th anniversary celebration. The Heritage Innovation Prize is an annual award… Read More
InternationalCommentary
“Sexual conduct involving persons below the domestically prescribed minimum age of consent to sex may be consensual in fact, if not in law.” So says… Read More
LawNews
While New York City has dramatically reduced crime since it reached a peak there in the early 1990s, the issue has again become a growing… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
When the Whole Foods Market closes down in San Francisco, you know things are getting bad. The Whole Foods outlet at Eighth and Market streets… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Update: After this article was published, NPR announced that it would no longer be publishing new content on Twitter. “We are not putting our journalism… Read More
PoliticsNews
NEW YORK—Hundreds of passionate supporters and opponents of Donald Trump turned out Tuesday for his scheduled arrest and arraignment at Manhattan Criminal Court, creating a… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Democrats are just appalled that Republicans would dare call a “mostly peaceful” storming of a Capitol building an “insurrection.” Any comparison to what happened on… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Throwing a former president in jail is bananas. If that happens, we’ll certainly look a lot more like a banana republic. On Thursday evening, a… Read More
SocietyNews
Over 20 House conservatives have requested legislation to prevent government agencies from discriminating against American citizens based on their religion. Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, led… Read More
SecurityNews
Since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, an estimated nearly 5 million illegal immigrants have crossed America’s borders. The Senate Judiciary Committee held… Read More
