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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Congressional Democrats—with some Republican help—are close to passing a colossal spending bill, reports indicate. It’s bad news for America. The omnibus was on my list… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Remember when the idea that government-run health care could lead to “death panels” was scoffed at as absurd? Well, the absurd is coming closer to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
A woke sermon—from a well-paid minister who speaks his truth—is coming to a public library near you. Controversial author Ibram X. Kendi spoke Wednesday evening… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Left loves to talk about “disparate impact”—until it interferes with its narratives. A recently released study found that homicide rates for black men have… Read More
LawCommentary
The American Civil Liberties Union is a leftist organization, not one that defends free speech. That’s what was revealed in an op-ed by David Cole,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Democrats are in a mad scramble to push through unpopular legislation before the clock strikes midnight on the 117th Congress. The lame-duck session is the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Are modern conservatives just unthinking rubes who want to be angry? That was the tenor of a discussion Wednesday on the “future of conservatism” featuring… Read More
SocietyCommentary
China’s “zero-COVID” folly is reaching a boiling point. Many in Western media once praised China’s response to the pandemic, which began in the city of… Read More
EducationCommentary
Woke attitudes are becoming pervasive among young people, even outside the United States. Recently released research by Eric Kaufmann, a professor of politics at the… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The historic level of illegal immigration on the southern border is likely to get much worse, if that’s possible. On Wednesday, a federal judge declared… Read More
PoliticsNews
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified before a House panel on Tuesday, just days after Chris Magnus was forced to resign, according to reports, from… Read More
EducationCommentary
The midterm elections didn’t quite sweep Democrats out of power. However, some positive developments occurred, especially in noteworthy state and local elections. The parental rebellion… Read More
PoliticsNews
Election integrity laws of various stripes were on the ballot in states across the country on Tuesday. Hans von Spakovsky, a senior legal fellow at… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
It was a difficult Tuesday night for Republicans. Despite so many factors pointing to a massive red tsunami likely to sweep Democrats out of power in… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
A red tsunami didn’t quite hit New York, but there definitely was a shift in the state’s politics. Gov. Kathy Hochul, the incumbent Democrat, defeated… Read More
PoliticsNews
Ohio voters on Tuesday overwhelmingly passed a state constitutional amendment, Issue 2, to ban noncitizens from voting. It was one of many ballot initiatives dealing… Read More
PoliticsNews
It’s Election Day once again in the U.S. As millions of Americans head to the polls, here are eight races to watch throughout the day…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
Entrepreneur Elon Musk is taking over Twitter and the Left is melting down. On Thursday, Musk officially completed his $44 billion acquisition of the social… Read More
EducationCommentary
Why didn’t anyone say school closures would be bad? That’s the question some of our enlightened media experts are asking right now. Yes, really. “I… Read More
SocietyCommentary
President Joe Biden wants your children to make life-changing gender transitions, and the only reason you want to stop him is bigotry and fear. At… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
North Africa is less politically dysfunctional than California. That’s the conclusion of a project manager with the French national railroad, regarding California’s massively expensive, way-behind-schedule… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
“I can no longer remain in today’s Democratic Party.” That was the message former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, a now-former Hawaii Democrat, delivered Tuesday. Her message… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Violent crime remains intolerably high, but the left wants you to think that perception is just a concoction of right-wing media. After more than a… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The weather is difficult to predict. Media narratives aren’t. The media bat signal is up to exploit the latest crisis for left-wing policy goals. As… Read More
SecurityCommentary
The 24-hour drop-off in Martha’s Vineyard of about 50 illegal immigrants was treated as a crisis by many in the media, with some comparing it… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The legacy media has changed its mind. We are now informed that life-changing transgender surgeries on minors are real, and that they’re spectacular. Just a… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Can artistic expression thrive under heavy-handed ideology? That’s the challenge facing artists, writers, and actors in Hollywood and elsewhere who must increasingly toe an extreme,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Left loves to promote “reparations”—but only up until the point where history and truth run counter to its simplistic narratives about the past. British… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
President Joe Biden has declared the COVID-19 pandemic “over.” “We still have a problem with COVID,” Biden said in a “60 Minutes” interview that aired… Read More
InternationalAnalysis
The death of Queen Elizabeth II marked the passing of an era in British and world history. Elizabeth II, who first became queen when… Read More
