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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Remember last year, when a few mounted Border Patrol agents were accused of “whipping” Haitian migrants at the southern border? The media and left-wing politicos… Read More
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The surge in violent crime that began a few years ago continues. It will abate only when Americans demand and get action from local and… Read More
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At National Public Radio, the document that effectively created the United States is out. Predictably, this year the left-wing media churned out a drumbeat of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The war on history came for all our past, from Columbus to the Founding Fathers to Abraham Lincoln. Now, college campuses appear to be conducting… Read More
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From overturning Roe v. Wade to supporting the Second Amendment and maintaining religious liberty, the Supreme Court’s recent decisions have put the left in a… Read More
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On the 50th anniversary of Title IX protections for girls and women, the Biden administration proposed rule changes in enforcing the law that would have… Read More
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When an organization becomes unpopular, it rebrands, but that doesn’t necessarily mean its mission or product has fundamentally changed. That was the message of a… Read More
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For today’s left, it seems that, politically, “A drag queen for every school” has replaced “a chicken in every pot.” Really. Here’s what Michigan’s Democratic… Read More
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A growing number of pro-life organizations have been attacked following the leaked opinion in the Supreme Court case Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. The… Read More
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State policies that allow children to access so-called gender-affirming care without parental consent have created a significant increase in suicides, according to a new Heritage… Read More
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House Democrats are considering a series of gun control bills in response to the recent mass shootings in Uvalde, Texas, and Buffalo, New York. The… Read More
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San Francisco’s radical, left-wing district attorney, Chesa Boudin, has been recalled by voters in a stunning rebuke of the anti-police, anti-law enforcement policies he and… Read More
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Georgetown law professor Ilya Shapiro resigned less than a week after being reinstated by the school. Georgetown Law School placed the constitutional scholar on administrative… Read More
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Well, there it is. After four months of “investigation,” Georgetown law professor Ilya Shapiro has finally been reinstated. In case you haven’t been following Shapiro’s… Read More
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“Other than using firearms for sport shooting and hunting, there is no reason anyone in Canada should need guns in their everyday lives.” That’s what… Read More
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If one was to create a test to evaluate how corporate America treats freedom of speech and religious liberty, how well do you think they… Read More
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What the left calls “voter suppression” apparently leads to record-high voter turnout. According to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger, as of May 20, 857,401… Read More
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Not everything that goes woke goes broke. But if you’re going broke, you better ditch the woke. That’s what’s going on at Netflix, the online… Read More
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The Biden administration didn’t create a Ministry of Truth. We don’t have governmental ministries here in the United States. That’s a British thing. We have… Read More
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Economist Glenn Loury, historian Wilfred M. McClay, and human rights activist Chen Guangcheng are this year’s recipients of the annual Bradley Prize, awarded to those… Read More
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Florida students will now learn about the evils of communist totalitarianism, thanks to the Florida Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis signed HB 395 into… Read More
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What we are witnessing in Los Angeles is a breakdown of civilization, all in the name of so-called social justice. On May 3, an armed… Read More
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An ominous-looking fence has been erected outside the Supreme Court building’s perimeter. It seems there could be violence in the wake of a leaked opinion… Read More
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Democrats are calling for more redistribution of wealth—this time for the benefit of their Ivy League-educated elites. The COVID-19 pandemic and continual government-imposed lockdowns upended… Read More
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The political aftermath of George Floyd’s death produced a surge in murders of black Americans, but it wasn’t at the hands of the police. The… Read More
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A disaster is looming. President Joe Biden appears to be going full steam ahead on ending Title 42. This is the health policy, created in… Read More
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The United States is suffering through its highest level of inflation in 40 years and the White House and its media allies can’t stop peddling… Read More
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President Joe Biden is about to blow open the floodgates on illegal immigration at the border, and the governor of Texas is vowing to push… Read More
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The president thinks that if you don’t want children to receive life-altering chemical treatments based on an ideological definition of gender, you’re “hateful.” The Department… Read More
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From time to time, the American people elect a champion to take on the Washington swamp. Historian Larry Schweikart joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to… Read More
