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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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
EducationCommentary
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
EducationCommentary
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
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In 2021, the migrant surge at the southern border hit its highest point in two decades. But as bad as things are currently, the situation at… Read More
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America’s most powerful, elite institutions now cooperate to misinform the public and suppress dissent. It’s hard to think otherwise during the arc of the Hunter… Read More
EducationCommentary
The grassroots parental rights movement is picking up steam, and it’s pushing legislators to act. On Tuesday, the Kansas Legislature passed a “parents’ bill of… Read More
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Amazon is getting out of Dodge. Well, more accurately, Seattle. The massive, mostly online retailer announced recently that it’s relocating 1,800 employees out of a… Read More
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Big Tech decides what’s correct or incorrect, truth or fiction, right or wrong. The most recent example: Facebook slapped a warning label on a Heritage… Read More
EducationCommentary
Is it time for lawmakers to take a more active role in curtailing the radicalism now pervasive throughout higher education? There are certainly signs that’s… Read More
EducationCommentary
For the crime of trying to protect young children from sexually explicit material in the classroom, Florida legislators are being crucified by the media. The… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
In his first official State of the Union speech, President Joe Biden on Tuesday night addressed Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, rising inflation at home, an ongoing… Read More
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With President Joe Biden set to deliver his first State of the Union address on Tuesday night, it’s a good time to ask: How has… Read More
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This will be the year that America “fought back” against wokeness and authoritarianism, in the words of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis. In a speech, which… Read More
EducationCommentary
San Francisco residents voted to recall three members of the city’s school board on Tuesday—School Board President Gabriela López, Vice President Faauuga Moliga, and Commissioner Alison Collins…. Read More
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If we have learned anything about left-wing cultural revolutionaries over the past few years and decades, it’s that they insist that all conform to their… Read More
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A cancel culture incident at Georgetown Law School perfectly illustrates the corruption of elite American institutions and demonstrates the folly of wishing the “culture war”… Read More
