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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During the vice presidential debate Wednesday night, Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., and Vice President Mike Pence sparred over a variety of policies, revealing significant differences… Read More
EducationCommentary
What has gotten into the water in Virginia? The commonwealth has quickly gone from a purple-state battleground to embracing a kind of left-wing extremism that… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The socialist social justice revolution is here, and one former CEO is here to tweet it. On Wednesday, former Twitter CEO Dick Costolo, a man… Read More
LawCommentary
It’s remarkable how much the so-called ideology of “anti-racism” itself sounds racist. At one time, racism was generally defined as hatred or bigotry toward people… Read More
LawCommentary
States across the country are experimenting with a mass switch to mail-in elections in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. But is it wise for states… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Political and racial polarization, combined with the rejection by some of founding principles and faith, don’t bode well for America’s future, says Cal Thomas, author… Read More
SocietyFeature
The war on history is about overturning America’s constitutional system. So says Mary Grabar, a resident fellow at the Alexander Hamilton Institute and author of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Hollywood will now be enforcing a woke moral code. Since Hollywood apparently isn’t woke enough already, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
There’s a reason Americans have such little faith in the news media in 2020—and the problem isn’t President Donald Trump. Rioting, vandalism, arson, and looting… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Silence is violence. That’s the attitude of radical “woke” activists, who increasingly demand that fellow Americans not only agree with them, but publicly demonstrate their… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Apparently, America is no better than Nazi Germany, according to some members of our media “elite.” Jemele Hill, who writes for The Atlantic and is… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
America often fell far short of the ideas of its founding. Nevertheless, many black heroes still fought for those great ideas and freedom. Philip Reynolds,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
America always has been a dynamic country of constant change, with its people looking ahead. But an elite-driven ethos, which has become the dominant ideology… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
“Fake news” isn’t the only media problem in 2020. An important analysis in media trends of the past decade shows how activist journalism is promoting… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
It’s not just statues and American history that are under attack. The most essential ideas from America’s founding are under siege and on trial. Robert… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In our summer of discontent, of protests and then riots in what many view as a racial reckoning following the death of George Floyd at… Read More
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As mobs push to tear down statues of George Washington across the country, author John Berlau points out that the first president and revolutionary general… Read More
SocietyCommentary
“Wokeness” has become the nomenclature for the ideology or mentality of radical leftist activists on college campuses, at protests, and on social media. But wokeness… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Were the Founding Fathers heroes or villains? While this dichotomy perhaps oversimplifies our attitude toward the founding generation, one would imagine that most Americans think… Read More
SocietyCommentary
One would reasonably expect to learn about history at a history museum. Unfortunately, at some museums, it seems you’re increasingly likely to receive an ideological… Read More
SocietyCommentary
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” This oft-repeated and commonly misused quote—which stems from a 19th-century sermon—was cited… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The New York Times hired Bari Weiss as an opinion writer and editor to help readers gain a wider perspective after President Donald Trump’s surprise… Read More
SocietyCommentary
There are plenty of good reasons to abandon the teachings of Karl Marx. Chief among them is how Marx’s noxious communist ideology has led to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
“The union of these four presidents carved on the face of the everlasting hills of South Dakota will constitute a distinctly national monument.” So said… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Is America headed for a French-style revolution along the lines of the one in 1789? Let’s hope not. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said as much… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Independence Day in 2020 will have great meaning to many Americans. As we’ve seen many symbols of America’s past get literally smashed by mobs, it’s… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The war on history has spread across our country and has even spilled over to other parts of the Western world. Now, on a daily… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
A pivotal moment in world history occurred when Mary Ball Washington forbade her eldest son from joining the British navy as a cabin boy—one-third of… Read More
LawCommentary
Mobocracy is coming to America. A debate over policing, race, and history has degenerated into general lawlessness, as mobs have swarmed and destroyed statues in… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The movement to “decolonize your bookshelf” has been around for a few years, albeit mostly confined to college campuses and radical left-wing circles. Fiction author… Read More
