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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We break down the top media moments this week—and plenty of misses. The media lost it this week when President Donald Trump made some questionable… Read More
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To our loyal viewers: This week, look for our new and exciting “Media Misses” show, replacing “Must-See Moments,” where we’re breaking down the top news… Read More
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We should ignore old laws and demand that nine, unelected officials decide what new meaning they have based on recent poll numbers. This was the… Read More
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Predictably, President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court pick has been met with mostly hysteria on the left. Even before Trump picked D.C. Circuit Court Judge Brett… Read More
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Justice Anthony Kennedy’s retirement sent many on the left over the edge. Even before President Donald Trump announced his nominee to replace Kennedy, progressives were… Read More
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The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live show “Top 10” features the top news stories of the week. We’re halfway through 2018 and this week, we’re counting… Read More
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The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live show “Top 10” features the top news stories of the week. Is leftist rhetoric out of control? This week, we discuss… Read More
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As the Supreme Court strikes blows against compelled speech and restrictions on free speech, California is doing its best to resist. One of the latest… Read More
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In 1836, at the Young Men’s Lyceum in Springfield, Illinois, a 28-year-old lawyer named Abraham Lincoln delivered one of his finest addresses. Lincoln condemned the… Read More
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The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live show “Top 10” features the top news stories of the week. This week, we discuss all things immigration, as the… Read More
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The idea that the Constitution doesn’t protect equal rights for women, or that the Founders didn’t include women in their views about individual rights, is… Read More
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American taxpayers are funding a university program that creates recipes for meals based on an African nation that exists only in comic books and movies…. Read More
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The elimination of slavery in the United States—an institution as old as human civilization but out of step with the nation’s founding principles—did not happen… Read More
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David Inserra, immigration expert at The Heritage Foundation, joins us to discuss Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ recent changes to asylum policy and what went wrong… Read More
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President Donald Trump gave an interesting answer to a reporter about the National Football League’s national anthem problem. “I’m going to ask all of those… Read More
In April, a group launched a lawsuit against the school, insisting that Harvard University release hidden information regarding its admissions. The organization leading the lawsuit… Read More
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The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live show “Top 10” features the top news stories of the week. This week, we’re breaking down the top 10 moments… Read More
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California suffers from droughts, but the state’s government is an endless well of bad ideas. The latest absurd legislation, which Gov. Jerry Brown, a Democrat,… Read More
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“The Right Side of History” is a podcast dedicated to exploring current events through a historical lens and busting left-wing myths about figures and events… Read More
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The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live show “Top 10” features the top news stories of the week—many of which went misreported by the mainstream media and… Read More
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In an under-the-radar move before Memorial Day weekend, President Donald Trump signed a series of important executive orders that could speed up “draining the swamp”… Read More
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The resistance is growing in California. The Golden State has set itself up as the stridently progressive thorn in the side of the Trump administration…. Read More
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At the rate we are going, saying “good morning” might become offensive. The principal of Cherry Hill High School East in New Jersey issued an… Read More
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The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live show “Top 10” features the top news stories of the week—many of which went misreported by the mainstream media and… Read More
EconomyCommentary
The left is sleepless in Seattle, working overtime to squander years of economic success. Seattle is, by many measures, one of the fastest-growing cities in America,… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Americans pour billions of their taxpayer dollars into treating mental illness, but the spending isn’t addressing the real crisis. Though most media coverage focuses on… Read More
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“The Right Side of History” is a podcast dedicated to exploring current events through a historical lens and busting left-wing myths about figures and events… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Daily Signal’s Facebook Live show “Top 10” features the top news stories of the week—many of which went misreported by the mainstream media and… Read More
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The New York Times just can’t stop talking about communism. Recently the Times ran an editorial headlined “Happy Birthday, Karl Marx. You Were Right!” The… Read More
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America is suffering through a crisis in education, especially when it comes to history. Many were horrified when a poll, released in April, showed that… Read More
