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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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
SocietyCommentary
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
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
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
LawCommentary
“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
SocietyCommentary
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
EducationCommentary
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
SocietyCommentary
Liberty is a precious and fragile commodity. Americans have been particularly blessed to have institutions and a culture that buttress liberty. However, we shouldn’t lull… 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
EducationCommentary
The discipline policies that allowed the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooter to fall through the cracks may be coming to your community. In 2013,… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
“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
SocietyCommentary
After a 19-year-old with a rifle killed 17 at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, President Donald Trump lamented how mental illness could have been a… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Is America destined to become like California? Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey created a stir recently when he tweeted out an article calling for an end… 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
PoliticsCommentary
Perhaps dangers to our democracy need to be better defined. After the popular news site Deadspin released a video showing multiple journalists reading the same… Read More
EducationCommentary
While the media continues to focus on gun control in the wake of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida, one area… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
A vast right-wing conspiracy is taking over America’s newsrooms. That’s the narrative that has taken off with the release of a video by the popular… Read More
SocietyCommentary
All of the glaring red flags surrounding the Parkland shooter were ignored. Authorities failed to connect the dots through years of bad behavior, incidents on… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The history of gun rights in America stretches back to the founding era, but the modern left doesn’t seem to appreciate that. David Harsanyi, senior… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
The history of guns, gun control, and the Second Amendment is the topic of this week’s episode of “The Right Side of History,” a podcast… Read More
LawCommentary
It is becoming increasingly fashionable for those who support gun control to compare the post-Parkland, student-driven movement to the civil rights movements of earlier generations…. Read More
LawCommentary
Tens of thousands of protesters—and maybe more—gathered in Washington, D.C., and around the country Saturday to protest in favor of gun control. The demonstrations, called… Read More
EconomyNews
Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., has made his mark in the Senate as an articulate defender of conservative principles. He has been at the forefront of… Read More
EconomyNews
The Daily Signal’s Jarrett Stepman interviewed Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb., about the issue of tariffs and his recent letter to NATO demanding a response to… Read More
EducationNews
As is typical with so many other policies, federal meddling in what should be a local matter leads to poor results. This is the conclusion… Read More
EconomyAnalysis
“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
A frequent criticism levied at those who oppose widespread gun control is that they want to return to a kind of Wild West of violence and… Read More
