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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One of the most heartbreaking and perhaps infuriating aspects of the Florida school shooting that took 17 lives is just how many red flags there… Read More
EconomyCommentary
There are few more illustrative examples of government dysfunction and waste than the DC Streetcar. At a hearing last week, the Washington, D.C., City Council… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Having failed to generate enough support to abolish the Electoral College through a constitutional amendment, the institution’s detractors are now looking to the courts to… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Silicon Valley has enormous power over the flow of information that reaches people around the globe. That’s why it’s vital for Americans to understand how… Read More
PoliticsNews
Bias and mass censorship from extraordinarily powerful tech companies create an enormous problem that Americans have to come to terms with, says a former Google… Read More
PoliticsNews
How much of a problem is “fake news,” really? According to a discussion on the issue at the Conservative Political Action Conference, or CPAC, the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
“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
PoliticsCommentary
Over Presidents Day weekend, what more appropriately should be a celebration of George Washington’s birthday, The New York Times published the results of a survey… Read More
Health CareCommentary
Flu season is the worst it has been since health officials began keeping records in 2004, and by some measures, it’s still getting worse. According… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The latest mass shooting, this time at a Florida high school, was one of the deadliest school shootings since the Columbine massacre in 1999. So… Read More
LawCommentary
Political correctness jumped the shark long ago, and now we must simply suffer through one absurd controversy after another in the crusade to perfect society…. Read More
InternationalCommentary
When North Korea announced it would be participating in this year’s winter Olympics in South Korea under a joint flag with the South, it was… Read More
EducationCommentary
In the months following the devastation of Hurricane Maria in September, Puerto Rico has struggled to find its footing and rebuild. Unfortunately, dysfunction was already… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Sometimes it’s good to have a little historical perspective when reacting to the news of the day. The Washington Post reported on Tuesday that President… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
“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 National Football League has had a tumultuous season to say the least. Politics and sliding ratings have dogged the sport all year. Despite the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Another day, another historic statue comes down. This time in California, to no one’s surprise. On Tuesday, the San Jose City Council voted to remove… Read More
PoliticsNews
In his first State of the Union speech, President Donald Trump made quite a few claims and assertions, and we’ve examined six of them. Statement … Read More
EconomyCommentary
In the latest good economic news following the passage of tax cuts, Home Depot announced that it would be distributing up to $1,000 bonuses to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Fixing our country’s system of education needs to be a priority, especially for those who have an opportunity to do something about it. In a… Read More
SocietyCommentary
In their zeal to stamp out “fake news,” European governments are turning toward Orwellian solutions that are worse than the disease. The European Commission recently… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The federal government’s three-day closure ended with something of a whimper on Monday. The Senate voted overwhelmingly to reopen the government with a stopgap bill… 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 most successful social movements in American history have almost always channeled the philosophy of the founding generation, and in most cases, religion. Religious conviction… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The New Yorker caused a stir when it portrayed civil rights hero Martin Luther King, Jr. kneeling alongside NFL protesters Colin Kaepernick and Michael Bennett… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Editor’s note: This article was originally published in 2018. After failing to gather any real momentum to impeach President Donald Trump, some Democrats are now… Read More
LawCommentary
Governments are prone to abuse, especially when unchecked. Recently revealed actions by the Bureau of Land Management, a federal agency under the Department of Interior… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Dramatic images of the protests rocking Iran should be a reminder of how good we have it in the United States and how easy it… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Fake news isn’t suddenly ruining America, but putting government in charge of deciding what news is fake will. In the wake of President Donald Trump’s… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
You can’t take politics out of politics. In different words, that’s what James Madison, the Father of the Constitution, expressed when he wrote Federalist No…. Read More
