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Our ICBMs Are Not on ‘Hair Trigger’ Alert
The claim that U.S. intercontinental ballistic missiles, or ICBMs, are maintained on “hair-trigger alert” has persisted despite multiple senior military leaders having discredited that falsehood. One such accusant is President Joe Biden’s nominee to be the Department of Defense’s assistant secretary for nuclear, chemical, and biological defense programs, Deborah Rosenblum. She has stated that U.S…. -
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Jason Riley Examines ‘Maverick’ Who Is Thomas Sowell
In an interview in 2018, the economist Thomas Sowell had a concise answer when podcaster and commentator Dave Rubin asked what awakened him to the failures of Marxism, an ideology he had espoused in his youth. “Facts!” Sowell replied. In his decadeslong career, Sowell’s commitment to the facts at the expense of popular approval and,… -
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For This Immigrant, the American Dream Came True
Humberto Lopez came to this country legally as an immigrant with his family. He joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss why the family emigrated from Mexico decades ago, his initial thoughts about our nation, and more. “The American dream is still attainable as long as we have capitalism,” says Lopez, now 75 and a… -
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Revived 1776 Commission Slams Biden Incentive to Teach Critical Race Theory
The 1776 Commission reconvened Monday to voice opposition to a federal regulation pushing schools to promote critical race theory, and to call for states and localities to establish their own similar panels to promote accurate American history. It marked the commission’s first meeting since being abolished by President Joe Biden as a presidential advisory panel… -
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Sen. Pat Toomey Questions Fed’s Racial Agenda
The Federal Reserve Bank, which is charged with setting monetary policy, appears to be going woke, Sen. Pat Toomey, R-Pa., warns. Toomey cited the focus of the Fed’s 12 regional banks on “structural racism” as the leading cause of inequality in the United States as part of a series of virtual events titled “Racism and… -
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Biden’s Hypocrisy on Keystone XL vs. Nord Stream 2 Pipelines
When President Barack Obama rejected a presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline, he concluded that “America is now a global leader when it comes to taking serious action to fight climate change. … And America is prepared to show the rest of the world the way forward.” Then-Vice President Joe Biden was at his… -
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I Got Paid a Duplicate Stimulus Check, and It’s Probably Bad News
Last March, I got an extra $1,400 check from the IRS—money I shouldn’t have received. I had already received an economic impact payment earlier in the month from my parents because they claimed me as a dependent on their 2019 return and filed their 2020 taxes a few months after I did. It seems the… -
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Gov. Whitmer Apologizes for Violating Her Own Indoor Dining Restrictions
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer apologized Sunday after she was caught dining maskless indoors with a dozen people, violating her own COVID-19 restrictions. Photos posted over the weekend showed Whitmer, a Democrat, dining with at least a dozen other people at The Landshark Bar & Grill in East Lansing, Michigan, Breitbart News first reported Sunday. The publication reported before… -
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Colombia Is Being Threatened by Leftist Violence. Biden’s Silence Is Deafening.
Colombia, one of the United States’ oldest and most reliable allies in the hemisphere, has been rocked by political violence in the past few months aimed at destabilizing the country. As the Center for a Secure Free Society reports, the government of democratically elected President Ivan Duque has been targeted by the same violent, narco-funded,… -
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Even Without Social Media, Trump Finds a Way to Shape the News
Tim Murtaugh served as communications director for President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign last year, witnessing firsthand how a single tweet could dominate the news cycle. Now, with Trump banished from social media platforms, the former president is still finding a way to wield his influence. Through daily postings on current events and political issues, Trump… -
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We Hear You: Critical Race Theory, ‘Enhanced’ Unemployment, and America’s Birthrate
Editor's note: The Daily Signal's audience isn't shy in speaking its mind about our coverage of what's happening in American culture, workplaces, and schools. See for yourself in this dip into the mailbag at [email protected].—Katrina Trinko Dear Daily Signal: Thank you for Fred Lucas' informative article on the introduction of congressional legislation on critical race… -
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Biden Advisers Link Amnesty for Illegal Immigrants With ‘Environmental Justice’
An advisory panel to President Joe Biden is trying to marry the issue of amnesty for illegal immigrants with what it calls “environmental justice,” the federal effort to confront climate change. The White House Environmental Justice Advisory Council last week released a report with about 90 pages of recommendations, including adopting the language of the… -
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Biden’s Family Leave Plan a Permanent Burden for Temporary Problem
If you’re a politician peddling big new government programs for which there is little need but hefty price tags, you need a clever marketing strategy. At the least, your sales pitch could use a decent sound bite. Such marketing is what the Biden administration with its friends in Congress and the media are doing when… -
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Not All Schools Have Struggled Amid Pandemic. Mine Reopened Last Fall and Students Are Thriving.
It’s been more than a year since Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam ordered all schools in the state closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and Ambleside School, a small, private K-8 school in McLean, Virginia, began instructing students at home. When last fall arrived and public schools remained closed, Ambleside—like other independent schools in the area—began… -
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Democrat Left’s Critical Race Theory Preaches Black Failure
Critical race theory may be the Democrat left’s filthiest, ugliest big lie. It defines America as inherently and irredeemably bigoted, denounces all whites as racial oppressors, and diminishes all blacks as racially oppressed victims. Lies, lies, lies. The third lie is the worst. Black Lives Matter, the “diversity” police, and other “systemic racism”-mongers relentlessly claim… -
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Media Covers Only ‘Maverick’ Republicans, Not Democrats
The bad news for liberals arrived on the front page of the May 18 Washington Post under the mild-mannered headline “Hopes dim for Democrats’ bills on election oversight.” That’s a nicer headline than “It’s Toast.” Mike DeBonis began by reporting that Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has approached the For the People Act that would… -
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‘Gender Fluid’ Celebrities Like Demi Lovato Are Defining New Moral Relativism
Pop star Demi Lovato announced Tuesday in a video on her Instagram account and podcast, “4D with Demi Lovato,” that the singer now identifies as nonbinary. This appears to be an increasingly popular decision among celebrities that is harmful to young people and represents America’s increasing decline toward embracing moral relativism as a whole. “Over… -
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Judge Denies College Exemption From Policy Allowing Men to Live in Women’s Dorms
A federal judge has denied a request from the College of the Ozarks to be exempted from a Biden administration directive that allows biological men who “identify” as female to live in women’s dormitories. Federal Judge Roseann Ketchmark ruled against the Missouri college on Wednesday, saying that the court could not offer a remedy to… -
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5 Ways to Understand Biden’s $6.4 Trillion Tax-and-Spend Agenda
President Joe Biden released three enormous spending plans within three months of taking office. These packages, each of which contain dozens of major provisions, should not be considered in isolation. While focus is currently on the so-called infrastructure and family plans, it’s important to keep in mind the flawed “COVID-19 relief” bill that Biden already… -
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Will France Stand Up to Critical Race Theory and Postcolonial Movements?
“You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul.” So said famed French President and World War II hero Charles de Gaulle on the costs of dealing with the Soviet Union. In de Gaulle’s time, many were content to let the Soviets be…