Political Commentary & Opinion
Analysis, commentary, and opinion essays on politics and policy from The Daily Signal’s contributors and experts.
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opinion
VICTORY: California Dad Wins Custody of Son, 4, Over Mother Who Sought to Raise Him Nonbinary
Harrison Tinsley, now has full custody of his 4-year-old son, Sawyer, after a long legal battle prompted by his ex-girlfriend’s efforts to raise the boy nonbinary. “I know he’s a boy,” says Tinsley. “He wants to be a boy. He adamantly expresses that. If you say anything to the contrary, he gets very upset, and… -
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WATCH: Liberal Blitz to Call Conservatives ‘Weird’ Backfires
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we examine the media’s exceptionally awkward honeymoon with Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris, and how overplaying its hand by obscuring videos and policies from the current vice president’s previous campaigns may cut the celebration short. Voters probably retain a longer memory than many in the media… -
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Billionaires Bankrolling Kamala Harris’ Tough-on-Crime Campaign Wanted to Defund Police, Install Soros Prosecutors
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Vice President Kamala Harris’ campaign reportedly seeks to frame her as a law-and-order candidate, however, the deep-pocketed donors propelling her candidacy have a history of supporting efforts to reduce the power of law enforcement. Harris’ close advisers have settled on a strategy of highlighting the vice president’s career as a district attorney… -
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Will Thais Allow Themselves to Become Guinea Pigs for a Central Bank Digital Currency?
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. It’s official: Universal basic income will be the Trojan horse they use to replace the dollar with a government-run surveillance crypto-token, or central bank digital currency. Last week, Thailand’s left-wing government announced a program to give free money… -
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SPLC ‘Labeled Us Anti-Ourselves’: Gays Against Groomers Founder Responds to ‘Hate Group’ Smear
MILWAUKEE—Jamiee Michell, a lesbian who founded the organization Gays Against Groomers, finds it ironic and “hilarious” that the Southern Poverty Law Center brands her openly LGBTQ group an “anti-LGBTQ hate group.” “It classifies us as an anti-LGBTQ hate group, which is the most ironic and hilarious thing ever because everybody in our organization is gay… -
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A Look at Kamala Harris’ Record
With some hard work, pluck, the right boyfriend, and a bit of genetic luck, Vice President Kamala Harris has found her way onto the presidential ballot without having to secure a single primary vote. Don’t tell me the American dream is dead. Sure, Harris is a demagogue who speaks in cringy, swirling, impenetrable platitudes. And… -
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Doctor Familiar With Trump’s Wound Disputes FBI Director’s Questioning of Whether Bullet Caused It
Editor’s note: The FBI says former President Donald Trump was struck in the right ear July 13 by a bullet or a piece of one, moving to clarify what happened after nearly two weeks of conflicting accounts, The Associated Press reported shortly after 7 p.m. Friday. DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Rep. Ronny Jackson, R-Texas, a former… -
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WATCH: ‘Kamala’s Baggage’ on ‘The Tony Kinnett Cast’
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we ford a river of radical statements from the de facto Democratic nominee, Kamala Harris. From retiring carefully chosen terror terms and buddying up with a corrupt union president to plagiarizing the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., Harris leaves no baggage uncarried. Hudson Crozier, a… -
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3 Drag Queens Carry the Olympic Torch in France
The news that American rap star Snoop Dogg is scheduled to carry the Olympic torch just before the start of the opening ceremony this weekend is something some aren’t too happy about. But stirring far more controversy for the Paris Olympics are the three French drag queens who carried the torch last week as part of the… -
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Over Three-Fifths of Americans Believe Kamala Harris Covered Up Biden’s Health Issues, Polls Find
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—More than three-fifths of Americans believe Vice President Kamala Harris was involved in covering up President Joe Biden’s declining health, two polls found. Biden announced Sunday that he was dropping out of the presidential race, and Harris secured enough verbal support from Democratic National Convention delegates on Monday to be the presumptive nominee. The polls, conducted… -
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Kamala Harris Wanted to End Cash Bail, Reduce Penalties for Criminals
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A newly resurfaced memo put out by Vice President Kamala Harris’ 2020 presidential campaign outlines her plan to “fundamentally transform” the criminal justice system by reducing penalties for criminals. In 2019, Harris promised to end cash bail, get rid of court-ordered fines, expunge the records of some felons, discontinue federal mandatory minimum… -
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Coup Upon Coup Upon Coup
In March 2020, all the major Democratic primary candidates abruptly, mysteriously, and in near unison withdrew from the presidential race, ceding the nomination to Joe Biden. Yet Biden had lost the first three races in Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada—and only won his first victory in South Carolina. Suddenly, on the eve of the Super… -
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Likely Harris Nomination Dampens Enthusiasm of Swing State Dems
Democratic Party elites have all but coronated Vice President Kamala Harris as their new presidential nominee, after pushing President Joe Biden out of his own reelection campaign. But even so-called mainstream media outlets warn that she may not succeed against former President Donald Trump. A recent New York Times analysis piece ranked Harris as the least likely… -
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George Washington Foresaw Today’s Irresponsible, Immoral Leadership in Washington
In President Joe Biden’s announcement on social media of his decision not to run for reelection, he ticked off the many wonderful achievements during his three and a half years in the nation’s highest office. But if things are so great, as Biden seems to think, why are Americans so dispirited? Biden’s polling is horrible…. -
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The Most Important 42 Miles in American Politics
BUTLER, Pa.—The drive between Butler, Pennsylvania, and the Ohio village of East Palestine is less than 42 miles long. In between are the villages and boroughs of Lyndora, Connoquenessing, and Evans City on the Pennsylvania side before you cross the state line directly into the village of East Palestine. It is a stretch of geography… -
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Yes, the Past 30 Days Have Been Insane. Here’s a Time Line to Prove It.
Elections often come with big surprises, but if July was competing for the most hectic news cycle during campaign season, so far it would take home the Olympic gold. It hasn’t even been 30 days since President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump stepped foot on the debate stage at CNN studios in Atlanta… -
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WATCH: ‘Riot Season RETURNS’—The Tony Kinnett Cast Ep. 143
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we cover the pro-Hamas riots in Washington, D.C., burning American flags and assaulting police officers outside Union Station as the media desperately try to keep this albatross away from the simpering, giggling vice president. Meaghan Mobbs from Independent Women’s Forum joins us to explore the threats… -
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Government Policies Are Exacerbating Evictions
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of the accompanying video from professor Peter St. Onge. Evictions are soaring, and Americans can’t pay the rent, potentially throwing hundreds of thousands of families out of their homes at a time when homeless shelters are jammed to the rafters with 10 million illegal immigrants. It’s a… -
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CBS News Implies Kamala Harris Should Be Exempt From Criticism
The bitter Sunday afternoon announcement that President Joe Biden would end his reelection bid spurred hours of live network television coverage. With all that time to talk, it was guaranteed that the TV newsers would start worrying out loud about a new Kamala Harris presidential campaign. CBS News really demonstrated the protective liberal urges. The… -
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‘Unfortunate Incident’: Watergate Hotel Condemns Pro-Palestine Maggot Attack, Secret Service Silent
The historic Watergate Hotel in Washington, D.C., condemned an allegedly pro-Palestine maggot attack on its guests in a statement Wednesday, calling the matter an “unfortunate incident.” Video footage posted Wednesday morning by the Palestinian Youth Movement shows a table flanked by an Israeli and an American flag covered in a disgusting array of what appears…