Political Commentary & Opinion

America’s college campuses are in a state of complete meltdown—at least in blue states, where administrators cater to the whims of these America-hating dolts. But why are these students—the most privileged people in literally world history—LARPing as terrorists and stanning for murderous groups like Hamas, Hezbollah, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, and the like? The answer is…

Elite higher education in America—long unquestioned as globally preeminent—is facing a perfect storm. Fewer applicants, higher costs, impoverished students, collapsing standards, and increasingly politicized and mediocre faculty reflect a collapse of the university system. The country is waking up to the reality that a bachelor’s degree no longer equates with graduates being broadly educated and…

Four years after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Chinese city of Wuhan, what do we know about the origin of the SARS-CoV-2 virus? We were presented at the outset with two competing theories: natural-origin spillover from animals to humans and accidental lab leak. And at the outset, a cadre of elite scientists…

President Joe Biden says, “I know how to make government work!” You’d think he’d know. He’s worked in government for 51 years.   But the truth is, no one can make government work.   Biden hasn’t. Look at the chaos at the border, our military’s botched withdrawal from Afghanistan, the rising cost of living, our…

There are many reasons why legal experts are questioning the legitimacy of the criminal prosecution of former President Donald Trump. But the major reason is that the main claim in Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case—that Trump’s $130,000 settlement payment of a potential claim by Stormy Daniels was a campaign-related expense—is totally bogus.  Here’s a…

For most of our lifetimes, classically liberal economics so dominated the Right that nobody wondered if conservatives were abandoning free markets. In recent years, though, a new generation of conservative thinkers—more traditionalist, populist, or nationalist than libertarian—has challenged the utility and even the morality of laissez faire economic policy. We welcome their questions and critiques,…

Only a quarter of the way through 2024, an undeniable reality has emerged: America’s critical infrastructure faces an unparalleled threat of cyberattack. As foreign adversaries, emboldened and armed with advanced tools, push the boundaries of our cybersecurity measures and prime themselves to launch attacks, Americans must ask: If the federal government is taking action, is…

Daily Signal columnist Jarrett Stepman was at Columbia University in New York City at 2 p.m. Eastern Monday. Columbia officials had told students in the encampment that they were violating university policies, and needed to leave or risk suspension. Here’s what happened: Pro-Israel supported got surrounded. She was followed by people shouting “free Palestine” and…