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
A Reminder of Heroism’s Foundation: The 80th Anniversary of D-Day
Whether a flag on the moon or the Stars and Stripes at Iwo Jima, boldness in service of our values has been America’s calling card since the Revolutionary War. So, it’s fitting that, on June 6, we commemorate the American and Allied heroism of 80 years ago Thursday, as our troops set out to roll back… -
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On the 80th Anniversary of D-Day, America Is Still Worth Defending
It’s easy to see why the Americans who served and fought during World War II are called the Greatest Generation. Driven by a profound love for America, they offered their all, including their lives, in defense of this nation. The values they fought for back in 1944 are still worth defending today. As we commemorate… -
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Carrie Sheffield’s Shocking Childhood
Carrie Sheffield is known within conservative journalism circles as a talented columnist and broadcaster. She is a graduate of Harvard University and a senior policy analyst at the Independent Women’s Forum, but many who have followed Sheffield’s work were surprised to learn of her harrowing childhood, detailed in her new memoir. Growing up, Sheffield attended… -
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Miami Aims for ‘Functional Zero’ Homeless Population. Mayor Francis Suarez Explains How.
The mayor of Miami has an ambitious goal—to reach a “functional zero” homeless population within his bustling city. “We reached functional zero veteran homeless, and I realized … that we could, we should, take it a step further and get to a functional zero,” says Mayor Francis Suarez, a Republican who leads Florida’s second-biggest city…. -
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Conservative Groups Respond to Getting Left Off SPLC ‘Hate Map’
The Southern Poverty Law Center released its annual list of “hate groups” and “antigovernment extremist groups” Tuesday, and many conservatives say they are disappointed to be left out. As I wrote in my book “Making Hate Pay: The Corruption of the Southern Poverty Law Center,” the SPLC has squandered its credibility on hate. It gained… -
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Appeals Court Pauses Trump’s Georgia Case Until Decision on Fani Willis
The Georgia Court of Appeals officially put the racketeering case against former President Donald Trump on hold. The appeals court ordered Judge Scott McAfee to pause all proceedings pending its coming ruling on the defendants’ bid to disqualify Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis from the case. McAfee previously allowed Willis to stay on the case despite finding “a… -
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Leftist Media Gatekeeper Power Is Crumbling
The Washington Post is melting down and the reason might surprise you. Actually, no it won’t. Just kidding. The Washington Post is melting down because it leaned hard into the Year Zero cultural revolution that’s completely transformed almost every elite institution in the past several years and the newspaper is now bleeding money. People are… -
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The Problem With ‘Our Democracy’
Earlier this year, Joe Biden’s campaign manager said, “We are running a campaign like the fate of our democracy depends on it.” That’s a heady statement, but an intentional one. The president himself uses the term “our democracy” frequently, as do most progressive politicians and pundits as they wring their hands about the coming election…. -
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High Court Upholds NRA’s 1st Amendment Rights to Defend 2nd Amendment
It’s not every day that a pro-Second Amendment group gets a resounding victory at the Supreme Court, with a unanimous opinion authored by a justice who thinks there’s no individual right to keep and bear arms, no less. And yet, last week, that’s exactly what happened, with the nation’s highest court handing the National Rifle… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Andy Ngo Dissects the Recipe for Political Riots
On Thursday, Andy Ngo, the award-winning undercover riot reporter with The Post Millennial, joined Tony Kinnett’s show on 93 WIBC Indianapolis to discuss the crucial components of any political riots and how to defuse them before they become violent and destructive like the Kenosha and Minneapolis riots during the Black Lives Matter riots in 2020…. -
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Elderly Pro-Lifer Prosecuted by DOJ Describes Joy as She Faces Prison: ‘I’m With God’
When 75-year-old Paulette Harlow was sentenced to 24 months in prison on Friday for attempting to dissuade women from getting abortions, she felt thankful—despite her chronic health conditions. “I went to the sentencing, and I felt very confident, and I felt very joyful, and I felt like it was a tremendous privilege to stand in… -
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Why Fauci’s House Testimony Created Fireworks
Dr. Anthony Fauci’s long-anticipated Monday appearance before Congress was expected to generate fireworks. And it sure did. From the outset, House Democrats generously praised Fauci’s public service as heroic, while skeptical House Republicans posed probing questions ranging from mask and vaccine mandates to the lack of transparency at Fauci’s agency and his initial response to… -
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How the Declaration of Independence Is Now Problematic for the Authoritarian Left
In George Orwell’s dystopian novel “1984,”the authoritarian government had power over every aspect of people’s lives, especially their thoughts. To reshape minds, even history could be changed: “Every record has been destroyed or falsified, every book has been rewritten, every picture has been repainted, every statue and street and building has been renamed, every date… -
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35 Years After Tiananmen Square, Beijing Still Tries to Erase Memories
In recent days, Chinese internet users have found themselves unable to edit their social media profiles. The seemingly inexplicable phenomenon happens every year in China in the days leading up to June 4, to the consternation of the young and uninitiated. “They’re so strict during the university entrance exam period,” wrote one Chinese user, referring… -
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‘Total Vindication’ for FBI Whistleblower Who Questioned Wray’s Narrative on Jan. 6
The FBI has reinstated the security clearance of a whistleblower who questioned the narrative about confidential informants and the Capitol riot, and who said that Director Christopher Wray was not truthful. Marcus Allen, an FBI staff operations specialist who was suspended without pay for two years, dropped his retaliation complaint against the FBI in a… -
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MASK OFF: Vermont Foster Care Rule Reveals the Left’s Terrifying New State Religion
Imagine opening your home and your heart to orphans and other children who need shelter, only to find the government demanding that you stop, not because you’d be a threat to the kids, but because you don’t believe the state religion. That’s not a hypothetical—it actually happened in Vermont, to two Christian families who foster… -
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Harvard’s Largest Faculty Department Ditches Hiring Mandate Compelling Applicants to Pledge Allegiance to Diversity
Harvard’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences announced to staff Monday that it was changing hiring requirements so they no longer include a diversity, inclusion, and belonging statement, according to The Boston Globe. The Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the university’s largest department, has required diversity statements for new hires for the past five years, according to the… -
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Looking Back, Moving Forward: What Future Holds for The Daily Signal
The Heritage Foundation founded The Daily Signal 10 years ago this week, seeking to fill a void in media at a time when few conservative news outlets existed. A decade later, the Washington, D.C.-based news outlet is entering a new chapter and aiming to expand its influence. “We are so excited that with the blessing… -
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7 Highlights as Fauci Testifies Under Oath on COVID-19
Dr. Anthony Fauci testified Monday before the House panel investigating the origins of COVID-19, defending pandemic-era restrictions and again sharply denying financial support for gain-of-function research with coronaviruses. Fauci, the former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, took questions under oath before the House Oversight and Accountability Select Subcommittee on the… -
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EV Mandates and Copper Mining Bans Are Mutually Exclusive
As global governments push for a rapid transition to electric vehicles and to wind and solar power, they are creating a demand for copper that threatens to undermine the very goals they seek to achieve. According to a recent International Energy Forum report, electrifying the global vehicle fleet would require the opening of 55% more…