Political Commentary & Opinion
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FBI Whistleblowers Say the Bureau ‘Needs to Be Abolished’
Two FBI agents who had their security clearances suspended after speaking to Congress about how law enforcement went after pro-lifers and concerned parents, now warn that the FBI has adopted a “Marxist culture” and called for its abolition. “The type of recruiting events they have—they have adopted this Marxist culture to permanently change our institutions…Tyler O’Neil -
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Liberals Love the Minimum Wage—Even Though It Hurts People They Claim to Love
On April 1, the new California $20-per-hour minimum wage for fast-food workers went into effect. In signing the bill, California Gov. Gavin Newsom rejected the view that such a wage hike—25% above the state’s current minimum wage—hurts teenagers who disproportionately benefit from fast-food jobs and for whom this becomes their entry into the job market….Larry Elder -
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Harvard’s Plan to Host Segregated Graduation Ceremonies Attracts Pushback
In academic institutions, “We have a system now that’s broken,” said Rep. Burgess Owens, R-Utah, in a Fox News interview. “On these campuses, we have an evil being taught. … It’s a virus. It’s called DEI.” The acronym stands for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Owens described DEI as a “Marxist-based ideology that [believes] there is an oppressor race…Sarah Holliday -
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Calling the Pro-Life Movement to Foster and Adopt
The pro-life community can be the answer for thousands of children in need of loving foster parents or adoptive families, according to Prestonwood Baptist Church Associate Pastor Jeremiah Johnston. “We have 400,000 children in foster care nationally,” Johnston says, adding that “about 100,000 of those 400,000 are available for adoption and just waiting for a…Virginia Allen -
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EXCLUSIVE: What’s the Deal With Illegal Aliens on Motorized Bikes Without License Plates in DC?
Many drivers of two-wheeled motorized vehicles are breaking the law in the nation’s capital and don’t appear to be facing any consequences for doing so. Individuals, many of whom entered the country illegally, are acquiring and driving motorbikes to do food deliveries in the District of Columbia, but many of the bikes do not…Virginia Allen -
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Vatican Warns: Surrogacy, Trans Surgeries, Gender Ideology Violate Human Dignity
The Vatican on Monday issued a declaration, “Dignitas Infinita,” on human dignity, warning that the practice of surrogacy, transgender surgeries, and gender theory are contrary to human dignity. “In the face of so many violations of human dignity that seriously threaten the future of the human family, the Church encourages the promotion of the dignity…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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Bike Lanes Are a Good Idea, but Not Where They Endanger Cyclists
America’s cities increasingly are acting to protect bicyclists as more of them are killed or injured in crashes with motorists. The number of bicyclists killed or hurt hit a peak in 2021, when 966 died and another 42,000 were injured, according to the latest data available. In light of such statistics, cities certainly should…Diana Furchtgott-Roth -
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RIP: The Death Toll of Biden’s Illegal Alien Bloodbath
Former President Donald Trump used political jujitsu to grab a left-wing anti-Trump lie and turn it against his opponent, President Joe Biden. Trump told Ohio voters on March 16 that if he lost his comeback bid in the November election, Biden would welcome imports of Chinese-designed, Mexican-built electric vehicles. This, Trump said, would trigger an economic “bloodbath” in the auto sector. Biden and other leftists disinformed Americans…Deroy Murdock -
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French Priest Targeted by Government for ‘Homophobia’
The French government is targeting a Catholic priest for calling homosexuality a “weakness” and declaring that homosexual acts and relationships are sinful. Father Matthieu Raffray, a Catholic priest of the traditionalist society Institut du Bon Pasteur, posted a video to social media last month encouraging Christians to fight against their sins, which he says are forms of…S.A. McCarthy -
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Will the ‘Invisible Hand’ Finally Stop Doctors From Putting Kids on Experimental Gender Drugs?
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Doctors across the country have seemingly thrown caution to the wind, prescribing experimental drugs to block puberty and to chemically alter young people’s bodies in the name of a nebulous gender identity. Rising rates for medical malpractice insurance may cause them to think twice, however. “Clinics that are getting into this kind of work…Tyler O’Neil -
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‘AVOID FALSE BALANCE’: AP Style Guide Aims to Silence Dissent From Climate Alarmist Narrative
Most news outlets rely on The Associated Press style guide—officially known as the AP Stylebook—as the arbiter for grammar, spelling, and terminology in news coverage. While AP puts forth its style guide as an impartial rubric for fair coverage, its rules often exclude conservative views from the outset. Take AP’s latest round of updates, released…Tyler O’Neil -
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EXCLUSIVE: Ex-Porn Star Finds Faith, Says Her ‘Life Will Never Be the Same’
A former pornography star and “creator,” Bree Solstad, was initiated into the Catholic Church on Saturday. “I wept with abundant joy after I first received the body and blood of Jesus,” she told The Daily Signal on Thursday. “My life will never be the same.” Known on X, formerly Twitter, as “Miss B Converted,” Solstad…Mary Elise Cosgray -
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John Eastman and the Left’s War on the Legal Profession
John Eastman is a lawyer, a legal scholar, and a friend. I got to know John—a former clerk to Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, candidate for California attorney general, and dean of Chapman University School of Law—during my weeklong 2018 legal fellowship with the Claremont Institute, which he oversaw. We have stayed in touch and…Josh Hammer -
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Why the ‘Math Equity’ Movement Is a Scam
The so-called math equity movement is a scam. That’s what’s starting to come to light after a series of reports about its leaders in California revealed that the math equity movement is based on flimsy research and the advocacy of con artists. The phenomenon of “math equity” swept the country in recent years, accelerating during…Jarrett Stepman -
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘NextGen Marxism’s’ Infiltration Into American Life
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—What has happened to America? How did it become a land where teachers tell students they may have been born in the wrong body and where keeping your job could depend on affirming the lie that our society is systemically racist? These are just two examples of many in which a…Mike Gonzalez -
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The Doctor Will See You … Eventually: Confronting Dire Diagnosis of America’s Physician Shortages
The most recent numbers from the Association of American Medical Colleges raise alarming concerns about the future of health care in the United States. By 2036, the nation is anticipated to face a shortage of up to 86,000 physicians even as the U.S. population is projected to grow by 8.4%—with a staggering 54.7% increase in…Caleb Keng -
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Where US Job Growth Occurred in March Reveals the Ugly Truth About ‘Bidenomics’
Huge job gains reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics in March were fueled largely by increases in government positions and employment of foreign-born workers. The government added 71,000 jobs in March, a new all-time record and above the average of 52,000 over the last 12 months, bringing the total number of employees to 23,270,000, according to…Will Kessler -
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Understanding the Founding Fathers’ ‘Mental Maps’
The places where they were raised and to which they traveled formed the Founding Fathers’ geographic orientation, which influenced their view of the nation and what the country could become, according to Michael Barone. While George Washington had “a map that goes north by northwest,” Thomas Jefferson “saw the country from [the] perspective of the…Virginia Allen -
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Afghanistan Evacuation Plans Were Drawn Up On the Fly as Chaos Consumed Kabul, New Testimony Reveals
U.S. State Department officials dispatched at the eleventh hour to assist in the Afghanistan evacuation updated tactics in real time as chaotic conditions on the ground rendered any prior planning meaningless, according to new testimony released Thursday. The military began planning to carry out a noncombatant evacuation operation for U.S. personnel as early as April, before the…Micaela Burrow -
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Hungary’s Wariness of Forced Speech Reflects Post-Communist Ideals
The premium that Hungarians place on free speech reflects an American posture of centuries past. It was the abolition of censorship that Hungarians demanded first during the famous 1848 revolution against the Habsburgs, and it was free speech that they demanded when the 1956 revolution broke out. Indeed, America, whose inaugural constitutional amendment enshrines the…John Wesley Reid