Political Commentary & Opinion

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…

The left-wing Arabella Advisors network has raked in more money than either of the two major political parties and affects almost every element of public policy and elections, argues Scott Walter, president of the Capital Research Center, a Washington-based investigative think tank.  Walter’s new book “Arabella: The Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Secretly Transforming…

When it comes to gender politics, many in opposition acknowledge that adults have the ability to choose for themselves whether they pursue hormone therapy or body-mutilating operations, because adults can better weigh the risks of their decisions. Children, on the other hand, are quite different from adults. Opponents of gender ideology are steadfast in the…

The Republican establishment doesn’t know it yet, but last weekend was a watershed moment for their party. On April 20, House Republican leadership facilitated passage of a foreign-aid package that sends roughly $60 billion to Ukraine, $26 billion to Israel and Gaza, $8 billion to Taiwan, and exactly zero dollars to the southern border. The…

The Left’s winter of discontent appears to be transitioning into a summer of rage as college campus unrest heats up with the warmer weather. Well-funded and well-organized anti-Israel protests are spreading from one college campus to another. And they are becoming a feature in America’s Democrat-run cities as mobs of radicals have been able to…

Almost two years after a similar rule was rejected by the Supreme Court, the Biden administration on Thursday released another final rule for regulating America’s power plants. Under the rule, coal-fired power plants and most new natural gas-fired power plants would have to eliminate 90% of their carbon emissions by 2039 or close down in…

Athletic clothing brands hold Women’s History Month promotional campaigns every March and claim to support women’s and girls sports, but haven’t spoken out against men competing as women—until now. “None of them is weighing in and taking a stand to protect female athletes and female sports and spaces from males entering into those spaces,” says…