Political Commentary & Opinion
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When Truth Is Lost in Translation: A Cold War-Era Parable for Today
Narratives concerning the marginalized have come to dominate American institutions and popular culture. The plight of a plethora of minorities is regularly alluded to, from Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s allusions to America’s “legacy of discrimination” in her dissent of SFFA v. University of North Carolina to the numerous months dedicated to racial and sexual minorities….Roy Mathews -
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Chicago EV Charging Fiasco Appears to Pierce Proponents’ Claims About Performance in Bitter Cold
Electric vehicle drivers in the Chicago area have recently struggled to charge their vehicles amid frigid temperatures, contradicting the assertions of some EV proponents suggesting that fears about performance in inclement conditions are overblown. Dozens of EV drivers reportedly lined up at EV charging stations to juice up their vehicles in Oak Brook, Illinois, but…Nick Pope -
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1,200 Pizza Hut Drivers Among First Victims of California’s $20 Minimum Wage Folly
My foray into the workforce was a minimum-wage job making pizzas and washing dishes at Pizza Hut. The money I earned supported my spending as a new driver and taught me how to budget and save for the future. And the experience I gained—everything from teamwork to customer service to safety standards—has stuck with me…Rachel Greszler -
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Ranked Choice Voting Disenfranchises Minorities, Though Favored by Left, Study Finds
Ranked choice voting, in which voters rank candidates on a ballot rather than choose one, may harm black and Native American voters disproportionately, according to a new study by a Princeton University professor. Minority candidates also may be undercut by ranked choice voting, said Nolan McCarty, a professor of politics and public affairs at Princeton’s…Fred Lucas -
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Survey Finds Conservatives, Independents Skeptical of Biden’s Action Against Houthis, but Liberals Confident
An opinion survey taken before the recent U.S.-led military action against Iran-backed Houthi militants in Yemen found strong concern that disruptions in the Red Sea would elevate food and energy prices here at home. The new polling from TIPP Insights surveyed 1,401 adults about the Houthi rebels’ attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea….Victoria Coates -
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EXCLUSIVE: Rubio Memo Lays Out Pro-Life Strategy for GOP
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has a plan for a Republican Party struggling to message on abortion post-Roe v. Wade. “Pro-life Americans, leaders, and elected officials should consider three distinct, but related, steps to reverse course,” Rubio writes in a memo first obtained by The Daily Signal. The senator plans to…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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EXCLUSIVE: Sen. Blackburn Introduces ‘Women’s Right to Know Act’ Requiring Abortionists to Inform Women of Risks
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn., is introducing pro-life legislation Tuesday aimed at protecting the health of both the mother and child. Blackburn’s Women’s Right to Know Act, co-sponsored by Rep. Lisa McClain, R-MI., in the House of Representatives, would set medical requirements that abortionists would have to meet before they can abort…Mary Margaret Olohan -
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White House Hosted Its First ‘Climate Corps’ Info Session. It Was Exactly What You’d Expect.
The White House hosted its first information session for President Joe Biden’s “American Climate Corps” program on Thursday to tout the program and solicit feedback from prospective participants. Ali Zaidi, the White House national climate adviser, joined Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., and other White House officials to preview the American Climate Corps, a de facto green jobs training program that…Nick Pope -
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From Hungary, a ‘Last Warning to the West’
For years, especially during the Cold War, Hungary looked to America as an example of freedom, but now it might be time for the U.S. to take notes from Hungary, according to Shea Bradley-Farrell. Bradley-Farrell, president of the Counterpoint Institute for Policy, Research and Education, recently spent several months in Hungary doing research for her…Virginia Allen -
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DC Suburb Expands Voting Rights to Minors
A Maryland suburb of the nation’s capital this week extended voting rights to 16-year-olds for local elections—expanding on a national push endorsed by Democrat politicians and donors such as billionaire George Soros. The Town Council of Cheverly—about 15 minutes outside Washington, D.C.—voted unanimously Thursday to amend the town charter to allow younger teens to participate…Fred Lucas -
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The Growing Ignorance of the Benefits of Marriage—and Why It’s Dangerous
A large percentage of Americans don’t know or outright disagree that marriage builds stronger families and is linked to better well-being for children, according to the annual American Family Survey. This is despite the fact that such benefits have been proven time and again. These attitudes may be due in part to nearly half of…Rachel Sheffield -
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Balancing Accountability With Civil Servant Protections in the Federal Bureaucracy
The presidential election is a year away, and an unpopular President Joe Biden is visibly losing mental acuity. “Weekend at Bernie’s III” was a sequel no one made, for good reason. The response from partisans on the left is panic, crowned by Washington Post editor Robert Kagan’s unhinged commentary, “A Trump dictatorship is increasingly inevitable”—complete with…Simon Hankinson -
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FBI Was on the Scene When Would-Be Assailant Went After RFK Jr.
The FBI was at the scene in Los Angeles last fall when an armed man impersonating a U.S. marshal allegedly attempted to approach independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr., according to documents obtained by The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project. The documents, released by the Los Angeles Police Department after a public records request, also…Fred Lucas -
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Ramaswamy Exposes ‘Invisible Force That Fuels the Spread of Woke-Infused Cancel Culture’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Entrepreneur and Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy condemned the Biden administration Friday over reports that it reached out to the Southern Poverty Law Center, which critics call a far-left smear factory, for advice on combating the “domestic terrorism threat.” “This is the same organization that added parental rights organizations to its…Tyler O’Neil -
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Number of Children Living With 2 Parents Increasing, Data Shows
Newly published data from the U.S. Census Bureau indicates that the proportion of American children living in two-parent families increased to 71.1% in 2023, continuing a slight upward trajectory since 2015. The numbers appear to contradict a popular narrative in the mainstream media that American society no longer aspires to establish households with a mother…Dan Hart -
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Court Lifts Injunction on Alabama’s Ban on Sex-Change Surgeries for Minors
The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals has issued a temporary order to lift an injunction preventing an Alabama law banning sex-change surgeries for minors from going into effect, according to court documents. The law was halted in 2022 for the duration of the lawsuit by a district court, which claimed that the legislation illegally…Kate Anderson -
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CLIMATE DYSTOPIA: How Life Would Get Worse If Climate Alarmists Carry Out Their US Agenda
The global climate is always changing, but contrary to the popular narrative, the science on the exact causes is far from settled. Alarmists claim that humans burning fossil fuels for energy will catastrophically ruin the climate, and they demand a “net-zero” future to save the world. What would happen if the climate alarmists actually succeeded…Tyler O’Neil -
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BREAKING: US, UK Launch Retaliatory Airstrikes Against Houthis After Months of Attacks in Red Sea
The U.S. and the U.K. conducted retaliatory airstrikes Thursday evening against Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen following a cascade of attacks on commercial shipping, Reuters reported, citing four U.S. officials. The Houthis had launched at least 27 drone and missile attacks against commercial vessels near the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden, the U.S. military said Thursday,…Micaela Burrow -
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Ex-Harvard President Had History of Pushing DEI Long Before Promotion to Top Job
Former Harvard President Claudine Gay’s expansion of campus diversity bureaucracies quashed academic freedom and chilled free speech on campus, according to current and former professors. Gay resigned as president on Jan. 2 after facing multiple plagiarism allegations and pushback from failing to say whether calls for genocide violated the school’s code of conduct at a Dec. 5 congressional hearing…Brandon Poulter -
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NCAA Board Member Reportedly Snubs Female Athlete Demanding Fairness in Women’s Sports
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: Female athlete Macy Petty says she hand delivered a letter from prominent women’s organizations asking for fairness in women’s sports—and NCAA Board of Governors Chair Linda Livingstone wouldn’t even look her in the eye. Petty, a member of the women’s organization Concerned Women for America, was one of a number…Mary Margaret Olohan