Political Commentary & Opinion
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Heritage Foundation President Unleashes Fiery Pro-Life Speech
Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts encouraged America’s pro-life activists not to be downtrodden by recent pro-life losses, but to continue to fight on. “Democrat leaders are crowing, while too many Republican leaders are cowering from the fight,” Roberts declared in his recent speech at the National Pro-Life Summit in Washington, D.C. The conference was dominated… -
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6 Big Failures of Biden’s Presidency
The state of the union is feeble. That’s what many Americans believe as President Joe Biden is set to make his fourth, and perhaps final, State of the Union address Thursday evening. Regardless of what he says in the speech, the reality of Biden’s tenure is that the American people are not only uneasy but… -
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State of Delusion: Biden’s Address Will Expose Wide Divide Between President and Reality
President Joe Biden on Thursday night will address a joint session of Congress and the American people to persuade voters that his many failures are actually successes. Don’t buy it. He will continue a campaign of gaslighting around his administration’s increasingly dangerous border catastrophe, his unaffordable and anemic economy, and his disastrous foreign policy that… -
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Critics of ‘Banning’ Books Are Wrong: They’re Not All Suitable for Kids
Our English teachers taught us to use extreme caution before writing a word such as “always” or “never.” Such totalizing words are rarely accurate, since most principles have exceptions. But you won’t see this advice applied by critics of “book bans,” who tend to speak as though no book chosen by a school librarian is… -
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Democracy-Denying Democrats Lose in Court, Go Bonkers
The pro-Biden media perpetually pat themselves on the back. They are a gift to the people, the essence of democracy, as in, “We inform the voters and then we expect the voters to make smart choices” (the ones we recommend). But when journalists lose, they have a disturbing tendency to argue democracy lost. On Monday,… -
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Clarence Thomas, Liberal Racism, and the Ongoing Denigration of Black Conservatives
Presidential candidate Joe Biden stirred up controversy during the 2020 campaign, when, in an interview with a black radio host, he said: “If you have a problem figuring out if you’re for me or Trump, you ain’t black.” Biden got pushback on this, but he captured a pretty common view among liberals: that liberalism is… -
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Attempt to Ban Iconic V-J Day Photo at VA Underscores the Left’s Hypocrisy
The double standards of the Left never cease to amaze and disgust. The Left’s latest “target” is the iconic V-J Day photo of a kiss captured on Aug. 14, 1945, by Life magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstaedt. The Department Of Veterans Affairs was reportedly discussing the banning of the Victory Over Japan Day kiss photo from all… -
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Jason Kelce’s Retirement Speech Emphasizes Value of Marriage, Family
Philadelphia Eagles star center Jason Kelce on Monday tearfully announced the end of his NFL football career with a tip of the cap to his fulfillment in marriage and fatherhood. Kelce reflected on his 13 years in the NFL—all spent with the Eagles, including a win in Super Bowl 52 in 2018—and the enduring support… -
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‘Let the Reckoning Begin’: Detransitioners Vindicated by Expose of WPATH Experimentation on Minors
Detransitioners have been trying to warn the public that so-called gender-affirming care—transgender surgeries, hormones, and puberty blockers—is both experimental and dangerous, especially for minors. Now, thanks to the efforts of journalist Michael Shellenberger, we know that World Professional Association for Transgender Health doctors and medical experts pushing these practices were well aware of the experimental… -
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The Left-Right Divide Is Not Bridgeable
Millions of Americans, depressed by the ideological divide in America, harbor a wish that something or someone can bridge this divide. This wish is understandable. But it is fantasy. The divide is unbridgeable. One might as well wish that daily consumption of a hot fudge sundae will lead to weight loss. To cite a few… -
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Super Tuesday Video Says ‘Votes Trashed’ With Ranked Choice Voting
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Ranked choice voting causes thousands of votes to get “trashed,” contends a new video by a government watchdog set for release Wednesday—one day after Super Tuesday, when 15 states hold presidential nominating contests. The Foundation for Government Accountability provided the video to The Daily Signal ahead of Super Tuesday, which sees… -
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Liver Cancer in Teens, Reduced Sexual Function, Lack of Consent: Internal Docs Reveal Experimental Nature of ‘Gender-Affirming Care’
Doctors at the World Professional Association for Transgender Health repeatedly struggled with various side effects of what they call “gender-affirming care,” including cancer in teens, reduced sexual function, and the lack of informed consent for procedures with lifelong impacts, newly unearthed documents reveal. WPATH, a controversial organization that transgender advocates and health agencies use to… -
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The Left’s Relentless War Against Medicare’s Private Health Plans
For the second year in a row, the Biden administration plans to reduce payments to Medicare’s private health plans. This comes as Medicare Advantage—the system of private, competing health plans—enrolls more than 33 million people, well over half of the entire Medicare population. Private health plans now dominate Medicare coverage. The Left is relentlessly… -
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The Preventable Downfall of San Francisco
Soon, I really can’t go back. Growing up in a suburb of San Francisco, I loved visiting the city, being whirled into a world of noise and excitement. Over the years, I walked across the Golden Gate Bridge, explored Chinatown, prayed at Mission Dolores, heard music at Davies Symphony Hall, and rode a trolley up… -
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What to Watch for on Super Tuesday
Voters in 15 states are headed to the polls or to caucuses Tuesday, in what is arguably the most important day in the 2024 presidential primary season; that is, Super Tuesday. Alabama, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and Virginia are all holding primaries. Caucuses will be held in… -
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REPORT: Teachers Unions Quietly Spend Millions on GOP Primaries in 32 States
Though teachers unions are well known for donating huge sums to Democratic candidates, a closer look at donor data reveals that the unions have spent the last six years quietly slipping millions of dollars into the pockets of Republican candidates for state legislatures in contested primary races. According to databases maintained by Open Secrets and… -
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‘Thank You, DC’: City Ends Haley’s GOP Primary Losing Streak
Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley won the District of Columbia’s GOP primary on Sunday, her first win in a Republican nominating contest after a string of losses to former President Donald Trump. Haley carried the Washington, D.C., primary with just under 63% of the vote, according to The Associated Press. The primary came two days before Super Tuesday… -
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California Carveout: Newsom Donor Exempted From California’s Fast-Food Wage Hike
Advocates of command economies argue that government regulation of wages, prices, and production will lead to a more equitable allocation of income and wealth. But that’s hardly the case under California’s new fast-food command economy. An unusual exemption from California’s new $20 minimum wage requirement for fast-food workers appears aimed at propping up at least… -
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Is Your Money ‘Voting’ for Things You Don’t Believe In? Strive Lawyer Sounds Alarm
NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Americans with investments in the “Big Three” financial companies—BlackRock, State Street, and Vanguard—may see their money “voting” for things they don’t believe in, warns the top lawyer at Strive Asset Management, the firm founded by former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy. “I think, for a long time, we’ve been really focused on, where is… -
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Google’s Woke Gemini AI Underscores Threat of Big Tech Information Gatekeepers
Google is having a Bud Light moment. If you’ve spent any time online—especially on social media—in the past week, you’ve probably noticed the controversy over Google’s new artificial intelligence program, “Gemini.” Gemini is an AI tool and language model made for a general audience that can do all kinds of things, such as answer questions,…