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
Climate Activism Fund Financing Literal Attacks on US Constitution
This week, a group of activists called Declare Emergency, funded by the Climate Emergency Fund, poured red powder on the case housing the Constitution in the National Archives and blocked the George Washington Parkway, which is perpetually filled with Washington, D.C., commuters. This follows climate change protests where activists smeared red paint on the African… -
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‘Deepfake’ Danger: Children Who Exploit Other Kids Online Using Pornographic Imagery
In a show of bipartisanship outrage at a recent Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin and Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham castigated the CEOs of Big Tech companies for their failure to protect children online. Durbin, D-Ill., the panel’s chairman, didn’t hold back. At the Jan. 31 hearing, he alleged that the CEOs of… -
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Skewed News
On CNN, a “reporter” interviewing Vice President Kamala Harris gushes: “I’m struck, just in your presence. Looking you in the eye, with your passion …” Really? Even Harris looked embarrassed. My new video shows how the mainstream media treat conservatives and libertarians differently. We shouldn’t be surprised. Reporters overwhelmingly lean Democrat. A survey by The… -
opinion
Time’s Up: 3 Reasons to Ditch TikTok
In 2022, President Joe Biden signed an act banning the use of the Chinese-owned social media app TikTok on all federal government devices. But on Sunday, Biden’s presidential campaign shared a TikTok video on the platform. Biden appeared on the social media platform for the first time in a 27-second video answering a few questions… -
opinion
Why Did Fani Willis Threaten the Wife of Her Lover With Prosecution?
Thursday in Atlanta, Fulton County Superior Court Judge Scott McAfee will hold a hearing on the merits of a motion to disqualify the elected district attorney of Fulton County, Fani Willis, from the Trump-related racketeering cases. For the reasons we explain below, this is not a difficult decision. He should grant the motion and remove Willis, her… -
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Climate Activists Block Major DC Highway, Vandalize Case Holding Constitution
With the slogan “Love in Action,” climate activists blocked a major commuter route for the nation’s capital and vandalized a case protecting the U.S. Constitution in honor of Valentine’s Day. Declare Emergency, a climate extremism group, kicked off its February “week of action” Tuesday by blocking the George Washington Memorial Parkway, which runs along the… -
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Mayorkas Personally Denied RFK Jr.’s Secret Service Protection
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas personally declined a request from presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Secret Service protection last July. The newly revealed records were obtained by Judicial Watch, which sued the Department of Homeland Secretary in September over an unanswered Freedom of Information Act request. On July 21, 2023, Mayorkas sent the… -
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Take 2: House Republicans Impeach Mayorkas on Second Try
The House on Tuesday voted for a second time to impeach Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas after the first vote failed last week. This time, Republicans received the outcome they sought. “Tonight’s vote was a vote for law and order in our communities, and a vote to restore the rule of law at our southern… -
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Dating Crisis Fuels Marriage Crisis
If you’re not looking to date this Valentine’s Day, be grateful. It’s a disaster out there. Pair the lingering effects of the sexual revolution, of a world where too often sexual pleasure is prioritized over relationships founded on love and giving, with Big Tech’s noxious dating apps, where algorithms seem far better at perpetuating singledom… -
opinion
The Left and Chaos
It is impossible to understand what is happening to America—and to the rest of the West—without understanding the most dynamic ideology of the last hundred years: leftism. We need to begin with the understanding that leftism (or “progressivism”) and liberalism are not only not the same ideologies, they are in fact opposed to each other… -
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‘Gender-Based Political Violence’: Former Lawmaker Targeted for Calling a Man Who Identifies as a Woman a Man
Mexican authorities convicted civil society leader and former Mexican Congressman Rodrigo Iván Cortés of “gender-based political violence.” His crime? Criticizing a man who identifies as a transgender woman. Cortés drew fire over posts on Facebook and X, formerly known as Twitter, that referred to a trans-identifying Mexican congressional representative as a “man who self-ascribes as… -
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EXCLUSIVE: ‘Next George Soros’ Recruiting Republican Lobbyists for Influence
A company run by a liberal billionaire dubbed by some as the “next George Soros” employs former senior Republican staffers on Capitol Hill in what a watchdog group warns is an effort to sway GOP lawmakers to move to the left. Arnold Ventures LLC is a private company founded by left-leaning philanthropists John Arnold and his… -
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Shift in Marital Trends Is Reflected in Valentine’s Day Celebrations
Fewer Americans are planning to celebrate Valentine’s Day in 2024 than in years past. America isn’t totally losing its love for the saccharine holiday, though. In fact, spending on Valentine’s Day gifts—for everyone from a significant other to one’s cat—has increased. Russell Stover and Hallmark may not need to worry then. Declining celebration of the… -
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Pakistani Illegal Alien on Terror Watchlist Released Before Being Caught Again
Federal immigration authorities caught and released a Pakistani man who illegally crossed America’s southern border and whose name appeared on the nation’s terror watchlist, according to a memo from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reviewed by the Daily Caller News Foundation. The Pakistani national entered the U.S. illegally Nov. 9 and was nabbed by… -
opinion
The US Strikes in Iraq and Syria Don’t Go Far Enough
Last weekend’s bombing campaign against Iranian proxies in Iraq and Syria enacted by U.S. Central Command in response to the Jan. 28 drone strike that killed three American troops in Jordan did not go far enough. Because they did not target any Iranians, any assets inside Iran, or any of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps vessels in… -
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Was the Joel Osteen Church Shooter Trans? Police Fail to Clarify
A woman who used male aliases shot two people at Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston on Sunday, according to police. Two off-duty police officers fatally shot the suspect, whose gun reportedly bore the word “Palestine,” after she had opened fire in the megachurch. Houston police confirmed to The Daily Signal in a phone call… -
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A Black History Month Tribute to Clarence Thomas
Carter G. Woodson is widely credited with the activism that, in 1926, established a week, and later a month, to focus on the history and contributions of black Americans. In his message on the observance of Black History Month 50 years later, President Gerald R. Ford connected Black History Month to “the realization of the… -
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Conservatives Now Have a Credit Card That Aligns With Their Values
Americans love spending money. Imagine being able to do so and support conservative causes using your credit card. Now you can. Coign is seeking to fill a void in the credit card market by giving conservatives an alternative its competitors, many of which embrace left-wing causes. The credit card has all the features and benefits… -
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The Pitfalls of Government-Mandated Car Kill Switches
Should your car decide whether you’re able to drive? That’s not some hypothetical question. In the 2,700-plus pages of the 2021 infrastructure law—a clever misnomer for a trillion-dollar package which added leftist priorities to building bridges—a provision placed a surprising requirement on the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The agency was tasked with developing a… -
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‘Kevin McCarthy Is Plotting His Revenge’: Rep. Eli Crane on ‘The Kevin Roberts Show’
Republican Rep. Eli Crane joined “The Kevin Roberts Show” Wednesday to discuss the southern border, challenging the Republican leadership in the House, and how he feels out of place in Washington, D.C. The congressman told host and Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts that the voters of Arizona’s 2nd District picked an uncommon person to represent…