Political Commentary & Opinion
Analysis, commentary, and opinion essays on politics and policy from The Daily Signal’s contributors and experts.
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Media Attacks Speaker Johnson, Son for Avoiding Porn
New Speaker of the House Mike Johnson is facing a new line of attack from left-leaning media outlets this week—criticism of steps he has taken to help his son avoid pornography and navigate technology as a Christian. Rolling Stone published a story Sunday headlined “Mike Johnson Admits He and His Son Monitor Each Other’s Porn… -
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Ted Cruz Lays Out His ‘Battle Plan’ to Retake the Institutions From Cultural Marxism
How did every aspect of American society lurch so far to the left seemingly overnight, and what can Americans do to restore sanity in an age dominated by cultural Marxism? Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, addresses those important questions in his powerful new book “Unwoke: How to Defeat Cultural Marxism in America,” published by Regnery. The… -
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Daily Signal’s Tony Kinnett Gets Own Show on WIBC in Indianapolis
Tony Kinnett, an investigative columnist with The Daily Signal, has a new nightly talk radio show on WIBC-FM (93.1) in Indianapolis. “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” set to debut Monday evening, will air weekdays from 7 to 8 p.m. EST. In addition to the radio show, which also will be livestreamed, a video podcast version may… -
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Police Won’t Confirm Authenticity of Alleged Manifesto of Nashville Shooter
The Nashville, Tennessee, Police Department addressed documents published Monday by commentator Steven Crowder purporting to be the manifesto of Nashville school shooter Audrey Hale. The police statement did not confirm whether the documents published by Crowder were, in fact, part of the school shooter’s manifesto. “The [Metropolitan Nashville Police Department] is in communication with the… -
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The Politically Incorrect Reality About What Boosts Kids’ Chances for Success
If you want to increase access to the American dream, there’s one simple trick. But there’s a catch: It’s not a very politically correct reality. Simply put, to optimize any kid’s chance at success, he needs to grow up with married parents. A new book, “The Two-Parent Privilege: How Americans Stopped Getting Married and Started… -
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For Speaker Mike Johnson, a Historic Opportunity
America faces a border crisis with devastating consequences for Americans’ safety and security, wars in Europe and the Middle East, a floundering economy and an incompetent administration with a senile executive. Now more than any time in recent memory, Congress needs strong leadership. More specifically, the People’s House needs a conservative leader who recognizes the urgency… -
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Universities Have Become Staging Grounds for American Pogroms
The American university system has finally gone beyond failure and has become an active threat to the United States and her people. We have reached peak political irony as LGBTQ activists cry in the streets of college campuses for a group, Hamas, that would hang them from cranes. Universities that once proclaimed the virtues of… -
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‘Canceling’ People Who Celebrate the Wanton Murder of Women and Children Is Free Expression
“Canceling” people who disagree with you over ordinary political issues is bad for civil society. Ruining someone’s life because he wore a MAGA cap or tweeted something stupid or supported the wrong initiative creates an oppressive environment for open discourse. “Canceling” people who sign petitions and hold up signs that openly celebrate or justify the… -
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Why Texas Parents Like Me Want More Choices in Educating Our Kids
A few days ago, I posed two questions to two of my young children. The first question: “What would you think about the government telling us which pediatrician to go to, based on where we live?” The second: “What if a hailstorm damaged our roof, but we had to choose from a list of government-approved… -
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The Food Insecurity Lie
President Joe Biden says 24 million Americans “suffer from food insecurity!” News anchors were shocked that there is “food insecurity in the richest country in the world!” ABC hosts turned “insecurity” into “hunger.” But in my new video, Rachel Sheffield, who researches welfare policy at The Heritage Foundation, explains, “Food insecurity is not the same thing… -
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California Counties Making Mask Mandates Grate Again
Five counties in California implemented mask mandates for some areas on Wednesday as a precautionary measure ahead of flu season, Los Angeles' KABC-TV News reported. Staff members at hospitals and doctors' offices in Alameda, San Mateo, Contra Costa, and Sonoma counties must now wear masks when interacting with patients, according to KABC Channel 7. Santa Clara County… -
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Only MLB Team Not to Bend Knee to ‘Pride’ Pressure Just Won World Series
The Texas Rangers, who won their first World Series in 63 seasons Wednesday night, is also the only team in Major League Baseball not to hold a “Pride Night”-style event celebrating LGBTQ individuals. The Rangers bested the Arizona Diamondbacks in four out of five games to take the series. Baseball fans who don’t think professional… -
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Understand Evil or Perish by Its Hand
This week, the Metropolitan Police in London were videotaped removing posters with pictures of hostages taken by Hamas. The posters were being removed from Cullimore Chemist in Edgware. The chemist’s CEO, Hassan Khan, recently retweeted posts branding Israel and the Israel Defense Forces “filthy animals” and encouraging Iran and Hezbollah to attack Israel. This naturally… -
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This Is Speaker Mike Johnson’s Favorite Bible Passage
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: Critics of new House Speaker Mike Johnson have been quick to target his faith-infused rhetoric, attempting to paint the Louisiana Republican’s faith as “extreme” and “radical.” During an interview with The Daily Signal this week, Johnson discussed the importance of his faith and how it plays into his politics, emphasizing the… -
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Homeschooling Trend Is More Than Passing Fad
The spike in homeschooling was understandable during the COVID-19 pandemic. With many public schools closed in 2020 and 2021, what other choice did parents have? But even with schools open again, the number of families opting to homeschool has remained stable. According to analysis from The Washington Post, the homeschooling trend has defied predictions. The… -
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Speaker Johnson Slams FBI for Targeting Religious Americans
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: House Speaker Mike Johnson criticized the FBI for targeting people of faith, promising to "hold those responsible accountable for these actions." In an interview Tuesday with The Daily Signal, Johnson specifically addressed the Justice Department's interest in pro-life Americans and people of faith in light of revelations that the FBI… -
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Dao Award Aims to Send Pulitzer Prize Packing
We’re finally getting an alternative to the Pulitzer Prize, and it couldn’t have come at a better time. The Dao Prize, an annual award that aims to showcase and support investigative journalism, is the result of a partnership between two conservative organizations: the National Journalism Center, created by the Young America’s Foundation, and the Dao… -
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EXCLUSIVE: Ted Cruz Slams Left’s Attacks on Leonard Leo as a ‘Full-on Assault on Our Constitution’
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Sen. Ted Cruz blasted the Left’s attacks on Federalist Society Board Co-Chairman Leonard Leo and other conservative friends of Supreme Court justices as an attempt to undermine the Constitution itself. “From Franklin Delano Roosevelt’s court-packing scheme to the attacks on Justice Clarence Thomas, and from the smear tactics used to defame… -
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Effects of Experimental Gender Surgery on Kids ‘Destructive,’ New House Speaker Says
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: New House Speaker Mike Johnson sharply criticized experimental surgeries on children as he discussed the "destructive" effects that such experimentation, dubbed "gender-affirming care" by gender ideologists, has upon young people. "We had some hearings on the subject when I was in [the Judiciary Committee]," the Louisiana Republican said in a… -
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Dinesh D’Souza’s Film ‘Police State’ Is Warning Cry for Americans: ‘We’re in Danger’
Dinesh D’Souza’s newest film, “Police State,” chronicles the real-life stories of everyday Americans who have endured the wrath of a weaponized government and of the whistleblowers who are exposing its abuse of power. The film will be shown Wednesday at a red-carpet event at Mar-a-Lago, former President Donald Trump’s estate in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump,…