Political Commentary & Opinion
Analysis, commentary, and opinion essays on politics and policy from The Daily Signal’s contributors and experts.
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‘Freedom Agenda’ Offers Hopeful Vision for America’s Future
After serving as vice president of the United States, Mike Pence created a new organization dedicated to promoting and defending the policies he championed during his four years in office. To lead this new organization, he tapped Paul Teller, a veteran of Capitol Hill who worked for Pence and President Donald Trump in the White…Robert B. Bluey -
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EXCLUSIVE: Kristi Noem Backs Bill to Protect Minors From Transgender Surgeries and Medical Interventions
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem has announced her support for House Bill 1080, a measure which would prohibit controversial transgender medical interventions such as hormones and surgery for minors. “Governor Noem supports this legislation and will be watching as the legislature works through the process,” Ian Fury, Noem’s chief…Tyler O’Neil -
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The Benefits of Cultural Appropriation
Can white people enjoy the fruits of another culture? To the modern leftist, the answer is simultaneously yes and no. On the one hand, leftists say white people should be subjected to endless skin-deep diversity in the media. Every TV show, movie, and video game needs to have a mathematically precise percentage of minorities, or…Douglas Blair -
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Removing the Confederate Memorial From Arlington Cemetery: What Would Lincoln and Grant Think?
An independent commission is recommending dismantling the Confederate Memorial at Arlington National Cemetery. But before hastily removing this important piece of American history, it would be useful to review its origins, which were, many forget, a part of the strenuous effort after the Civil War to reconcile North and South and reunite the country. That…Allan Brownfeld -
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10 Million 2022 California Ballots Unaccounted For, Report Finds
California may have disenfranchised millions of voters in the 2022 primary and general elections, according to a new report from the Public Interest Legal Foundation, an election integrity watchdog group. The report found that 226,250 mail ballots were rejected for various reasons, while election officials failed to account for millions more. The 2022 midterms marked…Fred Lucas -
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Colorado Democrats Want to Take Away Taxpayers’ Refunds, Give the Money to Public Schools
Two Colorado Democrats plan to file a bill to redirect a popular taxpayer refund, sending the money to public schools instead. "My feeling is that the voters would prefer to have the services that align with their values, such as making sure our kids get a public education, making sure our teachers get paid," state…Tyler O’Neil -
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Normalcy and Its Enemies
A very American, and very conservative, word may soon find its way back into the political lexicon: normalcy. Its return is required by the times we live in. You can’t beat something with nothing, and so when people ask, “What is your answer to woke?”, the reply may become simply, “normalcy.” Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis…Mike Gonzalez -
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Christian Philadelphia Flyers Player Refuses to Wear LGBT Pride Jersey, Citing His Faith
A Christian ice hockey player took a public stand for his faith against his team’s embrace of LGBT activism. Ivan Provorov, an ice hockey defenseman and alternate captain for the Philadelphia Flyers in the National Hockey League, declined to wear the team’s LGBT warmup jersey for the Pride Night Tuesday following the team’s 5-2 home…Tyler O’Neil -
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Report: US ‘More Aggressive and Radical’ Than Europe on Experimental Transgender Hormones and Surgery for Children
Although the United States may be more conservative than many European countries on some social issues, doctors, activists, and politicians in the U.S. have pushed experimental transgender interventions for children far beyond many European countries, which have stronger protections for kids, according to a new report. "Europe is becoming ever more conservative while the United…Tyler O’Neil -
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In Her Own Words: How Janice Dean Became ‘the Storm’ Leading to Andrew Cuomo’s Demise
Not long into the pandemic in 2020, Fox News meteorologist Janice Dean lost both her mother-in-law and father-in-law to COVID-19. They had been staying in nursing homes in New York. Months later, Dean would discover that it was likely the actions of then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that led to the deaths of her in-laws. …Virginia Allen -
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Tax Dollars Pay for Universities’ Gender Hormone ‘Care,’ Though Side Effects Include Cancer and Death
Tax dollars from citizens of Indiana, Illinois, and Wisconsin are funneling into state university health programs that openly provide unproven hormonal injections shown to be exceptionally risky—including possible side effects of infertility, cancer, and death. Indiana University’s Student Health Center, the University Health Services for University of Wisconsin-Madison, and the University of Illinois’ McKinley Center…Tony Kinnett -
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‘Shameful Form of Indoctrination’: SPLC Promotes Teaching Kids About Black Lives Matter on MLK Day—in First Grade
The Southern Poverty Law Center‘s education arm, Learning for Justice, promoted a former teacher’s article about using Martin Luther King Jr. Day to teach first graders about the Black Lives Matter movement and the “need for continued protest and action in the face of ongoing systemic injustice.” Critics slammed the lesson as “child abuse” and…Tyler O’Neil -
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Pride in America Has Collapsed for Gen Z. Here’s What We Should Do About It.
Editor’s note: This article has been corrected to reflect that the accurate statistic is a net 16% of Gen Zers are “proud” to live in the United States. Only a net 16% of Gen Zers are “proud” to live in the United States. That finding comes from a recent Morning Consult poll, which assessed generational…Jarrett Stepman -
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Privatization Could Rescue South Africa’s Politically Corrupt Power Sector
Despite vast reserves of coal, Eskom, the largest government-run utility in South Africa and on the continent, fails to provide reliable power and operates at only 50% of capacity. South Africa used to have a well-functioning energy sector that was the envy of all Africa, but because of ongoing government corruption and incompetent management, its…Diana Furchtgott-Roth -
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Biden’s Misguided Cuba Policy, Havana’s Master Spy, and the Danger of Wishful Thinking
The Biden administration’s Cuba policy—a return to that of the Obama administration, based on a misreading of history and misinformation spread by agents of influence in Washington—does not bode well for U.S. interests. The reality is that Cuba’s dictatorship is a criminal enterprise that has spent more than six decades destabilizing democracies in the Americas and succeeded in ending them in…John Suarez -
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Female Athletes Threaten Legal Action If NCAA Continues to Let Males Compete in Women’s Sports
An organization of female athletes sent a letter Thursday to the National Collegiate Athletic Association, demanding that the NCAA reverse its policy of allowing male athletes who identify as women to compete on women’s teams, or face legal action. A group of current and former collegiate and professional female athletes also protested Thursday outside the…Tyler O’Neil -
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Biden Education Department Targets Texas Superintendent for Removing Explicit Books From School Libraries
A Texas superintendent is under investigation for trying to protect students from sexually explicit books in public school libraries. The U.S. Department of Education has launched an investigation based on the American Civil Liberties Union’s complaint against the Granbury Independent School District and Superintendent Jeremy Glenn, which centers on the removal of controversial books, as well as related comments…Jillian Schneider -
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Perpetual Optimist ‘Stacy on the Right’ Urges Her Listeners to Have a Purpose in Life
Stacy Washington wants to tear down the wall separating religion and politics. Her book, “Eternally Cancel Proof: A Guide for Courageous Christians Navigating the Political Battlefront,” chronicles her journey as a Christian and her own conversion from the political Left to conservatism. Washington is host of the popular show “Stacy on the Right,” which airs…Robert B. Bluey -
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Twitter Knew a Democrat Attack on Devin Nunes Was False, but Declined to Debunk It Publicly
In January 2018, Democrats and left-leaning media outlets tried to delegitimize a key House Republican’s investigation of the FBI’s Russiagate probe by claiming that Russia supported it, and Twitter failed to set the record straight even though the social media giant’s staff knew there was no evidence behind claims of Russian involvement. Reporter Matt Taibbi…Tyler O’Neil -
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Biden’s Border Disaster Isn’t Incompetence. It’s Intentional.
The primary policy of the Biden administration has been to create the illusion of normalcy and expect the compliant media to smooth out the rough edges for it. During his southern border photo-op visit on Sunday, President Joe Biden threw out this whopper: “Our problems at the border didn’t arise overnight, and they’re not going…Jarrett Stepman