Political Commentary & Opinion
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Detroit School Board Removes Ben Carson’s Name from School for His ‘Crime’ of Serving Under Trump
The Detroit school board recently voted to remove world-renowned neurosurgeon and native son Dr. Ben Carson’s name from its Benjamin Carson High School of Science and Medicine magnet school. The reason: Carson served in the Cabinet of President Donald Trump. Before it was scrubbed, the school’s website glowingly stated why it was named after Carson:…David Sokol -
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2 ‘Ps’ That Don’t Belong in the Same Pod: Pot and Pregnancy
Let’s say that you are a pregnant woman and have a choice between receiving a medical opinion about a drug’s effect on your child in utero from either (a) a licensed physician or (b) a high-school graduate with no medical experience. Which one is more likely to offer sound medical advice? Unfortunately, when it comes…Paul J. Larkin -
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Federal Government Leaves Border Hospital With $20 Million Bill for ‘Free’ Health Care to Illegal Aliens
A hospital in Yuma, Arizona, is owed $20 million for medical services provided to illegal immigrants. “We’ve calculated that over a six-month period, from December 2021 to May 2022, we had $20 million in charges that we’re unable to bill anyone for, for services we provided to migrants alone,” Dr. Robert Trenschel, president and CEO of Yuma…Virginia Allen -
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McConnell Stabs House GOP in the Back, Speeds Democrat Omnibus Boondoggle
As if it were not painful enough for Republicans to watch the vaunted red wave merely ripple across their ankles, they now must endure 2022’s final insult: A red wave of deficit spending courtesy of lame-duck House Democrats, triumphant Senate Democrat leader Chuck Schumer of New York, and Senate GOP “leader” Mitch McConnell of Kentucky….Deroy Murdock -
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9 Books That Would Make Great Last-Minute Christmas Gifts
With Christmas fast approaching, no doubt you may have some last-minute shopping to do. With that in mind, we’ve compiled some of The Heritage Foundation staff’s favorite books for you to consider for family and friends. “Co-Ruling with Christ” by Hugh Daniel Smith “Co-Ruling with Christ” provides practical tools that can be employed in the…Brian Gottstein -
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Why Many Conservatives Won’t Be With Their Children or Grandchildren This Christmas
There are probably hundreds of thousands of men and women who, because of political differences, maintain minimal or no contact with their parents and, even more cruelly, do not allow their parents to have any contact with their children—their parents’ grandchildren. Probably an unprecedented number of Americans with grown children will be alone this Christmas…Dennis Prager -
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Court Rules Boys Can Continue Dominating Girls Sports in Connecticut
The United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit ruled in favor of two biological male athletes who competed in girls sports when it dismissed claims brought against the Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference by four female track runners Friday. Soule v. Connecticut Association of Schools was first filed in 2019 after two biological male athletes, Andraya…Alexa Schwerha -
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Inflation Takes a Bite Out of Christmas Cheer
Americans may want to light the fireplace more often this winter and cut back on the holiday festivities, according to new data from the Energy Information Administration and the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Energy costs have remained consistently high for over a year, having risen over 13% since November 2021. So, American families can expect…Rachael Wilfong -
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SPLC Targets Conservative Jewish Journalist, Suggesting He Supports White Nationalism
In the past two months, the Southern Poverty Law Center’s Hatewatch project has turned its ire to Josh Hammer, the opinion editor at Newsweek, suggesting he supports white nationalism and should be a pariah in polite society. In three articles featuring Hammer, the leftist SPLC repeatedly mentions white nationalism but omits the fact that Hammer…Tyler O’Neil -
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EXCLUSIVE: 11 Conservative Groups Urge Kristi Noem to Condemn Transgender Health Summit, Launch Investigations
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Conservative leaders at 11 different national and state organizations sent a letter to South Dakota Republican Gov. Kristi Noem, commending her for terminating a state Health Department contract with a transgender activist group but also urging her to forcefully condemn the gender ideology at the center of an upcoming summit in…Tyler O’Neil -
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Omnibus ‘No’ Vote Explains How Democrats Are Trying to Circumvent the Incoming Republican House
As the clock ticks toward the new year, Congress is racing to pass funding for the government for the fiscal year that began Oct. 1 “Well, I was a no vote last week. I think we need to be doing our work. It’s amazing to me that the Democrats have been in control of the…Samantha Aschieris -
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Ode to Unknown Soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery
On a brisk sunny day under the cerulean sky over our nation’s capital, we gathered Saturday to lay fresh Christmas wreaths on headstones at Arlington National Cemetery. I took my wife and four children, as I do each year, to honor and pay our respects to those who wore the uniform. But this year was…Cully Stimson -
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Republicans Can Thank the Federal Government’s Bungled Census for Their Razor-Thin House Majority
Republicans will soon take control of the House of Representatives, but with a margin so narrow it may prove difficult to achieve their legislative and oversight objectives. That margin might have been larger, were it not for egregious errors made by the U.S. Census Bureau in the 2020 census. Come January, House membership will consist…Hans von Spakovsky -
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EXCLUSIVE: South Dakota Health Secretary Out of a Job After Noem Discovers Transgender Group’s Contract
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem announced the retirement of her state health secretary, Joan Adam, days after the governor discovered that the state Health Department had contracted with a transgender activist group that will host a "gender summit" next month. Noem announced Adam's retirement Monday morning, four days after the…Tyler O’Neil -
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Burying the Major Democrat Donor Angle in FTX Fiasco
The collapse of the cryptocurrency company FTX could be as massive a scandal for Democrats as the Democrats insisted the Enron debacle was for former President George W. Bush. The man who took over the wreckage of Enron is now in charge of managing the end of FTX. But our largest national media outlets are…Tim Graham -
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The Slippery Slope Never Ends
In 2006, then-Sen. Joe Biden ranted against the supposed irrelevance of a proposed constitutional amendment to define marriage in federal law as one man, one woman. “We already have a law, the Defense of Marriage Act,” he said. “I’ve voted, and others have said, look, marriage is between a man and a woman and states…Ben Shapiro -
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Texas Legislation Strikes Back Against University-Backed Discrimination
“A lot of tax dollars are flowing into these universities, and with tuition skyrocketing—dollars should go to operating costs and education, not woke activism.”Tony Kinnett -
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Her Son Was Killed on Christmas Eve: Gold Star Mom Shares Significance of Annual Wreath Laying
It was just above freezing early Saturday when thousands of Americans arrived at Arlington National Cemetery just outside Washington, D.C. The army of volunteers bundled in their winter coats spent the morning laying about 257,000 live balsam wreaths on the white gravestones of fallen service members. Thousands of volunteers helped lay the wreaths that arrived…Virginia Allen -
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Sen. Sinema Should Follow Declaring Independence From Democratic Party With Renouncing Its Radicalism
When Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, a New York Democrat, barks “Jump!” Sen. Angus King, a Maine independent, obediently asks, “How high?” Despite a January 2021 puff-piece profile on CBS’ “60 Minutes” touting the Mainer’s supposed independence, the two-term King is an independent in name only. One is hard-pressed to recall the last time he…Peter Parisi -
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EXCLUSIVE: Kristi Noem’s Health Department Fires Transgender Group Ahead of ‘Gender Summit’
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem, a Republican, directed her state Department of Health to terminate a contract with The Transformation Project, a transgender activist group that is hosting a "Gender Identity Summit" next month, after The Daily Signal drew the governor's attention to the summit and the group. "Gov. Kristi Noem is reviewing all Department…Tyler O’Neil