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
‘For the First Time in My Life, I Started to Feel True Support’: My Experience at a Pregnancy Resource Center
I grew up with low expectations for those around me and for humanity in general. My mother passed away when I was 12 years old. My father was an alcoholic. My caretaker was abusive. Caught up in a rip current of disappointment and struggle, I found the sandy shore of success and happiness was always… -
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Center for Rights of Abused Children Helps Kids Find Brighter Future
An astonishing 675,000 children are abused every year in America. Thousands of kids in foster care disappear in the course of a year. Some are missing for days or even weeks, and tragically, others are never found. Fortunately, there’s an organization committed to doing something about these problems and other issues related to child protection… -
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4 Myths Jon Stewart Perpetuated About Radical Gender Theory
In an Oct. 7 episode of “The Problem with Jon Stewart” podcast, “The War Over Gender,” the comedian and political commentator discussed sex and gender. The episode created a lot of buzz. Leftists praised it for supposedly debunking what they called “hateful lies” and said it was “a breath of fresh air.” But a closer… -
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Leftist Democrats Masquerade in ‘Moderate’ Clothes
It happens every election year. While most Republicans proudly run for office as conservatives and then govern that way, Democrats typically conceal their liberal beliefs and pose as “moderates” and “centrists.” Once elected, they swing left and startle voters who sign up for compassion and get stuck with socialism. “Moderate Joe Biden” found himself in… -
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My Love-Hate Relationship With Twitter
I love Twitter. I love it because when I joined, I “followed” people, so I get to learn what they think. I also learn what the crowd thinks, and sometimes I get breaking news. Hooray for Twitter. I also hate Twitter. After I read my Twitter feed, I often feel disgusted with myself. Social media… -
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Parents May Face Felony ‘Child Abuse’ Charges for Disagreeing With Kids’ Gender Identity; AG Vows to Fight Back
Virginia’s Republican attorney general, Jason Miyares, is vowing to protect parental rights after a Democrat in the state House of Delegates voiced support for a bill to criminalize a parent’s disagreement with his or her child’s stated gender identity. Virginia’s Republican governor, Glenn Youngkin, announced a new policy last month, putting parents in the driver’s… -
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‘The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power’ Plays Fast and Loose With Tolkien’s World
Warning: This review contains spoilers for the Amazon series “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.” Fans of J.R.R. Tolkien’s “The Lord of the Rings” and Peter Jackson’s fantastic three-film adaptation had many reasons to doubt that Amazon’s prequel streaming series would fail to deliver, not the least because the company and its… -
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Address Mental Illness, Substance Abuse to Combat Homelessness, New Report Says
The Discovery Institute’s Center on Wealth and Poverty released a report Wednesday aimed at helping lawmakers change government policies on homelessness, which the institute considers ill-advised. The Seattle-based nonprofit’s report, “How Congress Can Reform Government’s Misguided Homelessness Policies,” focuses on the underlying causes of homelessness; specifically, mental illness and substance abuse. The solution to homelessness must involve… -
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Economist Explains Why ‘Americans Are Being Absolutely Crushed Right Now’
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported on Thursday that the consumer price index rose 0.4% in September, showing that inflation remained at a near four-decade high of 8.2%. “Today’s report shows some progress in the fight against higher prices, even as we have more work to do. Inflation over the last three months has… -
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Army’s Misplaced Priorities: Recruitment Shortfall More Problematic Than Climate Change
The word “incongruous” immediately came to mind last week when two news headlines appeared at about the same time concerning the U.S. Army. The Army Times last week reported that at the end of fiscal year 2022 (on Sept. 30), the Army came up 20,000 soldiers short of its authorized end strength. The Army was… -
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‘Bullet’ Train to Nowhere Emblematic of California’s Political Dysfunction
North Africa is less politically dysfunctional than California. That’s the conclusion of a project manager with the French national railroad, regarding California’s massively expensive, way-behind-schedule high-speed rail project, which has been in the works for more than a decade. A report this week by The New York Times highlights the lowlights of the California high-speed… -
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Watchdog Group Calls Out Investment Giant Morningstar for Reputed Anti-Israel Bias
A watchdog organization is calling on a leading investment company to end its allegedly antisemitic “environmental, social, and governance” policies. The New Tolerance Campaign, which encourages “Americans to confront intolerance double standards by establishment institutions, civil rights groups, universities, and socially conscious brands,” claims that investment giant Morningstar is discriminating against Israel through “boycott, divestment,… -
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The Fatal Flaw of Christian Nationalism
The subject of “Christian nationalism” has again appeared in our political life, establishing residence in the Republican Party. It is nothing new, though, having taken many forms in the past, including Moral Rearmament, Prohibition, Christian Reconstructionism, Moral Majority, and the Christian Coalition. In each incarnation, people have been told that something approaching heaven on Earth… -
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Washington Post Worries That America Has Too Many Catholic Hospitals
The Washington Post published a story on Monday that carried the following headline: “Spread of Catholic hospitals limits reproductive care across the U.S.” What did the newspaper mean by the euphemistic term “reproductive care”? It meant, among other things, terminating a human life. The subhead to the story said: “Religious doctrine restricts access to abortion… -
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March for Life Announces Major Shift Ahead of 50th Anniversary of Roe
March for Life President Jeanne Mancini announced that the theme of the 2023 march will center on marching into a post-Roe America. “There’s a lot of confusion about the inherent dignity of the unborn child,” said Mancini at The Heritage Foundation in Washington, D.C., Thursday. “Our enemy is the lie that abortion is good for… -
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Former Trans Teen Launches Organization to Support Detransitioners
Chloe Cole began taking puberty blockers at 13. She was 15 when she had her breasts surgically removed. At 16, she detransitioned. Now, at the age of 18, she has become an activist and leading voice against children and youth “transitioning” to the opposite sex. Cole recently announced that she is launching an organization to… -
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On Its 247th Birthday, US Navy Is on Watch 24/7
The U.S. Navy on Thursday will celebrate its 247th birthday, and organizations such as the Navy League will be helping many of us celebrate the day. Unfortunately, all too often, it seems like there’s nothing but bad news out there, making this a good time to reflect on the good news—and there’s quite a bit… -
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Biden’s Inflation Quickly Makes Americans Poorer
The sailor’s lament “Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink” is reminiscent of how most Americans must feel today about their cost of living. For instance, there are plenty of homes and apartments across the country, but good luck finding one that’s affordable—inflation and interest rate hikes under President Joe Biden have made… -
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A Prophecy Comes True on Polyamorous Relationships
In 2015, when a Supreme Court majority ruled in Obergefell v. Hodges that “state bans on same-sex marriage and on recognizing same-sex marriages duly performed in other jurisdictions are unconstitutional under the Due Process and Equal Protection clauses of the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution,” I wrote that the high court had an… -
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Biden’s Abuse of Power Causes CBO to Raise Cost Estimate of Private Pension Bailouts by $4.5 Billion
You know the Biden administration’s special-interest giveaways are out of control when an additional $4.5 billion is met with hardly any criticism. The Congressional Budget Office released a report on Sept. 30 that says President Joe Biden’s changes to the rules of a recent taxpayer bailout of select private union pension plans will add $4.5…