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
American Dream Isn’t Dead, but It Needs Help
The American dream looms large in the nation’s psyche. Immigrants flock to our shores to make a better life for themselves, free of the chains that bound them in their countries of origin. Native-born Americans also can achieve the American dream through hard work and determination. But recently, many have come to view that dream… -
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What Banner on Boston Church Says About Decline of Christianity
On the front of one of the oldest and most beautiful churches in the country, the Church of the Covenant in Boston, hangs a large banner on which is written: “And God said … “Protect Abortion Access 4 All “Ensure Black Lives Matter “Honor Bodily Autonomy “Defend LGBTQ+ Rights “End Voter Suppression “Turn Guns into… -
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Federal Judge Blocks Biden’s Attempt to Reinterpret Discrimination Laws
How do you solve a problem like a rogue agency? When a Democrat occupies the White House, you can be reasonably sure that administrative agencies will start bending rules to get results that they can’t get through normal procedures. Witness, for example, the rise of the agency “guidance” document. These are documents that express an… -
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How Pregnancy Resource Shelter Helped Me Follow My Dreams—Without Sacrificing My Children
It’s a typical Friday night, and I’m busy cooking dinner for my 7-year-old daughter, Bella, and my 6-year-old son, Bryant. My heart warms as I watch the two of them snuggled up on the couch, with Bryant’s eyes wide, as Bella launches into their millionth book of the day. They are young, beautiful, and full… -
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Why Azerbaijan Merits Greater Strategic Attention From Washington
America’s engagement with Azerbaijan matters more than ever, with 2022 marking the 30th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two nations. From Washington’s foreign policy perspective, the strategic importance of the country is undeniable. Its capital, Baku, is the largest port on the Caspian Sea and an important transportation hub for goods shipped between Europe… -
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Texas Sues Biden Over Emergency Abortions
On Thursday, Texas state officials filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration challenging its recent guidance that health providers can carry out abortions in emergency cases regardless of their state’s laws. Under the guidance released earlier last week by the Department of Health and Human Services, health providers who carry out emergency abortions are protected under federal… -
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Celebrities Say They’ll Leave US but Curiously, They’re Still Here…
After the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong told fans at a London concert that he would renounce his citizenship. Don’t bet on it. Armstrong is no stranger to preening wokeness. He also “threatened” to leave the U.S. when President Donald Trump was in charge, as did many other lefty celebs—Bryan Cranston, Samuel L…. -
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Big Tech Companies Practically ‘Own the Government,’ This Texas Lawmaker Says
Congressional Democrats and Republicans agree that Big Tech companies are too powerful, says a Texas congressman who is a leader on the issue. “These Big Tech companies have gotten to the point that they own the government, in a sense,” Rep. Lance Gooden, co-chair and co-founder of the Freedom From Big Tech Caucus, says, adding… -
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Expert-Moderated Candidates Debates Aim to Sidestep ‘Reportorial Bias’
Are the days of journalist-led political candidates debates over? If The Epoch Times’ new debate format takes root, they just might be. Aimed at avoiding accusations of “reportorial bias” in the traditional debate format, The Epoch Times has created a type of debate where single-issue experts and scholars—rather than journalists with clear or potential political biases—pose questions to the… -
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Green Energy Threatens Reliability of Texas, US Electric Grids
Texans might be forgiven for thinking they have it better than the Brits when it comes to keeping the lights on. After all, they live in the energy capital of the world. However, the destructive nature of renewable energy like that used in Great Britain knows no borders, especially when American politicians push subsidies and… -
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Our Political Leaders Have Failed the Black Community
I am saddened by the state of affairs in our inner cities. Recently, in Washington, D.C., the nation’s capital and the place I call home, several young people, including a 15-year-old and an 18-year-old, were murdered. Their lives cut short, never providing them with the opportunity to realize their God-given potential. The perpetuation of a… -
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Resign, Joe
It is difficult, perhaps impossible, to describe just how bad President Joe Biden is at his job. Comparisons to Jimmy Carter are pervasive, but trite—and too flattering to Carter. Perhaps a more apt (and dark) analogy, given how civic strife has reached a fever pitch, is to James Buchanan, historians’ typical consensus pick for worst… -
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Obama Is Still Playing the Race Card
Former President Barack Obama recently gave a speech in which he attacked the critics of “identity politics.” At the June Copenhagen Democracy Summit Obama said: “I have little sympathy for reactionaries who cynically condemn identity politics or cancel culture when really all they’re doing is trying to preserve existing privilege or excuse entrenched injustice, or… -
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As Hate Crimes Pile Up Against Churches and Pregnancy Centers, Hawley Cracks Down
It began in Boulder, Colorado. On the night of May 3, one day after Politico leaked a draft of the Dobbs Supreme Court decision that would eventually overturn Roe v. Wade seven weeks later, criminals attacked Sacred Heart of Mary Catholic Church, smashing windows and spray-painting multiple anti-Catholic and pro-abortion slogans on the doors and walls of… -
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Sri Lanka Collapses and Dutch Farmers Revolt. Blame ‘Green’ Policies.
Sri Lanka is on fire and enraged protesters have stormed the presidential palace. Dutch farmers continue to protest all across the Netherlands by blocking roads with their tractors. Germany, Italy, and Poland have all had their own farmers’ protests, inspired by the Dutch. Around the globe, protesters are expressing just how fed up they are… -
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Detransitioning Teen Pleads: ‘No Child Should Have to Experience What I Have’
Resisting intense lobbying from well-funded national LGBTQ pressure groups, the state of Florida has taken a step closer to stop taxpayers from funding transgender hormone treatments and surgeries. Concerned parents and at least one teen who has detransitioned after having her breasts surgically removed asked state officials to do more to protect minors. The proposed… -
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‘Agency’: An Important New Book About America
The Gallup polling organization seems to serve up endlessly bleak news about how Americans feel about God and country. I wrote recently about its report of the historically low percentage of Americans that say they believe in God. Now Gallup reports that a historically low number of Americans believe in ourselves and our country. The… -
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Dictator Envy
Some Western leaders envy dictators’ powers. President Donald Trump said, when North Korea’s Kim Jong Un speaks, “his people sit up at attention. I want my people to do the same.” President Barack Obama told reporters it would be so much easier to be the president of China. Canada’s foolish prime minister, Justin Trudeau, said… -
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California Weighs Gender-Transition Bill for Youths Beyond Its Borders. A Former ‘Trans Kid’ Explains.
California is moving ahead with a bill that would offer gender-transition medical treatment not just to in-state children, but also to kids across America. If passed, California’s “trans refuge” bill would allow young people from other states to visit California to receive sex hormones, puberty blockers, and sex-reassignment surgeries. “What’s happened is that there are… -
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You’re a Scientist? So What?
A caller to my radio show this week, a physician, took strong issue with me regarding COVID-19 therapeutics. He accused me of not believing in science. His last words before we had to go to a commercial break were, “I’m a scientist.” Given that I am not a scientist, he assumed that comment would persuade…