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
Hershel ‘Woody’ Williams: A True American Hero
America just lost another hero from “the greatest generation.” Hershel “Woody” Williams, the last surviving World War II veteran awarded the Medal of Honor, died June 29. He was 98. Enlisting in the Marine Corps in 1943 at the age of 19, Williams was a demolition corporal when he and his Marine battalion landed on… -
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What Explains the Disappearing American?
“Help wanted” and “Now hiring” signs are everywhere. Flights, construction projects, and health care services are delayed—or unavailable—due to labor shortages. Hourly and monthly wages spiral. There is a growing disequilibrium between the number of available jobs and the declining pool of workers needed to fill them. What’s going on? During the nearly two yearlong… -
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‘Hopeful Sign’: 72% Still Proud to Be American, Poll Finds
A new poll finds that patriotism is alive and well among most Americans, with nearly 3 in 4 saying they are proud of their country despite divisive domestic issues and the findings of other recent surveys. The poll results come amid nationwide controversy in recent months over issues such as record-high gas prices, mass shootings,… -
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Biden’s Twin Dumpster Fires: Raging Inflation and Open Borders
Faced with several serious domestic and foreign policy problems all at once, the Biden administration’s reaction has been so catastrophically incoherent, it’s hard to know whether to blame leftist ideology or just plain incompetence. Inflation hits all of us right now. While the nation is supposed to be grateful for the 16 cents that the… -
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New York Times Pays for Opposition Research Into Conservative Media
Here’s one easy way to figure out if a newspaper is in the tank for the Democrats: Does it spend money to study how Democrats are being unfairly attacked on conservative talk radio? The answer is “yes” at The New York Times. Its front page on July 5 carried a story titled “Right-Wing Radio Sows… -
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Celebrities Are Saying Only Women Are Women. Is Transgender Movement Fading?
Singer Macy Gray and actress Bette Midler made headlines recently for saying only women are women. The two celebrities made their bold statements—bold for this day and age, at least—over the July Fourth holiday weekend. “WOMEN OF THE WORLD! We are being stripped of our rights over our bodies, our lives and even of our… -
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What Could Have Prevented Highland Park Mass Shooting?
America recently has suffered through a spate of mass shootings. Most recently, a gunman fired on a crowd of people on the Fourth of July in Highland Park, Illinois. Seven were killed and more than 40 others were injured. Across the country, concerned citizens ask, “Why?” Why does this keep happening and what can we… -
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Political Fallout Over California’s Concealed Carry Data Leak
Tim Sylvester, a self-described gun collector in California’s Central Valley, is incensed by last week’s admission by California’s Department of Justice that it made public the personal information of perhaps hundreds of thousands of gun owners, likely including his own. “It’s a breach of trust,” Sylvester, an almond and grape farmer who taught firearm safety… -
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Tweetstorm Over Disney’s Baymax Shopping for Tampons Reveals Clash of Cultures
In an article for City Journal in March, journalist Christopher Rufo revealed how The Walt Disney Co. had pledged to embed radical sexual politics in its films and TV programming. Left-wing Disney employees announced in a series of meetings that they were going to “change everything from gender pronouns at the company’s theme parks to… -
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Why We Can’t Have a Nice Independence Day
On July 3, 1776, shortly after the approval of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress, John Adams wrote to his wife Abigail. “I am well aware of the Toil and Blood and Treasure, that it will cost Us to maintain this Declaration, and support and defend these States,” Adams wrote. “Yet through… -
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‘We’re Being Invaded,’ Local Texas Leaders Say as Border Crisis Worsens
The flood of illegal migrants coming across the border has gone from an emergency to an invasion, local Texas officials say. Leaders from Kinney County, which borders Mexico, and from several other Texas counties gathered Tuesday to declare they are under invasion. “If we keep our open border, we’re not going to have… -
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For July Fourth, NPR Ditches Declaration of Independence
At National Public Radio, the document that effectively created the United States is out. Predictably, this year the left-wing media churned out a drumbeat of pieces about why Independence Day isn’t so great for one reason or another. It’s an annual tradition, so no surprise. The left had a bad month at the Supreme Court,… -
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White House ‘Disinformation’ Campaign Against Climate Policy Critics Sparks Litigation
Climate activists are working in coordination with the Biden White House and Democrat-dominated congressional committees to silence political opponents under the guise of “disinformation,” legal and energy policy analysts say. Under President Joe Biden, the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy has kept a tight lid on how the administration advances its climate… -
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Avoiding the Approaching American Catastrophe
It’s hard not to worry about America’s future these days. Warning signs are everywhere. Trust in institutions is at all-time lows. Inflation is out of control. The nation’s long-term finances are in shambles. People are at each other’s throats. Drug overdoses are booming. Suicide is booming. Growing elements on both the left and the right… -
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The Problems With Cassidy Hutchinson’s Testimony
LONDON—According to Mr. Google, I am 3,430 miles from home. It’s nice to be back in London, though I’m sorry to report that my visit was occasioned by the funeral of an old and dear friend. (By “old friend” incidentally, I mean that we had been friends a long time, not that he was old.)… -
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In San Francisco, a Zone of Lawless Sovereignty
The epicenter of the political earthquakes rattling San Francisco’s progressive establishment is a 30-square-block neighborhood in the center of downtown known as the Tenderloin. Adjacent to some of the city’s most famous attractions, including the high-end shopping district Union Square, the old money redoubt of Nob Hill, historic Chinatown, and the city’s gold-capped City Hall,… -
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A Road Map for Finding Success and Happiness
Tom Lewis knows what it takes to find success and happiness in life. He’s a living example. As founder of the T.W. Lewis Co., an Arizona-based real estate investment company known for its outstanding quality and customer service in the homebuilding industry, Lewis built a thriving business while being a devoted dad. Now, he’s sharing… -
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Don’t Blame Manufacturers for Rising Food Prices. They’re Hit By Inflation and Higher Costs, Too, Experts Say
Most recognized in the recent record-high gas prices, the far-reaching effects of inflation are now moving to the food supply chain, experts say. While it’s tempting to blame individual brands for raising their prices, it’s “simply not true that it’s the manufacturers’ fault that prices are higher. We’re all in this inflationary environment together…. -
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Twitter Suspends Jordan Peterson for ‘Misgendering’ Transgender Actor
Twitter suspended well-known clinical psychologist and author Jordan Peterson for “misgendering” actor Elliot Page on Wednesday. The tweet that got Peterson suspended read “Remember when pride was a sin? And Ellen Page just had her breasts removed by a criminal physician.” Peterson’s daughter, Mikhaila, announced the suspension on her own Twitter, tagging Elon Musk and adding that… -
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Court Restores Culture of Life
The cries from the left predicting the end of the world in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is a familiar sound. We heard the same after the historic reform in welfare in 1996 when Aid to Families with Dependent Children, which effectively subsidized low-income women to have children…