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
Progressives Have Captured Another Institution: Commencement Addresses
What comes to mind in the month of June? Weddings. Vacations (and how to pay for record high gas prices if you’re driving). Graduations. Time was when many commencement speeches at major universities were about America and its values and what graduates could expect in the future. In recent years, they have become a political… -
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If Road to Hell Is Paved With Good Intentions, With What Do We Pave Road to Heaven?
There is a reason nearly everyone is familiar with the saying, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” The reason is, of course, that it is true and therefore it helps explain why there is so much evil. Take the 20th century, the bloodiest century on record, in which about 100 million people—all… -
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In Movie, Matt Walsh Reveals How Gender Ideology Mutilates Kids
What is a woman? Seems like a pretty simple question. But in today’s America, the left thinks females aren’t the only ones who count as women anymore. Stories abound of biological males not only invading women’s private spaces such as bathrooms and locker rooms, but dominating in women’s sports. All of this comes with the… -
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On ‘Pride Night,’ Rays of Hope in Tampa Bay
After 16 years of Pride Nights, the Tampa Bay Rays probably took their players’ support for granted. Not anymore. Heading into this past Saturday’s game, when the team was supposed to sport rainbow logos, a group of players decided to wear something else on their sleeves: their convictions. The Rays lost the game, but that’s not what… -
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Ocasio-Cortez Pushes Unpopular Latinx Term
Editor’s note: This piece was originally published in August 2021, but has been updated to reflect statements by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y. Latinx is the word that just won’t die. The word reentered the national consciousness Monday when Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., attempted to boost the word, and accused people of starting drama over… -
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Funny How Late-Night Comics Don’t Treat Kamala Harris as Laughing Matter
Yes, the real estate mogul no longer calls the White House home, but chances are you’ll hear Donald Trump jokes in any given late-night TV monologue. And they’ll draw satirical blood. That’s all well and good, but Trump no longer lives at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., and he can’t even steer all his favorite GOP candidates… -
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Biden’s Open Border Is an Open Invitation to Terrorist Attacks
We saw two examples late last month alone of the huge national security threat we face thanks to President Joe Biden’s open-border policies. First, we learned that a man on the terrorist watchlist was allowed into the U.S. and it took 13 days for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to obtain authorization to rearrest him. The… -
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Small Minnesota Town Hosts Pride Event Featuring Incest Porn Actor
Pride Month festivities in a small town in Minnesota caused a stir, as well they should. The event, East Central Minnesota Pride, took place Saturday in Pine City, population 3,113. Pride events are common in Minnesota, a state known for its left-wing values, but with a kinder, gentler “Minnesota Nice” ring to it. (I know because I grew… -
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Many Gen Z Students Afraid to Speak Their Truth in Classroom
Ideally, American public schools are settings where young Americans develop into citizens and become socialized to particular ideas, values, and civic norms. Attitudes toward democracy and disagreement are forged in these spaces. In this context, the findings of the Knight Foundation’s just-released report on high schoolers’ attitudes toward free speech should worry us. The report, part of the Knight… -
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Seattle Implodes After Defunding Police
Seattle’s efforts to defund its police department and transfer its duties to other city agencies resulted in $5 million worth of wrongful parking tickets and other administrative dysfunction, according to The Seattle Times. Seattle is refunding roughly 100,000 parking tickets worth approximately $5 million total after transferring parking enforcement duties from police to civilian parking enforcement… -
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Massacre of 50 at Nigerian Catholic Church Part of Persecution of Christians
On Pentecost Sunday in Abuja, Nigeria, four gunmen stormed a Catholic Church during Mass, massacring at least 50 worshippers in one of the most brutal rampages of the year. As word of the attack spread, so too did outrage that the violence in this African nation continues on. While Christians have been routinely targeted by Nigeria’s Islamic… -
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Teachers Explain How They Push ‘Gender Lessons’ on Young Children
Teachers across the country revealed the strategies they use to teach young children about gender ideology in a Friday article published by The Washington Post. Teachers discussed the various ways they are injecting gender-related discussions into their lessons, including comments about using hormones to stop menstrual periods and declining to state that sexual anatomy is gender-specific, according… -
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Iran’s Breakout Timeline Has Reached Zero
A respected Washington nuclear nonproliferation think tank, the Institute for Science and International Security, reported last week that Iran’s “breakout time”—the time needed to produce enough fissile material for a nuclear weapon—is now at “zero.” This is really no surprise. Just a few weeks ago, Secretary of State Antony Blinken testified to Congress that Iran… -
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America Can’t Remain Free Without a Virtuous People
John Adams, who would soon surrender the presidency to Thomas Jefferson, ventured up to Capitol Hill on Nov. 22, 1800, to deliver the first-ever in-person presidential address in the not-yet-finished home of the United States Congress. It was noon on a Saturday. What message did he deliver? First, Adams congratulated the American people for building… -
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State Treasurer Warns Americans of Politicized Credit Scores
Are your financial investments being weaponized to undermine your political beliefs? Investment firms, banks, and many other companies have embraced environmental, social, and governance, also known as ESG—a politicized rating system that advances the left’s agenda. In Utah, Treasurer Marlo Oaks is fighting S&P Global Ratings, which adopted ESG to make decisions about the credit… -
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Gov. Ron DeSantis Launches Governmentwide Effort to Ban Child Sex Changes
The Florida Department of Health urged the state’s board of medicine to establish standards of care in accordance with guidance strongly advising against child sex treatments in a Thursday letter. Florida Surgeon General Joseph Ladapo pointed to a lack of evidence on the safety and efficacy of the procedures and urged the Florida Board of Medicine to… -
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Federal Agencies Celebrate Pride, Ignore Memorial Day
If you’re wondering where America’s heroes rank on President Joe Biden’s list of priorities, try below the rainbow flag. While federal agencies have been tripping over themselves to pledge allegiance to LGBT activism, two couldn’t be bothered to recognize the fallen troops who make our freedom possible. Despite a governmentwide tweet-fest over Pride Month, the… -
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This Pride Month, Companies Should Skip the Rainbows
It’s Pride Month, meaning Americans are getting barraged by more rainbows than a unicorn convention. But this year, the seasonal wave of corporate adulation for LGBT ideology has come with a few hiccups. First is Amazon. While the company prides itself on being a good little woke pet to the radical left, it still found… -
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‘What Is a Woman’ Exposes Disturbing Transgender Agenda
“I’ve heard people say that there are no differences between male and female. Those people are idiots.” Thus begins Daily Wire host Matt Walsh’s new “What Is a Woman?” documentary, which highlights the left’s ever-growing reluctance and inability to define gender. Think that defining the qualities of men and women is easy for most people… -
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Out of Formula
Parents still struggle to find baby formula. The left and most media (sorry, same thing?) blame “corporate power run amok.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says, “There might be a need for indictment!” They blame Abbott Laboratories, because it shut down a Similac plant. The Food and Drug Administration says unsanitary conditions led to deaths of…