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
Renewing Respect for American Character, Citizenship
It seems appropriate that one of the most creative and dynamic programs in American citizenship in the country is held in Philadelphia, at the Union League, the city club founded in 1862 to support President Abraham Lincoln and the Union cause. The Civil War, of course, created a crisis in the concept of American citizenship…. -
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Calls for Reparations Are Back, Again. It’s Still a Terrible Idea.
“Blacks already have been the first victims of the campaign to get reparations for slavery. The longer this futile campaign goes on, the more additional blacks will be victimized.” So began a 2001 op-ed by noted economist and commentator Thomas Sowell, who happens to be black. Sowell wrote the piece more than 20 years ago,… -
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Mom Explains Tragic Reality of Gender Ideology That Ended Her Daughter’s Life
Abby Martinez knows firsthand how gender ideology can negatively affect, and even end, a young life. Martinez’s daughter Yaeli began taking cross-sex hormones in high school and changed her name to Andrew. When Martinez raised concerns about the path her teen daughter was on, she lost custody of Yaeli to the Los Angeles County Department… -
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New Rule Would Force Climate Change Reporting Requirements on Most Companies in America
The Biden Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed requiring publicly traded companies to not only calculate and report their own greenhouse gas emissions but those of their suppliers, customers, and logistics operators. The proposal could conceivably cover almost every company in America—even those that aren’t publicly traded and don’t fall under the SEC’s purview—adding enormous… -
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Heritage Foundation Launches ‘Transition’ Project to Set Conservative Policy Agenda
The Heritage Foundation on Thursday announced a 2025 Presidential Transition Project to prepare a governing agenda and conservative policy recommendations for the next administration that takes the White House. A former high-ranking Trump administration official, Paul Dans, will direct the initiative, the leading think tank said in a press release. Under President Donald Trump, Dans was… -
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Government’s Bar Tab Starts Long Before Tax Day
Among the earliest uses of the written language was the assessment and collection of taxes. Although we’ve moved on from the king taking grain directly from your field to the IRS, Tax Day remains as a reminder of this ancient—and favorite—pastime of government. However, focusing on when or how taxes are collected misses the point…. -
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This Easter, Let’s Rediscover Our Purpose
The celebration of Easter provides us with the opportunity to take a step back and reassess our lives. It gives us the chance to contemplate who we are and what we aspire to be. Given that Easter commemorates the resurrection of Jesus Christ, we should take advantage of this opportunity to reflect on ourselves and… -
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LA Sheriff Charges That Criminals Profit by Policies of Soros-Backed District Attorney
Crime is on the rise in Los Angeles, and the soft-on-criminals policies of District Attorney George Gascon are a major cause, Sheriff Alex Villanueva says. When Gascon took office in December 2020 as one of the successful candidates around the country supported by liberal financier George Soros, he issued a list of crimes that the… -
opinion
What’s Really Happening at the Southern Border?
On his first day in office in January 2021, President Joe Biden ended many of his predecessor's policies to manage illegal immigration at America’s southern border. Biden brought a halt to former President Donald Trump's construction of the border wall, and tens of thousands of migrants began crossing the border illegally. Since October, more than… -
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California Wants to Regulate Your Bacon. Here’s Why the Supreme Court Should Save It.
Imagine that a friend of yours wants to lose 10 pounds. You might advise your friend to diet, avoid unhealthy foods, and exercise more. You might even offer some unconventional tips, like sleeping regularly or keeping a daily gratitude journal. But what if you went to all the stores in your state and told the… -
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Writer Regrets Sex-Change Surgery Nearly 30 Years Later
A biological male who had sex-change surgery at 19 describes the regret that came decades later in an opinion article published by The Washington Post. Anxiety, depression, and same-sex attraction drove Corinna Cohn to undergo irreversible surgery at 19, according to the article published Monday. Cohn later felt regret about losing the ability to have children, becoming… -
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Judge Grants Bail to 2 Men Charged With Duping Secret Service Agents
A federal judge granted bail Tuesday to the two men accused of pretending to be federal agents who allegedly bought off Secret Service officers, CNBC reported. Arian Taherzadeh, 40, and Haider Ali, 36, were arrested in Washington, D.C., on April 6 and have been in custody ever since, according to court documents obtained by the… -
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The DC 5: Callousness, Cruelty of Post-Viability Abortion
At the corner of Connecticut Avenue and I Street Northwest in the District of Columbia, residents and visitors walking under the springtime cherry blossoms pass by a beautiful bit of quasi-haiku posted for the city’s “Golden Haiku” contest: First trimester—her new passworda baby’s name A few blocks away, the bodies of 115 nameless preborn babies—a… -
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BLM Global Network Foundation’s Creators Are Not Interested in Black Lives
Black Lives Matter benefits from a vicious cycle that allows the organization to carry on changing America beyond recognition. Large media companies like The New York Times, The Washington Post, and TV networks have imposed a news blackout that ensures that BLM supporters ignore its intent and practices. This continues to be the case despite… -
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Captive to Captagon: How This Narcotic Became Scourge of Middle East
Captagon sounds like the name of a substance from a science fiction novel. Originally compounded as a pill to combat narcolepsy and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, captagon (generically known as fenethylline) is a narcotic substance that was banned in the 1980s but has exploded in popularity throughout the Middle East. The $5 billion captagon drug trade is… -
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What the Left Has Done to Women’s Desires
As I’ve documented on a number of occasions, the left ruins everything it touches. There is no exception. From universities to high schools and now including even elementary schools, to late-night TV, to sports, to the arts and, increasingly, science, the left is a destruction machine. And nowhere is this damage more evident or tragic… -
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It’s Not a ‘Don’t Say Gay’ Law. It’s an Anti-Indoctrination Law.
The radical left just can’t stop talking about Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ anti-“grooming” law. The left’s warped worldview prevents them from understanding why DeSantis signed Florida’s Parental Rights in Education bill into law March 28, or why parents don’t want their children being indoctrinated into LGBT ideology. The rabid response to the bill’s passage has… -
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Under Top Prosecutor’s Policies, Sheriff Says, ‘It’s Profitable to Do Crime in Los Angeles County’
LOS ANGELES—The policies of Los Angeles’ top prosecutor have created an environment rich for crime, Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says. “It’s profitable to do crime in Los Angeles County,” Villanueva, a Democrat, said during a Heritage Foundation event Thursday night in downtown LA focused on District Attorney George Gascon. “We're having people [from]… -
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Judge Dismisses Charges Against Parent Opposed to Race-Based Admissions
A Virginia parent won a legal victory when a Fairfax County judge dismissed four charges of libel and slander with prejudice Friday. Harry Jackson, a former PTA president of Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology who opposed changes to the school’s admissions policy, was facing libel and slander charges in the wake of claiming that… -
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Why These Moms of Murdered Sons Want Justice From LA’s Progressive District Attorney
LOS ANGELES—Ana Estevez should have celebrated her son Piqui’s 10th birthday Feb. 19. Instead, she grieved over the five years she has awakened each day unable to say good morning to her little boy. “He was just the joy of my life,” Estevez, a resident of Long Beach, California, says of Piqui. “He was everything…