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
In Afghanistan Evacuation, Air Force Once Again Rises to an Enormous Challenge
The air evacuation out of Afghanistan was, in a word, amazing. Despite immense obstacles, U.S. Air Force airmen were able to rise to the challenge and evacuate 124,000 U.S. personnel and refugees out of Kabul following the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. While you may be thinking it was unprecedented for an Air Force that just… -
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And Jews Will Still Vote Democrat
There is almost nothing Democrats can do to damage America or Israel that would change most American Jews’ political leanings. The latest example took place just last week. A college student speaking to Vice President Kamala Harris, a Democrat, condemned America for supporting Israel, and charged Israel with committing “ethnic genocide” against Palestinians. Harris’ said,… -
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We Hear You: Amazon’s Scary Reasoning for Rejecting a Book Ad
Editor's note: The Daily Signal's audience was critical of Amazon for blocking advertising for Heritage Foundation scholar Mike Gonzalez's book on Black Lives Matter for several days before allowing the ad after concluding employees incorrectly applied standards. A sampling of your response leads off today's dip into the mailbag at [email protected].—Ken McIntyre Dear Daily Signal:… -
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‘Build Back Better’ Plan Puts in Place a Government Option and Sets a Path to Single-Payer
As negotiations over the staggering $3.4 trillion “Build Back Better” plan price tag continue to raise concern, the health policy agenda put forth in the plan is equally alarming. At first glance, some might argue the Build Back Better plan takes a more modest approach on health care by avoiding the inclusion of a full-blown,… -
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Why We Don’t Need ‘Human Infrastructure’
Self-styled progressive Democrats demand that Congress pass a “human infrastructure” package that would provide funding for “free” college and preschool, alongside other social agenda items. Jon, a man whose story I know, would have called it a “government package.” Jon, who is middle-aged, had a HUD housing voucher and food stamp benefits, and was on… -
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Why Hispanic Heritage Month Shouldn’t Be a Thing
We’re in the first week of Hispanic Heritage Month, yet another 30 days of identity-focused celebration, following on the heels of Black History Month in February and Gay Pride Month in June. But although the ubiquity of the terms “Hispanic” and “Latino” might make it seem that they’ve always been there, Heritage Foundation senior fellow… -
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Noncitizen Voting in Vermont Part of Democrats’ ‘Long Game’
Noncitizens will be able to vote in two Vermont cities as part of a growing national trend, unless lawsuits prevent new laws from taking effect. The cities of Montpelier, with about 7,375 residents, and Winooski, with about 7,335, both will allow noncitizens to vote in local elections for offices such as mayor, city council, and… -
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What Needs to Happen Now That Arizona Election Audit Over
Editor’s note: Discrepancies and other problems uncovered by the Arizona Senate’s audit of the presidential election in the state’s largest county, Maricopa, were the topic of a Sept. 27 appearance by Hans von Spakovsky, senior legal fellow at The Heritage Foundation, on Newsmax’s “American Agenda.” “Election officials in Arizona should not simply dismiss this audit [and]… -
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President’s ‘Word as a Biden’ Isn’t Worth Much, His Record Shows
When President Joe Biden wants you to believe something he’s about to say—really, really wants you to believe it—he prefaces it with the phrase, “I give you my word as a Biden.” He peppers his public statements with it, puts it in his tweets, and holds it up as some sort of gold standard for… -
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Biologically Male Athletes Have Competitive Advantage Over Women, Sports Group’s Study Finds
Biologically male athletes have unfair advantages over women, a report released Thursday from the Sports Councils’ Equality Group found. The Sports Councils’ Equality Group found that there are “retained” differences in an average woman’s strength, stamina, and physique, compared with the average transgender woman “with or without testosterone suppression.” The report concluded that “the inclusion of transgender… -
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LinkedIn Bans Geologist for Climate Change Posts: ‘This Type of Content Is Not Allowed’
Greg Wrightstone, a geologist and expert reviewer for the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, has posted content on LinkedIn for years. It would often spark discussions and debates among his followers—and the occasional trolls. That changed last month. Wrightstone, who serves as executive director of the CO2 Coalition, says he was banned from LinkedIn for… -
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Between Border Crisis and Afghanistan, Have We Ever Had a Less Competent President?
There’s always press coverage about Republican mismanagement or Republicans getting into trouble governing as ideologues, but you don’t hear much about the reverse. There’s a lot to critique about Republicans, but for mismanagement and for blindly putting ideology above all else, President Joe Biden may be the all-time champ. Biden campaigned as a pragmatist who… -
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Biden’s Absurd ‘Zero Cost’ Claim: $3.5 Trillion Is Real Money and It’s Coming Out of Your Pocket
Talk about a ludicrous advertising pitch! Speaking of the record-breaking tax-and-spend package currently being pushed through Congress, President Joe Biden last Friday said, “It is zero price tag on the debt. We’re going to pay for everything we spend.” This is flatly wrong, and it isn’t even close. While we don’t yet have a full accounting of the 2,465-page behemoth, it’s… -
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Here’s What Happened to Murder Rates When Texas’ Capital Defunded Police
Drivers heading south on U.S. Route 183 in Austin, Texas, have become familiar with a billboard urging city police officers to relocate to Spokane, Washington, to become deputy sheriffs and collect a $15,000 bonus. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office has targeted Texas’ capital city, already in a personnel crunch as the homicide rate reached a… -
opinion
The California Recall: Enter Snoop Dogg and Barack Obama
At one point, polls showed the odds of recalling California Gov. Gavin Newsom looked 50-50. It was at that point that the scared, embattled governor sent out a mayday call to Hollywood and to Democratic outsiders, including former President Barack Obama. The Hollywood Reporter—three weeks before the date of the recall vote—published a piece with… -
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Why Rachael Rollins’ Nomination to Be Rogue US Attorney Should Terrify Us All
It brings us no joy to say we were right. But we predicted last year that a disaster-in-the-making would unfold if President Joe Biden selected rogue prosecutors from around the country to become rogue U.S. attorneys. Some were specifically floating the name of Rachael Rollins, the rogue Suffolk County district attorney in Boston, as a… -
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With ‘Pregnant People’ Tweet, Government Promotes Transgender Agenda
Once again, the federal government is caving to political correctness. In a tweet Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shared a graphic about the COVID-19 vaccine and “pregnant people.” Pregnancy isn’t hair color or skin color or height or a thousand other attributes that could happen to people of either sex. If you’re… -
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‘Political Star’ Kamala Harris Still Has Fans Among Media and Liberal Activists. But I Repeat Myself.
They say when life gives you lemons, you make lemonade. When it comes to Vice President Kamala Harris, she can count on energetic admirers in the press who take on the task of making lemonade out of her lemons. Take Washington Post White House reporter Cleve Wootson Jr., who accentuated the positive in a… -
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Democrats Represent the Party of Death, Debt, and Debauchery
After last week’s House vote that saw all but one Democrat, Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, and no Republicans vote for the Women’s Health Protection Act, a bill that would establish a federal right to an abortion, the party that once claimed to stand for “the little guy”—the littlest being the unborn baby—has now hit the… -
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Debunking the Left’s Propaganda on Voting
A Senate subcommittee last week held a hearing filled with the same old tiresome propaganda that the left has peddled for a decade to attack commonsense election reforms as a racially motivated plot to “suppress” votes. Nothing, of course, could be further from the truth. The subject of the hearing by the Senate Judiciary Committee’s…