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
Rising Meat Prices Are Result of Stew of Market Forces
Last year, during the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic, there were reasonable concerns regarding higher-than-normal meat prices, including poultry. There was nothing nefarious about the higher prices, just simple economics at play, and the harsh realities of a global pandemic. And as expected, the resilient food-supply system came through, and prices came back down…. -
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You’ve Got to Be Taught to Love
The lyricist Oscar Hammerstein II wrote many beautiful songs for Broadway musicals. One that was not beautiful, but powerful for what it said about race relations in 1949 when the show opened was “You’ve Got to Be Carefully Taught.” The song was about being taught to hate. You also must be taught to love. In… -
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Amazon Blocks Ad for Book Investigating Black Lives Matter
Amazon this week blocked an advertisement for a new book on Black Lives Matter leaders, claiming content that “revolves around controversial or highly debated social topics is not permitted.” “BLM: The Making of a New Marxist Revolution” is the latest book by Mike Gonzalez, a former journalist who is a senior fellow at The Heritage… -
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Why Is There So Little Outrage at All of the Corporate Welfare?
Today’s politicians want to spend more on everything: Amtrak subsidies, sports stadium subsidies, green energy subsidies, even fossil fuel subsidies. President Joe Biden says the handouts will “put more money in your pocket.” House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claims they will “protect the planet for the children.” They might. But a disproportionate amount of the money… -
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The Essential Constitution
History may be seen as a series of trying and tumultuous events—tragic times of loss and sorrow. The United States has certainly had its share of such experiences. And each time our people have responded with resolve and resilience. Nothing reflects that resilience more than our Constitution, signed by 39 of the Framers on Sept…. -
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Ocasio-Cortez’s Attendance at Lavish Met Gala Draws Ethics Complaint
A conservative watchdog group has demanded that the Office of Congressional Ethics investigate whether Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., violated House rules Monday evening by attending the Met Gala, where tickets are reported to start at $35,000 apiece. Critics of the Democratic congresswoman lambasted her on social media for attending the lavish event wearing a dress… -
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Beware Our Elective Monarchy
In 1629, frustrated by the unwillingness of Parliament to grant him taxation power, King Charles I of England dissolved the body and had nine members arrested. He did not recall Parliament for over a decade. The intervening period, known as Personal Rule, saw Charles I govern as a de facto dictator, with only a body… -
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The Case for American Femininity
Almost 225 years ago to the day, Abigail Adams counseled her husband to “Remember the Ladies.” Her tone in their correspondence was playful, yet serious. Treat women as friends rather than vassals or else we will “foment a Rebelion,” she teased, or was it warned? She appealed to the principles of equality and consent of the governed… -
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Bradley Prize Goes to Amity Shlaes, Roger Ream, Mollie Hemingway
Author and columnist Amity Shlaes, educator Roger Ream, and commentator Mollie Hemingway are this year’s recipients of the annual Bradley Prize for advancing American exceptionalism. The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation, a philanthropic organization dedicated to that mission, presented the awards Monday night during a dinner and ceremony at the National Building Museum in Washington. … -
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Climate Change Is Not a Crisis
President Joe Biden contends that the recent hurricanes that hit the United States prove we’re in a “climate crisis.” It’s a “code red” for the world, the president warns. White House national climate adviser Gina McCarthy added that climate is now a “health emergency.” It is, no doubt, quite convenient for politicians to treat every… -
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Why TV’s ‘The Office’ Could Never Be Made Today
The left is the dominant force in media today. Leftists control all the levers of cultural power, from the TV writers’ room to the film sets in Hollywood. These leftists use their cultural power to dictate what you can and can’t see. The latest casualty is an episode of the hit sitcom “The Office,” which… -
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Former Wife of Al-Qaeda Operative Speaks Out on Plight of Afghan Women
Yasmine Mohammed was born and raised in Canada, but she lived a life that few Western women could fathom. The daughter of an Egyptian and a Palestinian, she is of Arab descent and was raised Muslim. Forced to wear a hijab and adhere to a strict interpretation of the Islamic faith, Mohammed later escaped a… -
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Pennsylvania Disputes Legal Group’s Finding on ‘Unknown’ Ballots
The office of Pennsylvania’s top election official mocked a conservative legal group’s findings about undelivered and unreturned mail-in ballots in last year’s presidential contest. The Public Interest Legal Foundation last week issued a report asserting that Pennsylvania had 15,175 undeliverable mail-in ballots and 425,606 “unknown” or unaccounted-for ballots. Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump by a… -
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Report Cites These Scientific Facts About Unborn Babies at 15 Weeks
A new report from the pro-life Charlotte Lozier Institute highlights scientific facts about babies at 15 weeks of gestation in the run-up to a monumental and contentious abortion case before the Supreme Court. The report, called "15 Facts at 15 Weeks" and first obtained by The Daily Caller News Foundation, is intended to help the… -
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Retreat From Afghanistan Makes Taliban Best Armed Islamist Group on Earth
When the Taliban assumed control of Afghanistan last month, the group took possession of a U.S.-funded weapons stockpile worth tens of billions of dollars. The U.S. invested nearly $83 billion in bolstering the Afghan National Defense and Security Forces, more than $24 billion of which went to funding weapons, vehicles, and other equipment, according to a Special… -
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House Republicans Push Democrats for Vote on Rent Relief Bill
Republicans on the House Financial Services Committee filed a discharge petition in an attempt to force a floor vote on a bill they said would help distribute rental assistance to low-income renters quicker. Rep. Patrick McHenry, R-N.C., ranking member of the committee, said Democrats forced the hand of Republicans who first introduced the legislation, the Renter Protection Act, in… -
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During Patriot Week, We Remember America’s Founding. Here’s How to Join the Celebration
Judge Michael Warren felt conviction after his daughter asked him why there wasn’t a specific time each year dedicated to remembering American history and celebrating the nation’s founding. “We need to start a new celebration for America,” Leah, only 10 at the time, told her father. Warren, a judge on the 6th Circuit Court in Oakland County, Michigan, says… -
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We’re Less Safe Today Than on 9/11
It’s 20 years after 9/11, and you might be less safe than you were 20 years ago. The Taliban—which were the people that really allowed 9/11 to happen, because they let al-Qaeda work in Afghanistan, they protected them—20 years later, they will be more powerful than when they started. That’s a gift, essentially, that President… -
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20 Years Later, a 9/11 Firefighter Uses His Grief to Help Others
Twenty years ago today, Islamist terrorists struck America. Across the country and around the world, Americans were left battered and broken in the aftermath of the first significant attack on U.S. soil since Pearl Harbor. Life could never be the same after Sept. 11, 2001. But life didn't stop after that terrible day. Survivors had… -
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Fauci-Funded Wuhan Lab Viruses 10,000 Times Stronger Than Usual, Documents Show
American and Chinese researchers funded by Dr. Anthony Fauci’s federal agency created viruses in a Wuhan lab that exhibited over 10,000 times higher viral load in humanized mice than the natural viruses they were based on, another expert in infectious diseases says, citing newly released documents. The U.S. nonprofit group EcoHealth Alliance notified Fauci's National…