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Big Tech Employee Says It’s ‘Absolutely Ridiculous’ He Has to Blacklist Conservative Group Over SPLC Label
A tech employee voiced opposition to his company's policy against doing business with a nonprofit on the Southern Poverty Law Center's "hate map," calling the policy "absolutely ridiculous." Now, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is investigating the Big Tech firm that acquired the employee's company, claiming the firm "systematically deplatforms conservatives." "It is outrageous that the…Tyler O’Neil -
The Movement to Make Our Children Innocent Again
When you walk through the Library of Congress in Washington, one inscription reads, “the foundation of every state is the education of its youth,” quoting Diogenes. For the Greeks, Romans, and America’s Founding Fathers, education meant instilling virtue as well as information. Now, education is progressive indoctrination. Education of the youth is still the foundation…Mike Gonzalez -
The Rogue’s New Gallery of Left-Wing Scoundrels
The entire career of race-baiter Al Sharpton was founded on falsehoods about the Tawana Brawley scam. Nearly everything the Left told us about the Trayvon Martin fight was false. The “hands up, don’t shoot” Ferguson fable and the Covington kids myth were quickly exposed. The Duke lacrosse and Jussie Smollett melodramas were laughable. Russian “collusion,”…Victor Davis Hanson -
Strong Fathers Build Civilizations—Weak Ones Lose Them
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. June 15th is Father’s Day. It’s always the third Sunday of June. I remember when I…Victor Davis Hanson -
New York’s Assisted-Suicide Bill Is a Tragedy, Not a Triumph
If New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signs a state Medical Aid in Dying Act into law, there will come a time when we will look back on this week with deep regret. We’ll see it not as a triumph of compassion, but as a failure of courage, ethics, and love. On Monday, the New York…Nora Sullivan -
Capitol Hill Plagued by Over 30 Arson Fires
Washington, D.C., police are looking for the arsonist believed responsible for over 30 fires set in the Capitol Hill neighborhood since early March. Four fires were set Wednesday morning and 10 were set the previous night. Local station NBC4 reported Wednesday that a federal warrant is out for the arrest of 50-year-old Mohammad Al-Rashidi, whom…Lucy Spence -
Nebraska Bans Men in Women’s Sports
Nebraska recently passed a law making it illegal for men to participate in women’s sports. The law also recognizes only two distinct and separate identities—male and female, as categorized by their reproductive systems. The “Stand With Women” Act states, “Males and females possess unique and immutable differences” that are “enduring.” It passed in the Nebraska…Quinn Delamater -
Veterans Affairs Secretary Has a Message for Politicians Who Let Rioters Shut Down Clinics
After anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement rioters shut down two Veterans Affairs offices in Los Angeles, the VA secretary criticized the state’s Democrat leaders for prioritizing illegal immigrants over veterans. “Don’t tell me that you’re really overly concerned about veterans if you’re allowing the riots to get to a point where we can’t take care of…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
2 Republican Rebuttals to Democrat Attacks on ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Resonate With Americans, Poll Finds
Major provisions in congressional Republicans' 'One Big Beautiful Bill' resonate with the American people, as do Republican rebuttals to Democrats' attacks on the bill, a new poll finds. While President Donald Trump and Republicans argue that the bill will prevent the largest tax increase in American history and strengthen Medicaid by removing illegal aliens and…Tyler O’Neil -
2 Ways to Make the EEOC Great Again
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission is one of those agencies that, depending on who’s in charge, can do a lot of good or a lot of bad for the country. It enforces the federal laws against employment discrimination, and sometimes, like when it was headed by then-future Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, it has done…GianCarlo Canaparo -
The Scavenger Mentality
As Los Angeles burst into riots this week over a federal immigration raid, one protester took to his social media channels to explain just what was going on—why arsonists armed with Palestinian flags stood alongside vandals armed with Palestinian flags, why some masked protesters hurled rocks at police cars while others summoned automated Waymo taxis…Ben Shapiro -
The Government Failed at Fatherhood
The government spent decades trying to make fathers unnecessary. The failure of that experiment put society on the long-term path to collapse. Father’s Day is Sunday. It’s much less popular than Mother’s Day for a sad reason. Fewer fathers are involved in their children’s lives. That’s caused by two main factors, the first being children…Victor Joecks -
‘Using Pepper Spray on Police Officers Is a Very Bad Idea,’ Judge Says to Heritage Foundation Protester
Nathaniel Craig Wetter Taylor, the protester who allegedly pepper-sprayed security officers outside The Heritage Foundation Wednesday, pleaded not guilty to criminal charges in a Washington, D.C., arraignment Thursday. Taylor faces two misdemeanor counts of assaulting a law enforcement officer after he reportedly used pepper spray to attack two security personnel as he attempted to enter…Tyler O’Neil -
Here’s Why There Are So Many Mexican Flags at the LA ICE Riots
If you are protesting and rioting to remain in the United States, why wave a Mexican flag? That’s the question frequently being asked as Los Angeles continues to be wracked by violent protests that began in opposition to Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids in Southern California. As many have noted, it’s probably not the best look for any protest group…Jarrett Stepman -
The Left Is Selling Chaos. America Isn’t Buying.
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. I was looking at the polls today. Given all the negative views of President Donald Trump…Victor Davis Hanson -
Amid Bid to Oust Him, Hogg Quits DNC
Youthful gun-control activist David Hogg won’t run again to be a vice chair of the Democratic National Committee after members of the committee voted to redo the election that installed him. Hogg, who gained prominence after surviving the deadly February 2018 mass shooting at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, resigned from his…Jacob Adams -
Here Are Some ‘Worst of the Worst’ Illegal Alien Criminals Arrested During LA Riots
According to former Vice President Kamala Harris, the Los Angeles riots are “overwhelmingly peaceful” and nothing more than “part of the Trump administration’s cruel, calculated agenda to spread panic and division.” But as one Department of Homeland Security official commented, “These rioters in Los Angeles are fighting to keep rapists, murderers, and other violent criminals…Lucy Spence -
Democrat Governors Face Tough Questions Over Sanctuary Policies
Three Democrat governors defended their sanctuary state policies for illegal aliens before the House Oversight Committee on Thursday. Govs. JB Pritzker of Illinois, Kathy Hochul of New York, and Tim Walz of Minnesota testified at the hearing, which came just days after riots broke out in Los Angeles against the enforcement of federal immigration law…Jacob Adams -
The Predictable Blame Game of Left-Wing Protests
WASHINGTON—The script for how big media outlets cover left-wing riots never changes. Progressive protests destroy blue cities. Then cable news anchors inform viewers that protests that have brought chaos and destruction started out peacefully. Yes, there is a pattern to progressive protests that turn violent. The demonstrations, like those in parts of Los Angeles over…Debra Saunders -
EMERGENCY SHOW: Squeamish Republicans Might Vote Against DOGE Cuts
There has never been a more appropriate application of the phrase “put your money where your mouth is” than the vote House Republicans are preparing to take this afternoon on the $9.4 billion rescissions package. Rep. Ralph Norman, R-S.C., joined politics editor Bradley Devlin for an emergency episode of “The Signal Sitdown” before today’s critical…Bradley Devlin