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
Nigeria, West Africa Increasingly Beset by Kidnappings, Terrorism
While much of the world has been focused on combating the global coronavirus pandemic, extremist and criminal groups have been carrying out kidnapping-for-ransom raids on Nigerian schools with the hopes of extorting local populations. The Daily Signal has reported on those developments previously, but the situation has not improved. In early July, following six days… -
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Illinois School District Violates Civil Rights Law, Calls It ‘Equity’
According to a lawsuit filed by the Southeastern Legal Foundation on behalf of teacher Stacy Deemar, the Evanston/Skokie School District 65 in northern Illinois has been forcing its teachers and students to engage in programming that discriminates against individuals on the basis of race in violation of both federal civil rights law and the U.S…. -
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Croatia’s Overdue Inclusion in Visa Waiver Program Highlights Allies Left Out
Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s nomination of Croatia to join the Visa Waiver Program is a long overdue but welcome move that will advance U.S. security and strengthen bilateral ties with an important NATO ally in the Balkans. The Visa Waiver Program allows citizens of approved countries to come to the U.S. without a visa… -
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Beijing’s Bomb Buildup
The bad news from Beijing just keeps on coming. In late June, the press reported that some researchers using commercial satellite imagery uncovered more than 100 new Chinese intercontinental ballistic missile silos being constructed in its northwestern desert. And then in July, the news reported another shocking discovery by researchers again using commercial satellite imagery…. -
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Here’s Better Way to Actually Lower Drug Costs, Help Patients
As chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Sen. Ron Wyden wants to see his ideas on how to reduce drug prices become law in the multitrillion-dollar spending bill that Congress will soon consider. The first item on the Oregon Democrat’s list is to allow Medicare to directly negotiate prices with drug manufacturers. Wyden also wants… -
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Among ‘Multiple Women,’ Cuomo Sexually Harassed State Trooper Assigned to Protect Him, Probe Finds
An investigation into New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo found that the governor sexually harassed a state trooper assigned to protect him. Cuomo, a Democrat, met “Trooper #1” at an event in November 2017 on the Robert F. Kennedy Bridge where he requested that she be transferred to the Protective Services Unit of the New York… -
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Building on an Effective Africa Development Strategy
With President Joe Biden’s intent to “revive” the Trump administration’s approach to relationship-building in Africa, to deliver effective commercial engagement across African markets, the Biden administration must build on recent successes and continue the strong starting point. The administration announced on July 29 its intent to engage Africa through commercial diplomacy and to reinforce its… -
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America Not So Racist After All, Black Ex-Cop Concludes in Reality Check
Brandon Tatum, a black former police officer in Tucson, Arizona, says he used to be a liberal but became a conservative through a personal evolution. “I started out like most young, black men in the country, where default is being liberal. Default is being a Democrat,” Tatum explains, adding: All of the Democrat positions that… -
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Hong Kong Pro-Freedom Protester Gets 9 Years in First Trial Under New Law
A Hong Kong pro-democracy protester was sentenced to nine years in prison Tuesday in the first prosecution under the country’s new national security law, The Associated Press reported. Tong Ying-kit was convicted on charges of inciting secession and terrorism for driving his motorcycle into a group of police officers at a July 2020 rally, carrying a… -
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Donors Bash UNC Over Marxism, BLM Affiliation as Creator of 1619 Project Sought for Tenured Job
Donors to the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill criticized the university for perceived sympathy toward radical ideas of Marxism and Black Lives Matter during debate over whether to offer New York Times writer Nikole Hannah-Jones a tenured position, according to emails seen by Fox News. The emails, sent to various UNC faculty, fault… -
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Ben Shapiro’s Advice for Resisting America’s ‘Authoritarian Moment’
Authoritarianism is all around us. We see it in government, at work, and even in our local communities and schools. What can we do about it? Ben Shapiro, host of “The Ben Shapiro Show” and editor emeritus of The Daily Wire, is the leading the charge against authoritarianism. His new book “The Authoritarian Moment: How… -
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NPR Allows Its Reporters to Engage in Direct Activism
The thin veil over National Public Radio’s commitment to objective journalism has been lifted. NPR has announced a new ethics policy that allows its journalists to “participate in activities that advocate for ‘the freedom and dignity of human beings’ on both social media and in real life.” National Public Radio, an organization partially funded by… -
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Sen. Mike Enzi Focused on ‘What You Can Get Done,’ Not Disagreements
Mike Enzi was a conservative in ideology and temperament, a soft-spoken son of the West who shunned partisan vitriol and sought compromise on policy, but never on principle. Enzi, a longtime U.S. senator from Wyoming, died July 26 from injuries suffered in a bicycle accident near his home in Gillette, Wyoming. He was 77. Michael… -
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Woodson Center Celebrates 40 Years of Transforming Poor Neighborhoods as Founder Announces Retirement
The life-changing impact that Robert Woodson has had on the lives of countless individuals and communities was highlighted Thursday evening during a 40th-anniversary celebration of the center named for him in Washington, D.C. One after another, the grassroots leaders and individuals who have been touched by Woodson’s work at the Woodson Center thanked the civil… -
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Ocasio-Cortez, in Leaked CNN Interview, Says She Feared Being Raped During Capitol Riot
Portions of a leaked CNN interview published by an independent investigative media outlet show Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., saying she thought she was going to be raped during the Jan. 6 riot at the Capitol. In the video clip published by Project Veritas, Ocasio-Cortez tells CNN’s Dana Bash that she is a survivor of sexual assault,… -
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What Conservatives Don’t Understand About the Black Community
As a graduate of Oral Roberts University, I was blessed to spend a lot of time with Oral Roberts himself. Roberts repeatedly told me, “Go into every man’s world and meet them at the point of their need.” He was referring to Christians evangelizing throughout the world. We Christians cannot wait for people seeking God… -
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How Biden White House Got Border Crisis Wrong as ‘Seasonal Migration’
Border officials reported an increase in the number of encounters with migrants at the southern border in June, out of line with the Biden administration’s attribution to seasonal migration and historical trends showing a decrease in encounters after May. The number of encounters at the southern border was “somewhat overstated” due to pandemic-related expulsions allowing… -
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Don’t Believe a Man Can Be a Woman? Prepare to Be Labeled an Extremist
The Biden administration, Democrats in Congress, and their media elite seem to be deeply obsessed with redefining American society and civil rights law by promoting policy and legislation that give credence to the claim that “gender identity” is fluid and subjective. But the insanity doesn’t stop there. It seems they won’t be happy until you… -
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Journalist Scorned on Twitter for Suggesting ‘Porn for Children’
Writer Flora Gill sparked a backlash Thursday by advocating “porn for children” where “no one gets choked.” “Someone needs to create porn for children. Hear me out,” Gill tweeted. “Young teens are already watching porn but they’re finding hardcore, aggressive videos that give a terrible view of sex. They need entry level porn! A soft… -
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Carl Levin, Record-Setting Senator From Michigan, Dies at 87
Former Michigan Sen. Carl Levin, a Democrat who served 36 years and rose to chair the Senate Armed Services Committee, died Thursday at the age of 87. The Levin Center at Wayne State University in Detroit announced his death Thursday night, describing him as “a dearly beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother and uncle, and life-long public servant.”…