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
Connecticut Seeks to Stifle the Voice of Pregnancy Resource Centers
Last week, the Connecticut State Senate considered SB 835, “An Act Concerning Deceptive Advertising Practices of Limited Services Pregnancy Centers.” Contrary to its title, this bill is not about deceptive advertising. In fact, there is no substantial evidence that clients seeking services at Connecticut pregnancy resource centers have been or currently are being deceived. No, this bill… -
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Swalwell Pushes for ‘White Nationalism Task Force’
Democratic California Rep. Eric Swalwell called for “a white nationalism task force” at the Department of Justice Monday. “They’re going to need, I believe, at the Department of Justice, a white nationalism task force to make sure that they’re understanding at the earliest of ages how people are being radicalized, if there are in fact… -
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Unions Are Keeping Students and Teachers Out of the Classroom. Here’s What Lawmakers Can Do About It.
President Joe Biden’s administration pledged that at least half of K-12 schools in the U.S. will offer in-person learning at least one day per week within his first 100 days in office. Research using a representative sample of school districts finds that 44% of districts were already offering in-person learning in December 2020, so the… -
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Activists Outline Plan to Push Agenda of Black Lives Matter in Classroom
Corporations, nonprofit institutions, the media, and countless individual Americans have expressed support of the Black Lives Matter movement, funneling millions of dollars into organizations that purport to carry out its cause. But although many Americans support the phrase “black lives matter,” the actual aims of organizations and activists committed to this cause often are far… -
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The World Goes on While America Sleeps
The Democrat-controlled Senate spends thousands of collective hours conducting an impeachment trial against a president who is no longer president. The acquittal is predetermined, as in the first impeachment effort a year ago—and known to be so to the Democratic prosecutors. The constitutionally mandated presiding judge—the chief justice of the Supreme Court—refused to show up…. -
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Media’s Treatment of Maxine Waters Shows Their Bias
Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., is a darling of the liberal media. Last October, Washington Post pop culture reporter Helena Andrews-Dyer (and co-author R. Eric Thomas) put together a book titled “Reclaiming Her Time: The Power of Maxine Waters.” The publisher touts: “In the tradition of ‘Notorious RBG,’ a lively, beautifully designed, full-color illustrated celebration of… -
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Lessons We Can Learn From Supremes’ Mary Wilson
A couple days ago, I found myself humming along to a Supremes song. Then I did what everyone does today, in the age of the internet: I logged onto YouTube, found a music video, and lost myself in some vintage footage of the 1960s supergroup performing some of its greatest hits. It was a soulful… -
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5 Federal Health Care Actions for States to Expect in 2021
The ongoing response to COVID-19 underscores the importance of a strong partnership between the federal government and states. That partnership should also apply to broader health care reform. Every state’s circumstances are unique, and federal policy should be flexible enough to allow each state to address the needs of their citizens. However, the Biden administration… -
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Leftist Hypocrisy on Authoritarianism
Republicans are “radicalizing against democracy” because they rely on our constitutional process when governing. This is the essence of Chris Hayes’ recent Atlantic piece contending that the GOP is descending into authoritarianism. The MSNBC host notes, without any suggestion of self-awareness, that “the Constitution puts a wind at the backs of Republicans and makes them… -
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Mob Mixes Business With Pressure
They used to call it “retail therapy.” But for conservatives, there’s nothing therapeutic about walking the aisles of stores that want to shut down your speech, cancel your bank accounts, or send cents on every dollar to Marxist groups who despise America. In an age when conservatives can’t turn on the TV, send their kids… -
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Lucasfilm’s Decision to Fire Gina Carano Is Galactic Hypocrisy
Disney’s Lucasfilm announced it is parting ways with “The Mandalorian” star Gina Carano Wednesday after the actress posted a story on her Instagram comparing the current tense political climate to Nazi Germany. The story has since expired and is no longer viewable. The actress posted: Jews were beaten in the streets, not by Nazi soldiers… -
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Mavericks Owner Mark Cuban Tries to Cancel National Anthem
You might be a leftist if you lay awake at night brainstorming which cherished American tradition to sabotage next. Back in November, Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban suspended the playing of the national anthem before home games. Because stands sit empty due to coronavirus restrictions, nobody noticed until Tuesday. There’s no good reason why “The Star-Spangled Banner”… -
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We Can’t Just Focus on Public Health. Fiscal Health Is Also Vital to Our Nation’s Future.
Uncle Sam hit a budget deficit of $163 billion in January, a record high for the month and a $130 billion hike from the deficit in the same month last year. This does not bear well for America’s fiscal health. Not only that, but for the first four months of the 2021 fiscal year, the… -
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When the Hateful Think They Are the Virtuous
This week, Virginia Heffernan, a columnist for the Los Angeles Times, unleashed the most perverse column in recent memory. The title: “What can you do about the Trumpites next door?” Heffernan wasn’t lamenting neighbors who had tagged her house with pro-Trump graffiti, or who had participated in the Jan. 6 riots, or who had even… -
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Marriage and Motherhood Came in Her 40s. Why She Says Timing Was Perfect.
Life doesn’t always turn out the way we plan, and sometimes that’s a beautiful thing. Emily Stimpson Chapman, an author, freelance writer, wife, and mom to two—soon to be three—adopted children, has personally experienced the joy of living a life that is different from the one she imagined as a young woman. Chapman joins “Problematic… -
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Arizona Congressman Shares What US-Mexico Border Is Like Now
Construction of the wall along the U.S.-Mexico border stopped Jan. 20, thanks to President Joe Biden’s executive order, issued the day of his inauguration. What does this mean for the safety of Arizonans and many families who have ranches along the U.S.-Mexico border in Arizona? Rep. Andy Biggs, R-Ariz., chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, joins the… -
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North Carolina College Hosts ‘White Caucus’ for Students to Talk About ‘Guilt,’ ‘Fragility’
The Elon University School of Education invited “white identifying” students to participate in a white caucus to discuss race without distressing people of color, according to an email first reported by Young America’s Foundation. The document said it was urgent for white-identifying students to attend the white caucus, scheduled to meet online Feb. 16, because… -
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George Shultz: A Centenarian’s 8 Decades of Service Remembered
Former Secretary of State George Shultz died Saturday at the impressive age of 100 at his home in Stanford, California, where he had been a distinguished fellow at the Hoover Institution since 1982. Shultz died on the birthday of the president, Ronald Reagan, with whom he left his greatest mark on history. The cause of death has… -
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The Right to Pass Down America’s Founding Values Is Worth Fighting For
Last month, the San Francisco School Board voted 6-1 to remove the names of George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, Paul Revere, and other historic American patriots from 44 schools. Beyond the names on buildings, what’s happening inside classrooms is also distressing. School systems are being urged to stop teaching about the founding of our country. Curriculums… -
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Andy Ngo Details ‘Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy’
In June of 2019, journalist Andy Ngo was attacked and beaten by Antifa. Ngo, the author of the new book “Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy,” joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to discuss the book, the agenda behind Antifa, the five months of Antifa riots in Portland during the summer of 2020, his…