Political Commentary & Opinion

President Joe Biden took office pledging a return to unity and decency. A new era of good feelings is at hand, we were informed by both his administration and its sycophants in the media. A new world—a world of “equity”—is at hand. Equity, you see, is the word of the day. Not equality—that would be…

In the last 20 years, our country’s national debt has exploded. In 2001, when George W. Bush took office, the national debt was $5.8 trillion. It took around 225 years—booms, busts, depressions, wars, etc.—to amass that much national debt. In just eight years, Bush and a compliant Congress doubled the number to $11.7 trillion. In Barack Obama’s two terms,…

Israel and Kosovo made history Monday by officially establishing full diplomatic relations. Signing the groundbreaking agreement, Israel’s Foreign Minister Gabi Ashkenazi highlighted the “warm and friendly relationship” between Israel and Kosovo, a Muslim-majority country in the Balkans. With the diplomatic tie formally knotted, Kosovo will become the first Muslim-majority country to have its embassy in…

Ten years ago, I wrote a column reflecting on my reactions to visiting Vietnam. Given the lack of revulsion to, and even flirtation with, communism (or its more mildly named version, socialism) among many young Americans, it is worth revisiting. It was difficult to control my emotions—specifically, my anger—during my visit to Vietnam. The more…

Puerto Rico has long been stuck in limbo between becoming the 51st state and remaining an unincorporated U.S. territory. But now, with Democrats in control of Congress and the White House, the issue of Puerto Rican statehood is back on the table. But it’s a tough argument to make that the Caribbean island should become…

Rep. Bob Good, R-Va., a former wrestler, defeated a first-term incumbent Republican on his way to becoming a freshman member of Congress. After winning a primary against incumbent Denver Riggleman, Good defeated Democrat Cameron Webb in the general election to represent Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. Good joins the podcast to discuss not only his unusual…

Conservatives are labeled constantly as racist both in the radical liberal media and within the black community. Some of the accusations are justified, but many aren’t supported by facts. But because conservatives are incompetent in messaging, especially when it comes to the black community, oft-repeated radical liberal lies have become the truth. These perceptions will…

In the past few years, Civil War figures from Confederates to Abraham Lincoln have been denounced, and in the case of statues and monuments, removed and torn down. But have we learned anything from the great calamity that beset the nation in the 1860s? Increasing American polarization, the political unrest that left neighborhoods in ruins…

For more than nine years, Ryan T. Anderson helped The Heritage Foundation confront some of the biggest cultural issues facing America. Today, he embarks on a new endeavor as president of the Ethics and Public Policy Center.  Anderson, the former William E. Simon senior research fellow at Heritage, joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to talk…

A 2020 Joe Biden campaign ad described the pending election as an “opportunity to leave the dark, angry politics of the past behind us.” After Biden’s election, he, Democrats, and media urge a “return to civility.” But when did the Democrats practice the very civility to which they seek to return? Let’s go to the…

The new White House press secretary, Jen Psaki, came to the briefing room on Tuesday with domestic policy adviser Susan Rice. This came two days after CNN’s Brian Stelter celebrated the “refreshing” arrival of “transparency and truth” at the briefings. Rice is best remembered in conservative circles for spewing falsehoods on five Sunday talk shows…

Since 1974, a year after the Roe v. Wade decision to legalize abortion on demand, Americans have gathered every year in Washington, D.C., to mark the occasion and lobby their elected representatives for laws to protect the unborn. This year, a global pandemic and the increased burdens facing law enforcement in our nation’s capital require…