Political Commentary & Opinion

Jan. 22 is National Sanctity of Human Life Day in America, as designated by President Donald Trump in one of his final acts before leaving office this week. While that may not mean much to some, it resonates deeply with others. There are many individuals and organizations that advocate for the needs of human beings,…

On Sunday, Jan. 17, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris sat down with Jane Pauley of CBS News “Sunday Morning.” Pauley treated Harris to a full-on journalistic massage. At no point was Harris asked a tough question; at no point was Harris treated as anything other than an idol worthy of worship. Perhaps the most awkward manifestation…

“I wouldn’t call this an election … this is a selection.”   So said Halima Ibrahim, head of Somalia’s National Independent Elections Commission, about the electoral process in Somalia that will culminate—perhaps next month—with parliament selecting a president.  While we must wait until the process completes to pass judgment, Ibrahim’s observation is a reminder that the Somali government—despite strong international support—has…

On the last day of the Trump administration, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo issued a determination saying that genocide and crimes against humanity are taking place against Uighur Muslims and other minorities in Xinjiang, China. The determination is an essential step toward ensuring justice for the more than 1 million Uighurs currently held in political reeducation facilities…

Since the Nov. 3 election, I have received many calls and emails from influential Republicans and prominent conservatives. Despite losing the White House, they were high-fiving about President Donald Trump’s going from 8% of the black vote in 2016 to 12% in 2020.  What a sad state of affairs when a 12% market share is…

Succeeding in the world of theater is tough no matter who you are. But if you’re a conservative Orthodox Jew, it’s even tougher. Just ask Joshua Danese. Danese is hardly new to the profession. Some three decades ago, he found success as a young, progressive, secular Jewish writer. He wrote and produced plays and occasionally…

Here’s a popular myth: Rich people are all conservative, so conservatives have more money to affect politics than liberals, because the left, which cares about the poor, doesn’t have the same kind of resources. A new report from the Capital Research Center, where I work, busts this myth and showcases the disparity between “dark money”…

Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson joins “The Daily Signal Podcast” to announce a powerful new tool to help the homeless and needy in communities across America. The “Find Shelter” tool is designed to connect needy families and individuals with housing, food, clothing, medical, and other local resources, Carson explains. He says the website…

Many on the left continue to place their ideology of environmental extremism above all other considerations, including economic growth, individual freedom, and the welfare of low-income Americans. This worldview ignores critical trade-offs and places environmental interests above even basic principles that have long served as a foundation of this nation. Further, this extreme environmental movement…

There seems to be only one area of common ground in America today: agreement that something is wrong. But regarding what that “something” is, and what we need to do, there is profound disagreement throughout the nation. The violence in which the sacred ground of our nation’s Capitol building was violated by unruly hooligans, resulting…

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo blasted Iran in a speech on Tuesday for the covert support and sanctuary it has extended to al-Qaeda. Pompeo charged that Iran had become the “new Afghanistan,” the country where al-Qaeda was based in 2001 when it launched the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He warned that “unlike in Afghanistan, when al-Qaeda…

Last week, the Capitol was breached by a group of fringe Trump supporters who had bought into a series of lies: the lie that President Donald Trump lost the election due to proven voter fraud and irregularity; the lie that the Electoral College results, legally certified state by state, could be overturned by Congress or…