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
The Administration Was Right Not to Force Hong Kong to Unpeg Its Dollar
President Donald Trump announced July 14 that the U.S. would no longer recognize Hong Kong as autonomous from the People’s Republic of China. This decision was in response to Beijing’s decision in late May to impose national security legislation on Hong Kong, and recognizes that Hong Kong’s autonomy from Beijing has been deteriorating for some… -
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The Left Comes for Religious Hospitals
The justices predicted a war—and almost one month to the day of their Bostock ruling, they got one. The first shot was fired last Thursday, when the ACLU decided to sue Maryland’s St. Joseph Medical Center for refusing to take out a woman’s perfectly healthy uterus just because she wanted to live as a man. It goes… -
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You Can’t Learn From History If You Banish It, Sen. Mike Lee Says
“If we tear down every statue of every person whose viewpoints and whose behavior wasn’t always ideal, wasn’t always perfect, we’re … not going to know about many of the historical figures who, for better or for worse, shaped who we are and how we got here,” Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, says. That’s his perspective… -
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‘We Will Not Retreat’: DHS’ Chad Wolf Defends Portland Intervention Amid Riots
Chad Wolf, acting secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, said the ongoing protests in Portland are “the complete opposite” of peaceful demonstrations and that the federal government would “not retreat.” “We support and we will protect those who want to peacefully protest,” Wolf said in a press conference Tuesday. “Unfortunately, what we’re seeing in… -
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Church Attacks Explode With ‘an Unbridled, Roaring Fury’
One of the last times people saw flames in France’s Saint-Pierre-et-Saint-Paul church was during the Allied bombing in 1944. What’s happening now isn’t World War III, but it certainly feels like it, as things get increasingly violent on every continent. While believers around the world pray for an end to the chaos, arsonists, knife-wielders, and… -
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The Citadel Will Require All Cadets to Study Constitution
The Citadel, the public military college in Charleston, South Carolina, has announced it will require all cadets to complete a class on the U.S. Constitution and other founding documents beginning in the 2020-21 academic year. The Citadel is one of six senior military colleges in the United States. Founded in 1842, its mission is to… -
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Museum’s Racist Material on ‘Whiteness’ Wasn’t Its First Instance of Bias
One would reasonably expect to learn about history at a history museum. Unfortunately, at some museums, it seems you’re increasingly likely to receive an ideological sermon instead. The National Museum of African American History and Culture recently created an online portal called “Talking About Race.” It was doing that, the museum said, to promote conversations… -
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This California Law Is Ripping Away American Dreams. The Left Wants to Take It Nationwide.
Fluent in English, Spanish, and sign language, Sophia Aguirre has worked as an interpreter for 30 years. Whether it’s serving as a translator for video programs that enable the hearing-impaired to communicate by phone, or teaching American Sign Language to deaf children in their homes, Aguirre has helped countless Americans engage in daily life. For… -
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Pompeo’s Panel Offers Needed Clarity, Guidance on Human Rights
After the staggering human toll of World War II and the Holocaust, world leaders began a remarkable project in 1948 to identify and protect the inalienable rights shared by every human being on the planet. America played a leading role, with former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt leading the drafting of the Universal Declaration of Human… -
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How Trump’s Law and Order Agenda Is Making Black America Safer Again
In the wake of George Floyd’s death, America has been presented with a false narrative about blacks and law enforcement. Elite progressive voices have pushed a radical idea: Law enforcement is the embodiment of bigotry in America and that “defunding” or even banning the police department is the solution that blacks want most. But nothing… -
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13 Images of the Chaos Created by ‘Violent Anarchists’ in Portland
Mobs have defaced Portland, Oregon, with graffiti and carried out violent attacks against federal buildings while baiting law enforcement officers seeking to protect government property. The U.S. Department of Homeland Security on Thursday released a chronicle of the recent violence, which began at the end of May in Portland and continues this week. “Violent anarchists”… -
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On Space Exploration Day, US Continues to Lead in Space
July 20 marks Space Exploration Day, conveniently just 10 days before NASA is scheduled to launch its Mars 2020 Perseverance rover to the surface of Mars in what should be a historic mission. When the Perseverance rover lands after its seven-month journey on an Atlas V rocket, it will search for clues of ancient life… -
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Trump’s Meeting With AMLO Shows Critics Were Wrong About US-Mexico Ties
President Donald Trump hosted his Mexican counterpart at the White House on July 8 to celebrate the entry into force of the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement trade pact. The visit was the first time the two leaders met in person and was also the first international trip by Mexican President Andres Manuel López Obrador, commonly… -
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‘Anti-Catholic Bigotry’: Rep. Jim Banks Demands Investigations Into Anti-Catholic Crimes
Republican Indiana Rep. Jim Banks denounced incidents of vandalism of Catholic churches that have occurred throughout the United States in a Friday statement to The Daily Caller News Foundation and called on the Department of Justice to investigate the attacks. The Indiana representative spoke out Friday following repeated instances of apparently anti-Catholic attacks in Florida, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New… -
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I’m a Law Professor. Here’s What Happened After I Spoke Out on Black Lives Matter.
During his July 4, 2020, speech at Mount Rushmore, President Donald Trump referred to the “political weapon” of “cancel culture,” describing it as “driving people from their jobs, shaming dissenters, and demanding total submission from anyone who disagrees.” Trump’s cancel culture reference was scorned by liberal media outlets such as The New York Times, calling such “culture war” comments… -
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Larry Elder Film ‘Uncle Tom’ Gives Voice to America’s Black Conservatives
“I am not a victim” is the message that conservative African Americans send to the left in the new film “Uncle Tom.” The movie, which was executive produced by radio talk-show host Larry Elder, features interviews with prominent black conservatives, such as Carol Swain, Robert L. Woodson, Allen B. West, Candace Owens, and many others. … -
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In America, the System Trends Toward Justice
“The arc of the moral universe is long, but it bends toward justice.” This oft-repeated and commonly misused quote—which stems from a 19th-century sermon—was cited by Martin Luther King Jr. and, more recently, President Barack Obama. Many take it to mean simply that there is an inevitability to world events and that we should seek… -
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Churches Across the Country Attacked
It looked like something out of a 2015 news report—a picture from ISIS, maybe, torching its way through Mosul. But the charred pews and collapsed roof were not the work of Islamic terrorists, but America’s own. Over the weekend, the rioters, the same ones who wanted us to believe their cause is justice, came for our churches—using… -
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New ‘Baby-Sitters Club’ Series, Aimed at Kids, Features Transgender Storyline
There’s an entire generation of moms today who wouldn’t think twice about sitting their kids down in front of Netflix’s new “Baby-Sitters Club” show. And that, experts warn, is exactly the problem. Like so many other women, they’re expecting the same innocent storylines they came to love from Ann Martin’s books in the ’80s and… -
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A Fatal Conceit in Miami
MIAMI—The on-again, off-again opening and closing of restaurants in Miami has angered restaurant owners in the area. Last week, 30 of them gathered to protest the latest shutdown order by Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Gimenez, a Republican. Nick Sharp, who owns three restaurants, said of the mayor’s latest closure order: “It’s moronic. It’s idiotic. It…