Political Commentary & Opinion
Analysis, commentary, and opinion essays on politics and policy from The Daily Signal’s contributors and experts.
-
- News
House Republicans Zero in on 26 ‘Vulnerable’ Democrat Incumbents
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Twenty-six House Democrats have been deemed “vulnerable” in the 2026 midterm elections by the National Republican Congressional Committee, posing a prime opportunity for Republicans to expand their razor-thin margin over Democrats in the House. Five months after Republicans won a government trifecta in 2024, the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Democratic Congressional…Andi Shae Napier -
- Opinion
The Fall of Black Lives Matter Plaza
If you’re too young to remember the tearing down of the Berlin Wall or even to realize why it mattered, Washington, D.C., may offer you something that also has symbolic value in the fight for freedom. Black Lives Matter Plaza is being torn up in the nation’s capital. Just like the wall that separated free, capitalist West Berlin from communist…Mike Gonzalez -
- Opinion
Some FBI Agents Haven’t Gotten the Message Yet on Gender Ideology
UPDATE—March 18, 2025: We have already heard from sources inside the FBI that as soon as this article was published, it was read by senior FBI officials and they immediately took care of the problem. Less than 24 hours after they learned about it. There will be no more questions asked about gender identity in any background investigations…Hans von Spakovsky -
- Opinion
New York Times Says ‘We’ Were Misled About COVID Origin
The New York Times’ mea culpa about how “we” were misled about the lab leak theory and much else during the COVID-19 lockdowns is a day late, a dollar short, and outright insulting to the people who were right from the beginning. The New York Times published a piece Sunday written by columnist Zeynep Tufekci titled “We Were…Jarrett Stepman -
- Opinion
Hungary’s New Plan to Combat the Depopulation Disaster
Leftists look down on the supposedly unwashed masses and see climate Armageddon, but conservatives rightly fear that we're not having enough babies to take care of our growing elderly population. Hungary is facing the real threat head on with a new family policy aimed at preventing demographic winter. Prime Minister Viktor Orbán announced Friday that…Tyler O’Neil -
- News
Homeschool Students Are Happier, More Engaged, and More Likely to Be Married
As U.S. public school scores plunge yet again, a new study shows homeschool students are more likely to report positive mental health outcomes, to be married and have children, to volunteer in their communities, and to believe in God. The report’s findings come as President Donald Trump contemplates returning most of the federal government’s role…Ben Johnson -
- Opinion
A Fleet Built Too Late Is a Fleet Built to Fail
“We are also going to resurrect the American shipbuilding industry,” President Donald Trump declared in his address to a joint session of Congress on March 4. To accomplish that, the president has announced the establishment of an Office of Shipbuilding. That announcement reflects the recognition of an issue that has been ignored for too long:…Anna Gustafson -
- News
How to Align Your Money With Your Faith
A new book by Bill and Dana Wichterman is challenging Christians to reconsider their relationship with money. In an interview with The Daily Signal, the Wichtermans shared insights from their 35-year marriage and the financial journey that led them to write “Stewards Not Owners: The Joy of Aligning Your Money with Your Faith.” “We were…Rob Bluey -
- Opinion
5 Reasons Why We’re Finally Seeing Democrats Implode
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION— After years of breathtaking incompetence and failure under Joe Biden, Donald Trump decided once again to put his very comfortable private life on hold and embark on an unprecedented rescue mission to save America. And as President Trump campaigned for re-election, he was hounded by four bogus indictments from weaponized prosecutors…David Bossie -
- Opinion
Study Debunks Climate Doomsday Predictions on Crop Yields, Mass Starvation
For two decades, the public has been bombarded with dire warnings of an impending climate-induced agricultural apocalypse. The claim is that a climate warmed excessively by the carbon dioxide emissions of human activity will ravage the food supply and plunge humanity into famine and chaos. For many reasons, none of this ever made sense. Now,…Vijay Jayaraj -
- Opinion
DC Driving Is Hell, and I Suspect That’s Intentional
I love my children and I love my job, but I dread driving to work and school every morning and every afternoon. Why? Because the roads in Washington, D.C., are hell, and they don’t have to be this way. D.C. driving is already bad—the district is built on two intersecting grids, so roads don’t just…Tyler O’Neil -
- Opinion
Mahmoud Khalil and the Red Green Assault on American Sovereignty
The stock market of late has been on a veritable roller coaster, Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency continues to ruffle feathers, Iran marches ever harrowingly closer to a nuclear weapon, and Russia and Ukraine get tantalizingly close to a ceasefire. But the national political conversation this week has curiously tended to focus not on…Josh Hammer -
- News
Network ‘News’ Bows Supinely to the Trans Commands
Trans woman activist Dylan Mulvaney did a happy-go-lucky softball interview tour to promote the book “Paper Doll: Notes from a Late Bloomer.” The “mainstream” media are out of the mainstream on trans issues, and their extreme fawning and flattery only underlines it. On “CBS Mornings,” correspondent Natalie Morales sounded like a supporter: “What do you…Tim Graham -
- Opinion
The Swamp Can Scream But DOGE Is on a Lawful Path to Success
Despite a smattering of preliminary injunctions and administrative stay orders from rogue federal judges, President Donald Trump’s Department of Government Efficiency is well on its way to accomplishing its worthy goals. And despite what some out-of-control judges are saying, it is acting well within the boundaries of the law. Already, DOGE has exposed wasteful, potentially…Hans von Spakovsky -
- Opinion
Universal Injunctions Are Out of Control
In less than two months, President Donald Trump has signed more than 80 executive orders, reshaping federal government policy and administration of the executive branch on a range of issues including immigration, national security and defense, gender, education, and government efficiency. Predictably, the Left is trying to use the courts to fight this political battle,…Thomas Jipping -
- Opinion
Yes, Mr. Khalil, Your Actions Have Consequences
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. There’s been a lot of frenzy in the news about the detention of Mahmoud Khalil. He’s…Victor Davis Hanson -
- Opinion
Good Riddance, Mahmoud Khalil
On the same day that Islamic State terrorist Shamsud-Din Jabbar murdered 15 Americans by plowing a car into a crowd in New Orleans, thousands of Hamas and Hezbollah supporters, many decked out in Islamist garb, descended onto Times Square chanting, “Globalize the intifada.” One of the organizers of the protest was Columbia University Apartheid Divest,…David Harsanyi -
- Opinion
5 Principles for Conservative Governance in America’s Golden Era
Adapted from a speech at The Heritage Foundation’s Texas Summit on March 7, 2025. We are here at an extraordinary moment of renewal right now. President Donald Trump has reversed four years of decline, four years where Joe Biden tried to destroy this country. But thanks to our president’s leadership right now, and alongside House…Rep. August Pfluger -
- News
Check Out the Family Ties of House Dem Championing Status Quo at NIH
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—A Democratic member of Congress has emerged as a vocal defender of the status quo at the National Institutes of Health and is the son of scientists connected to the embattled government agency. Rep. Jake Auchincloss of Massachusetts expressed opposition to the Trump administration’s cuts at the NIH at a House Energy and…Emily Kopp -
- Opinion
Columbia’s Priorities Are Clear, and Jewish Students Aren’t One of Them
President Donald Trump pulled a staggering $400 million in federal funding from Columbia University, one of many hotbeds of antisemitism and pro-terror protests that have sprung up in the wake of the Oct. 7 attacks against Israel by Hamas. The campus was, for weeks, occupied by rioters who took control of Columbia’s core areas and…Armstrong Williams