Political Commentary & Opinion

Coming soon to a parking lot near you—a hospital. Federal and state officials are rushing to create temporary medical centers to help patients during the pandemic. The White House recently announced that the federal government will partner with state and local governments to increase hospital capacity. One method is by directing the Army Corps of…

Bev Kauffeldt is a team leader for the Christian aid organization Samaritan's Purse. She joins today's Daily Signal Podcast from Cremona, Italy, where she works in a field hospital set up by Samaritan's Purse in the parking lot of Cremona Hospital. We also cover these stories: Parts of Florida and all of Maryland and Virginia…

COVID-19 continues to alter day-to-day life in America. For example, Major League Baseball’s opening day games were slated for last Thursday. But the ballparks remain shut indefinitely. When they’ll reopen is anybody’s guess. Twenty-five years ago, the baseball news was more upbeat. On March 31, 1995, Major League Baseball players agreed to end a 232-day…

Both men and women are gravely affected by the surge in unemployment due to measures aimed at containing the spread of the novel coronavirus in the United States. Pitting men and women against each other with simplistic statistics about a gender wage gap needlessly adds to the real pain.  Tuesday, March 31, is a fairly…

Former Sen. Tom Coburn was a hero among fiscal conservatives and endless source of inspiration and courage. The Oklahoma Republican embodied financial stewardship, always showing great respect for the hard-earned tax dollars of working Americans. Coburn, who died late Friday at 72, helped the American people better understand the size and scope of Washington’s spending…

If I followed all my doctor’s instructions to the letter, life would be excruciating. It would be tantamount to having Michael Bloomberg make my life choices, which is to say my life wouldn’t be worth living. Human beings have never been as risk-averse as experts want them to be. We instinctively calculate the costs and…

Although everyone has been affected by COVID-19, not everyone has been affected equally. The United States now leads the world in confirmed cases of COVID-19, the contagious disease caused by the new coronavirus. Efforts to slow the spread have had significant economic ramifications for Americans. Unfortunately, many are feeling the effects of reduced business activity,…

This week, President Donald Trump began openly considering at what point the American government ought to take steps to reopen the American economy. He explained: “Our country wasn’t built to be shut down. America will again and soon be open for business,” suggesting that the timeline will be weeks instead of months. “If it were…

Now is the time to address the COVID-19 crisis, not throw money at decades-long problems. House Democrats’ inclusion of a massive taxpayer bailout for a select group of multiemployer or union pension plans in their most recent 1400-page pork-filled COVID-19 legislative package flies in the face of 60% of U.S. households that have suffered significant…

Since we are all stuck at home for weeks, here are some suggestions to help you and help America. Watch less news. Interview and opinion shows on TV and talk radio shows that add to one’s understanding of the situation can be valuable. But watching depressing, panic-inducing news 24/7 about COVID-19 will only make you…

Clemson University officials, concerned about the “optics” of ignoring a South Carolina law requiring public colleges to teach the U.S. Constitution, have lobbied the state Legislature to repeal the requirement. Clemson both refuses to comply with the existing law and opposes a bill in the South Carolina General Assembly to update it, according to emails…

“You never let a serious crisis go to waste,” Obama adviser Rahm Emanuel said during the country’s last major emergency. Now, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is bringing this noxious idea back as she uses the coronavirus pandemic to permanently stamp identity politics on corporate America. Pelosi’s coronavirus relief bill is a veritable pork barrel for…

Few stories in the criminal justice system today can still shock the conscience and elicit moral outrage. But Mark Lawlor’s case is one of them. In September 2008, after a daylong bender of smoking crack and drinking beer, Lawlor entered the Falls Church, Virginia, apartment of 29-year-old Genevieve “Gini” Orange, struck her 47 times with…

Are rising sea levels a threat to our planet? Is global warming to blame for wildfires and hurricanes? Geologist Gregory Wrightstone, author of “Inconvenient Facts: The Science That Al Gore Doesn’t Want You to Know,” joins The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss the truth about climate change. In our conversation, Wrightstone addresses these talking points…

No one except the foolish or perhaps the suicidal would deny that the coronavirus has created a deadly crisis affecting every American. But it is in a time of crisis that Americans are at their very best. America was born out of crisis. Taken for granted by an arrogant king, we fought and won a…

“We don’t have any … !” Fill in the blank. People are stocking up on things, fearing that we will be stuck in our homes, under quarantine, without essential supplies. Some hoard toilet paper. A popular internet video features someone driving up to what appears to be a drug dealer but is really someone selling…

In response to coronavirus, people are staying home, canceling flights, postponing vacations, and not eating out. All the businesses that were counting on those customers over the next several months will struggle to pay their lenders, keep paying their employees, and eventually to stay open at all. One small change in the tax code could…