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
LGBT Left’s Shameful Intolerance of Faith-Based Adoption Agencies Hurts Kids
Why would anyone want to shut down organizations that have a long history of successfully placing vulnerable children in loving homes? At a recent hearing held by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform, Democratic members voiced support for regulations that would do exactly that, by discriminating against faith-based adoption agencies that believe every child… -
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What Life in Madrid Under Lockdown Is Like
Spain is one of the European countries struggling to stop the spread of coronavirus, also known as COVID-19. Right now, Madrid is on lockdown: Residents can’t leave their homes unless it’s for something essential, such as getting medicine or food. You can’t take walks for no reason. Only one person per household is allowed to… -
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3 Ways You Can Maximize Your Work-From-Home Life
When I first learned that I was moving to Philly and that I would be working from home, I’m not going to lie, I thought a little bit of me was going to die. It’s not as though I hadn’t “worked from home” before. I was homeschooled from seventh grade through high school, and like… -
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Boomer, Meet Millennial: Examining the News Through a Multigenerational Lens
It’s no secret that different generations view current events with different perspectives. Sometimes these differences lead to strife, but pollster John Zogby and his son, Jeremy, have chosen to take advantage of their generational perspective gap. With their podcast, “The Zogby Report,” they discuss the news through the lens of a baby boomer and a… -
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The New York Times Begins Correcting the Historical Record on ‘1619 Project’
“I have been thinking about this and reading obsessively for 25 years about all the inequalities in American life that can be traced back to slavery,” Nikole Hannah-Jones of the New York Times told an audience at Harvard in December. Now the Times admits: Her obsession bested her reason. On March 11, the Times issued… -
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Doctor Says Puberty Blocker Study Had Significant Flaws
It seems counterintuitive, because it is. And yet, in the heat of a nationwide transgender debate, a group of “experts” has decided that puberty blockers, the same drugs linked to thousands of adult deaths, are good for kids. As part of a new Pediatrics article, three doctors claim to have found “positive mental health outcomes” for minors. That’s… -
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What We Lose by the Closing of Community Department Stores
Five years ago, the sad goodbye to an icon began when Macy’s decided to close its flagship location in downtown Pittsburgh. The void, alas, still remains. For most of that building’s storied 110-plus-year-old life, until Macy’s took it 15 years ago, it was Kaufmann’s department store: a place where parents, whether they were working-class or… -
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EPA Chief Andrew Wheeler Pulls Back His Agency’s Overreach
Andrew Wheeler recently completed his first year as the official administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, and what a busy year it was. The EPA now accounts for $6.5 billion in deregulatory savings achieved over the course of President Donald Trump’s administration. A little more than a year ago, The Daily Signal published a piece… -
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House OKs FISA Reforms in Wake of FBI’s Carter Page Fiasco
Two words: Carter Page. That’s who drove the House, including members of both parties, to pass major reforms Wednesday evening to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by a vote of 278-136. Page, of course, is the Navy veteran, business consultant, and former Trump campaign adviser who the FBI decided to spy on as a suspected… -
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‘Medicare for All … Is Going to Destroy the Quality of Medicine,’ Lawmaker Says
Rep. Jim Hagedorn, R-Minn., is passionate about health care policy. His state is home to the headquarters of the Mayo Clinic, which he calls “the preeminent institution of medicine in all the world.” Hagedorn also is receiving treatment at Mayo following a diagnosis of kidney cancer. We discuss health care policy and why “Medicare for… -
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Problematic Women: Uncovering the True History Behind the Women’s Movement
This week we say goodbye to our co-host, Kelsey Bolar. Before she goes, Kelsey joins us for one last episode to discuss our favorite topics: feminism and conservatism. We go back in time to break down a 1994 PBS interview with former Cosmopolitan editor Helen Gurley Brown. In the interview, Gurley Brown gives a rare… -
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Today’s Great Black Dilemma
I was proud when Marc Little, chairman of my organization, the Center for Urban Renewal and Education, recently stood behind President Donald Trump at a White House event for Black History Month and prayed for him. Then a parade of black liberals did their thing in the media to try to deflate and devalue this… -
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California Outlaws Freelance Work
Freelance jobs are “feudalism,” says California Assemblywoman Lorena Gonzalez. She persuaded California’s legislature to pass a new law reclassifying freelance workers as employees. That means many people who hire them must now give them benefits like overtime, unemployment insurance, etc. Politicians said it would help freelancers a lot. Of course, much of the media agreed…. -
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Missouri Lawmaker Attacked for Wanting Parents to Have Say in Drag Queen Story Hours
Ben Baker is used to getting pushback. A conservative in the Missouri Statehouse, he’s been on the wrong side of the fringe left before. But nothing compares to this. The dad of four is getting death threats at his office, violent messages on his phone—all for trying to give parents a say on Drag Queen… -
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Rights Versus Wishes
Sen. Bernie Sanders said: “I believe that health care is a right of all people.” He’s not alone in that contention. That claim comes from Democrats and Republicans and liberals and conservatives. It is not just a health care right that people claim. There are “rights” to decent housing, decent food, a decent job, and… -
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California Lawmaker Wants to Fine Stores for Labeling Clothes, Toys for Boys or Girls
If you’re wondering who’s running California, it’s the 8-year-olds. That’s where state Assemblyman Evan Low got his ridiculous idea to fine department stores that don’t create gender-neutral aisles for clothes and toys. “I was inspired to introduce this bill,” Low said, after the third-grader of one of his staffers asked, “‘Why should a store tell me… -
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Sasse Calls for Federal Investigation Into Pornhub’s ‘Disturbing Pipeline’
Republican Nebraska Sen. Ben Sasse is calling on the Department of Justice to investigate Pornhub. Sasse wrote to Attorney General William Barr in a Monday letter that asks for a federal investigation into Pornhub and Pornhub’s owner, MindGeek, for their alleged involvement in videos of women and children being raped and exploited. “In several notable incidents over… -
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The Shame of Chuck Schumer
Just when you may have thought that the low quality of political rhetoric in Washington could not get any worse, along comes Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., to prove otherwise. At a pro-choice demonstration outside the Supreme Court, which is considering a Louisiana law requiring doctors who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at… -
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‘Open Borders Are Absolutely … the Greatest Threat This Country Faces,’ Texas Lawmaker Says
Rep. Brian Babin, R-Texas, joins me on The Daily Signal Podcast to discuss illegal immigration, sanctuary cities, and some possible fixes to the U.S. immigration system. We also cover these stories: In a Monday tweet, President Donald Trump urges Americans to put coronavirus in perspective. Monday turns out to be another bad day for the… -
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Standalone Nuclear Interim Storage Amendment Sidesteps Solutions, Creates Problems
As the Senate debates an expensive and wasteful new energy bill, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., has proposed an amendment to launch a pilot program for interim storage of nuclear waste from commercial nuclear power plants. It’s a complex policy problem with plenty of nuance. But this amendment basically resuscitates the Obama administration’s approach, offers only…