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
Rogue Prosecutors Flout Rule of Law, Deny Justice to Victims’ Families
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… -
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White House to Restrict Travel Across Both Borders
President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is closing both the southern and northern borders to curb the spread of the coronavirus, effective Saturday. “As we did with Canada, we are working with Mexico to implement new rules at ports of entry to suspend nonessential travel,” the president said, flanked by administration officials for the… -
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Fact or Fiction: Addressing the Talking Points of Climate Activists
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… -
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The Legacy of Americans in a Time of Crisis
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… -
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Problematic Women: Ladies, Know Your First Amendment Rights.
The threat to our First Amendment right of free speech is growing. College campuses continue to embrace progressive policies that restrict students’ ability to voice their opinions and beliefs. Lawyer and First Amendment expert Harmeet Dhillon joins “Problematic Women” to discuss free speech in America and her view of feminism. Listen to the podcast below… -
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The Upside of ‘Price Gouging’
“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… -
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One Small Change in the Tax Code Could Help Many Businesses in Uncertain Time
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… -
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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….