Political Commentary & Opinion
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‘I’d Like It to Start Over’: Ginsburg Says It’s Too Late for Equal Rights Amendment
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg urged supporters of the Equal Rights Amendment Monday to begin the amendment process anew, rather than reviving a ratification campaign that has been dormant since the 1980s. The justice’s comments, which align with the Trump administration’s views, come amid late-breaking efforts to ratify a constitutional amendment guaranteeing equal rights… -
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Bank Reverses Decision, Picks Kids Over LGBT Activists
Seven hundred kids. That’s how many students would have lost their scholarships—and a chance at a better life—if Fifth Third Bank hadn’t come to its senses. Instead, after a week of uncertainty, the company sat down with Florida parents and pastors and decided not to listen to Florida’s cultural bullies. It’s one thing for a company to… -
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How to Reform Journalism
Marvin Olasky, editor-in-chief of World magazine and author of the new book “Reforming Journalism,” joins The Daily Signal News Podcast today to discuss journalistic independence, Christian journalism, and Olasky’s journey out of communism to Christianity. Read the lightly edited interview, posted below, or listen on the podcast: We also cover these stories: President Donald Trump releases… -
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This Is The Biggest Political Issue Affecting Increasingly Polarized Dating Decisions
Abortion affects dating decisions more than any other political issue, data from the American Enterprise Institute show. Almost 1 in 4 Americans, 24%, said that they would never date someone who did not share their views on abortion, according to AEI’s January 2020 American Perspectives Survey. Forty-four percent of Americans said that it would be… -
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‘I’m Not Female and I Menstruate’: Queer User Targets Fitbit’s ‘Female Health’ Tracker
A queer Twitter user targeted Fitbit’s “female health” tracker for alienating transgender and intersex users in a Saturday tweet, saying, “I’m not female and I menstruate.” Twitter user “Lilo the Autistic Queer” criticized the popular health tracker company Fitbit for using the category “female health” instead of a category that Lilo the Autistic Queer considers… -
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Once Again, Big Businesses Side With LGBT Activists
Nike loves selling kids’ shoes—it just doesn’t care if they have a home to wear them in. That’s the amazing revelation from a new campaign against Tennessee adoption. The sports giant, which is still on a lot of Americans’ you-know-what list after dissing the national anthem, isn’t doing itself any favors by signing a letter… -
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A Missed Opportunity
For 68 years the National Prayer Breakfast has been a political oasis, a chance for Republicans, Democrats, and national and world leaders to assemble and pray for each other and the nation. Not this year. One could tell where things were headed when President Donald Trump arrived later than most other presidents and held up… -
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‘Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again’ Rejects Architectural Eyesores
Must our federal government’s buildings really be so hideous? The New York Times reported that the Trump administration is drafting an executive order, “Making Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” intended to provide guidance for federal buildings around the country to adhere to a classical design. Think the U.S. Capitol building. That would be a move away from… -
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My New Life After Transgender Despair
Last December, I received an early Christmas present that I would have rejected just one year earlier: an “M” for “male” on my driver’s license. The switch back to male marked the end of a long journey of gender confusion and self-deception. Along the way I became a transgender activist and then America's first legally… -
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Former Lt. Gov. Jennifer Carroll Talks Breaking Glass Ceilings
Being the first is never easy. Jennifer Carroll was the first woman and the first black person to be elected to the position of lieutenant governor in Florida. Now a former lieutenant governor, Carroll visits the podcast to share what she learned through her many firsts in the military and in elected office. A role… -
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In America, It’s Too Easy to Be a Criminal
A law in South Carolina bans playing pinball if you’re under 18. That’s just one of America’s many ridiculous laws restricting freedom. “There is a role for the government in keeping people safe from actual criminals, people who commit murder, robbery,” says Rafael Mangual, a “tough-on-crime” guy at the Manhattan Institute. “But a lot of… -
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Trump’s Invitation to Restart the Conversation on Yucca
Addressing nuclear waste policy is one of the most important things Congress can do to improve the competitiveness of the US nuclear industry, protect taxpayers, and reduce federal spending. So it naturally caught attention when President Trump took to Twitter on Thursday to opine about a congressionally designated nuclear waste repository at Yucca Mountain in… -
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Leftism Is Fulfilling the Lonely’s Search for Meaning
If you want to understand a human being or the human condition, what is the single most important question you should ask? Most religious people would probably ask, “Do you believe in God?” The most important question most secular people, especially progressives, could imagine asking is probably a policy question. Today it would be “Do… -
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Podcast: This Law Would Empower Union Bosses and Hurt Workers
A bill in the House of Representatives would make sweeping changes to labor laws and give union bosses an enormous amount of power. Rachel Greszler, a research fellow in economics, the budget, and entitlements at The Heritage Foundation, joins The Daily Signal Podcast to talk about the Protecting the Right to Organize Act, which—among other… -
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In Florida, Banks Choose LGBT Agenda Over Students’ Futures
What kind of people would kick needy kids out of good schools? Big business, that’s who. In Florida, companies such as Wells Fargo and Fifth Third Bank are dropping out of a scholarship program—all because some of the private schools have religious beliefs. Apparently, these CEOs think the LGBT agenda is more important than giving… -
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Pelosi Omits Christians as She Lists Religious Persecutions Around World
Democratic House Speaker Nancy Pelosi failed to mention Christians as she listed religious persecutions around the world Thursday. The House speaker spoke Thursday morning in Washington, D.C., at the National Prayer Breakfast where she prayed for those who are persecuted because of their religion. She listed people of Buddhist, Muslim, and Jewish faiths before generalizing about other persecuted religions…. -
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House Conservatives Outline Playbook for Government Reform
A new “playbook” for conservative lawmakers aims to bring more efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability to the federal government, leaders of the House’s largest caucus say. “We are producing a playbook that we intend to run when the Republicans return to the majority,” Rep. Mike Johnson, R-La., chairman of the Republican Study Committee, said Thursday in… -
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Virginia Democrats Want to Hike Gas Tax, Spend Revenue on Public Transit
Just two months after Democrats gained full control of Virginia’s government, Gov. Ralph Northam and the General Assembly have proposed sweeping changes to the state’s transportation system. At the top of the list: Increasing the gas tax from 16 cents to 28 cents per gallon over the next three years, a 75% increase. The main… -
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‘Oprah Moment’: Ocasio-Cortez Accuses Rush Limbaugh of Faking Reaction to Medal
Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez accused legendary radio host Rush Limbaugh of faking his reaction to President Donald Trump awarding him the Presidential Medal of Freedom during Tuesday night’s State of the Union address. Limbaugh, who announced Monday that he has advanced-stage lung cancer, grew visibly emotional while receiving the award during Trump’s address. Ocasio-Cortez accused him of faking… -
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Mom of Transgender Child Praises South Dakota Legislation
“It’s an absolute nightmare for a mother to live through.” Elaine Davidson’s voice shook as she talked. “I found out about the surgeries after the fact,” she says haltingly. It was social media, she explained, where she first saw the photo of her daughter’s chest—bloody bandages covering the places where her breasts had been cut…