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
Lindh Shows How West Is Winning War on Terror
John Walker Lindh, the former “American Taliban,” is almost back on the streets. Captured on the battlefield in Afghanistan in 2002, he was convicted of providing material support to terrorism and has been in prison ever since. Now he is set to be released on Thursday, even though he has never denounced the Islamist cause. This has led… -
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Actress Emma Watson Is Mistaken: G-7 Is No Magic Wand for Making Gender Inequality Disappear
Emma Watson is leading the charge to have the Group of Seven leading industrial nations fund controversial feminist groups in the developing world and institute far-reaching gender-equality legislation. The actress of “Harry Potter” fame seems to think that with a wave of a giant, transnational magic wand, she can make gender inequality vanish. An activist… -
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Problematic Women: Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage
In a special episode of “Problematic Women,” Heritage Foundation President Kay Coles James joins us to talk about the Women’s Suffrage Centennial Commission. President Donald Trump appointed James to the bipartisan commission formed to celebrate the passage of the 19th Amendment, which secured women’s right to vote. In this week’s podcast, we discuss the history… -
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The Surrogacy Risks the Media Won’t Cover
Surrogacy is touted by some celebrities, including Kim Kardashian West and Kanye West, who have had two children via surrogates. But is it as safe as the media coverage suggests? Jennifer Lahl of the Center for Bioethics and Culture breaks down the medical risks the procedure has, as well as some of the legal and… -
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The SAT’s New ‘Adversity Score’ Isn’t Just Unfair. It’s Self-Destructive.
We all thought those online quizzes that give you a score based on “how privileged you are” were funny. Except now, the score is real—and it will affect your life dramatically if you’re an anxious high schooler applying to college. A new report by The Wall Street Journal describes the efforts of The College Board,… -
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Carson Hounded by Open Borders Liberals for Putting Americans First
We no longer live in a constitutional republic. We live in an idiocracy. Only in modern-day America, under the Democratic-controlled U.S. House of Representatives, is the basic proposition that federally subsidized public housing should benefit American citizens and legal residents slammed as “despicable” and “damaging.” Those are the hysterical words used by Democratic Rep. Carolyn… -
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In Another Reversal, Apple Allows App Countering Climate Alarmism
Apple’s on-again, off-again relationship with an online smartphone application that challenges global warming alarmism is back on. The app, Inconvenient Facts, is available again in Apple’s App Store, much to the delight of the geologist who inspired it. “I thought that it was entirely political,” Gregory Wrightstone, author of the book “Inconvenient Facts: The Science… -
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The Trans Lobby Is Now Marketing to Your Kids
As the LGBT movement continues to grow in power and influence, it has started to market drag and transgender ideology to the most gullible group out there: children. These efforts normalize concepts that are unscientific and that promote medical treatments that many medical professionals oppose. Take what happened recently on Mother’s Day. Chips Ahoy!, king… -
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New York Lawmakers Pass Bill That Would Allow Congress Access to Trump’s Tax Returns in the State
The New York state Assembly passed a bill Wednesday to allow Congress to obtain information on state tax returns for elected officials, which would include President Donald Trump’s returns. The bill passed 84-53 and would allow the New York Department of Taxation and Finance commissioner to release any state tax returns about those in federal,… -
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Investigation of Northam’s Yearbook Photo Unable to Determine Whether He’s in Photo
Eastern Virginia Medical School (EVMS) released the results of a monthslong investigation into offensive images on Democratic Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s 1984 senior yearbook page Wednesday. EVMS hired the law firm McGuireWoods to conduct the investigation. The McGuireWoods investigation ended inconclusively, and attorneys blamed the passage of time and lack of documented evidence for the… -
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Greenpeace Co-Founder Tells Congress to Ignore UN’s Latest Extinction Warning
Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore will tell House lawmakers an alarming United Nations report on biodiversity is political activism masquerading as credible science, according to written testimony. “It is clear that the highly exaggerated claims of the [U.N.] are not so much out of concern for endangered species as they are a front for a radical… -
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Texas Lawmakers Pass ‘Save Chick-Fil-A’ Bill
Texas’ Republican-controlled House voted Monday to pass a “Save Chick-fil-A” bill. The “Save Chick-fil-A” bill does not allow the government to take “any adverse action” against any contractor, individual, or business because of their religious beliefs. “It strengthens and reaffirms Texas’ First Amendment rights,” Republican state Rep. Matt Krause said to The Daily Caller News Foundation…. -
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Medicare for All Would Eliminate Americans’ Choices in Health Coverage
With the debate over health care heating up again, Medicare for All once more is a hot topic. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., has sponsored a new version of his Senate bill that promises to free Americans from health care concerns. But at the core of the Sanders bill is still the vast and fundamentally illiberal… -
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Segregation Is Back, and It’s Coming From the Left
Integration used to be a major goal of the civil rights movement. But today, in many places, resegregation is the growing trend—particularly on college campuses. A new National Association of Scholars report finds that 7 out of 10 colleges surveyed are having separate graduations for those of certain racial or ethnic backgrounds. Dion Pierre of… -
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This Arizona Policy Change Is Robbing Navajo Kids of School Opportunity
Three thousand and one hundred feet. That’s the distance between Hilltop Christian School in New Mexico and the Arizona border—but for students in the Navajo Nation, it might as well be 3,100 miles. A change in policy by the state Department of Education means Navajo Nation students living on the Arizona side are no longer… -
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House Celebrates 100th Anniversary of Action on Women’s Right to Vote
Lawmakers took to the floor of the House of Representatives on Tuesday to commemorate the 100th anniversary of action on the constitutional amendment granting women the right to vote. The House passed what would become the 19th Amendment to the Constitution by a vote of 304-90 on May 21, 1919. The amendment was ratified by… -
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American Colleges Are Now Just Left-Wing Seminaries
Most Americans are not aware how morally and intellectually destructive American colleges—and, increasingly, high schools and even elementary schools—have become. So, they spend tens of thousands after-tax dollars to send their sons and daughters to college. But today, to send your child to college is to play Russian roulette with their values. There is a… -
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‘Tolkien’ Paints Vivid Picture of Writer’s Life, but Ignores His Faith
The new movie depicting the life of writer, poet, and academic J.R.R. Tolkien is a refreshing display of the beauty of friendship and perseverance in adversity. Yet the film fundamentally disappoints by neglecting to include a defining element of Tolkien’s life—his Catholic faith. The film centers on Tolkien’s youth, followed by his coming of age… -
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‘Violation of Trust’: Alabama Public Television Bans ‘Arthur’ Same-Sex Marriage Episode
Alabama Public Television (APT) decided not to air an “Arthur” episode depicting same-sex marriage because officials believed it would violate parents’ trust. The animated children’s TV show launched its 22nd season with “Mr. Ratburn and the Special Someone” on May 13, where Arthur’s third-grade teacher Mr. Ratburn gets married to a male character in the episode. APT… -
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McConnell Introduces Bipartisan Bill Raising Smoking Age to 21
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Democratic Virginia Sen. Tim Kaine introduced a bill Monday to raise the federal minimum age for purchasing tobacco products to 21. “We’re in the middle of a national health epidemic,” McConnell said in a speech on the Senate floor, according to Fox News. “Youth vaping is a public health crisis.”…