Political Commentary & Opinion

President Ronald Reagan’s famous maxim, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction,” remains true today. Yet during times of great prosperity, it’s easy to take things for granted and assume that the good times will remain forever. Today, despite the present economic boom, two types of bankruptcy threaten America’s fortunes. The first…

It’s been nearly a century since the 19th Amendment was ratified, granting women the right to vote. As the House of Representatives celebrates its role in starting the amendment process this week, it’s worth examining how and why the 19th Amendment became the law of the land. Support for the measure did not occur overnight—passage…

Sometime around A.D. 60, in the age of Emperor Nero, a Roman court insider named Gaius Petronius wrote a satirical Latin novel, “The Satyricon,” about moral corruption in Imperial Rome. The novel’s general landscape was Rome’s transition from an agrarian republic to a globalized multicultural superpower. The novel survives only in a series of extended…

Former presidential candidate Carly Fiorina recently spoke to The Daily Signal about her new book, “Find Your Way: Unleash Your Power and Highest Potential.” Fiorina is the host of the podcast “By Example” and founder of Unlocking Potential. The interview is available on our podcast along with a lightly edited transcript below. Rob Bluey: You…

The Heritage Foundation works every day to build a free and prosperous nation where all Americans have the opportunity to achieve their version of the American dream, reaching their full potential and creating the financial security to provide for themselves, their families, and their communities. The federal budget is at the core of our political…

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The following post is part of a symposium titled “Multiculturalism vs Patriotism,” which features an essay by Thomas D. Klingenstein and responses by David Azerrad, Matthew Continetti, Allen C. Guelzo, and Roger Kimball. The symposium appears in the Spring 2019 issue of the Claremont Review of Books and is available for immediate access here.   Thomas Klingenstein has…

As the campaign in the 2020 presidential race heats up, so do the promises, with each new candidate vying for who can offer voters the most goodies. But goodies don’t come cheap. Many of the promises being thrown around could prove quite expensive to implement. The implications for the economy should be obvious. Experts in…

After listening to Seth Meyers run interference for Rep. Ilhan Omar last week, an exasperated Meghan McCain asked him: “Are you her publicist? Are you her press person?” Perhaps the more pertinent question is, “Who else do you represent?” Because on the same day Rep. Rashida Tlaib was complaining (via her 500,000-follower Twitter account) that…

It came to my attention last spring that a man who identifies as a woman was using the women’s facilities for my local indoor swimming pool. As a woman and a mom, I naturally was concerned that my children or I could be in the presence of a man while using the women’s locker room…

The John F. Kennedy Library Foundation is set to present its 2019 Profile in Courage Award on May 19 to … drumroll … House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.  It’s not clear what the California Democrat did to deserve the annual award, which claims to recognize public officials whose actions “demonstrate the qualities of politically courageous leadership”…

It would be nice to think that high school students can get into a good university based on their abilities or talents, but a proposed change to the SAT shows how the concept of meritocracy has been turned into a sham. The College Board, according to The Wall Street Journal, will now assign an “adversity…

It was Oscar Levant who uttered the famous line: “I knew Doris Day before she was a virgin.” In a way it was a backhanded compliment to a woman who represented in most of her film roles an image of chastity and virtue that was once mostly promoted in American culture, though not always practiced…

Israel is under attack—both in its own homeland and in ours. One week, The New York Times runs an anti-Semitic cartoon. The next week, Hamas launches 600 rocket attacks against Israel. These are merely some of the more recent occurrences in an ongoing effort by the global anti-Israel community—which now includes members of our own Congress—to delegitimize and…

“Arthur” isn’t just the longest-running cartoon series on television—it’s also the most controversial. That’s all thanks to PBS, who’s spent the last umpteen years using its half-billion taxpayer dollars promoting the agenda of the far left. Now, apparently, that agenda includes pitching same-sex marriage to kids as young as 4—and using one of their favorite…