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
America’s First ‘Robot Sex Brothel’ Is Bad News for Our Culture
Sex robots are coming to America, and Houston is the first battleground. The first “robot sex brothel” in America is set to open in Houston, Texas, this November. The mayor is currently investigating how to restrict or regulate it. The owner plans to expand to 10 locations in the U.S. by 2020. This disturbing development… -
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The Daily Signal Podcast: The Effect of the Ford Hearing
The Brett Kavanaugh confirmation process came to a boiling point on Thursday, as his accuser testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee and Kavanaugh himself made a forceful defense. We cover the highlights and discuss with The Heritage Foundation’s Tom Jipping. Plus: We feature an interview with Juanita Broaddrick, the woman who accused Bill Clinton of… -
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What the Ford Hearing Did, and Didn’t, Accomplish
This is a lightly edited transcript of an interview for The Daily Signal podcast. Daniel Davis: Well, joining us in studio to discuss the ongoing battle over Brett Kavanaugh is Tom Jipping, he is the deputy director of the Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies here at The Heritage Foundation. Tom, let’s start with… -
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Why Bill Clinton’s Accuser Doesn’t Believe Ford
Juanita Broaddrick, a woman who accused former President Bill Clinton of rape, called the allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh “sketchy” and “vague.” “I’m sorry, I do not believe her allegations. If she had something like that done to her, I don’t believe it had anything to do with Brett Kavanaugh,” Broaddrick told The… -
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On the Street: Should Protesters Be Able to Harass Lawmakers Out of Restaurants?
Should protesters be allowed to barge into restaurants to harass and shout down lawmakers and public officials they don’t like? It has happened to White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders, to Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, and, just this week, to Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. We took our cameras “On the Streets” of Washington, D.C.,… -
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White House Reporter Major Garrett on the ‘Thrills’ of Covering Trump
Major Garrett is CBS News' chief White House correspondent and author of the new book, “Mr. Trump's Wild Ride: The Thrills, Chills, Screams, and Occasional Blackouts of an Extraordinary Presidency.” Garrett has covered four different administrations at three separate news outlets. He spoke to Daily Signal editor-in-chief Rob Bluey and contributor Ginny Montalbano. An edited… -
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House Freedom Caucus to Rosenstein: Testify or Resign
The House Freedom Caucus is calling on Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to testify about allegations that he offered to spy on President Donald Trump or resign from office. “Tonight the Freedom Caucus took an official position that Rod Rosenstein needs to come testify before the Judiciary committee within the week or he needs to… -
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Latest Hurricane Relief Bill Would Waste Billions on Non-Related Projects
In the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Florence, Congress has begun to discuss plans for new disaster spending. Indeed, the newly released Federal Aviation Administration reauthorization bill contains $1.7 billion for Community Development Block Grants—money that is not subject to the budget caps. Until FEMA exhausts the Disaster Relief Fund, Congress should not… -
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Why Single-Payer Would Make Health Care Worse for Americans
Advocates of single-payer health care—like Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., with his “Medicare for All” legislation—suggest Americans would enjoy a health care utopia if only the government took over. But claims of lower costs and better, more efficient care are widely overblown. Here are the facts. What Is Single-Payer? A “single-payer” health system is a government-controlled… -
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Losing the Presumption of Innocence
More than a century ago, the Supreme Court described a principle that it called “undoubted, axiomatic and elementary.” It is, the court said, “unquestioned in the textbooks” and can be traced all the way back to ancient Greece and Rome. This fundamental principle—the presumption of innocence—may be one of the casualties of the campaign against… -
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Dallas Police Fire Officer Accused of Manslaughter for Shooting Man in His Apartment
The Dallas Police Department fired off-duty officer Amber Guyger at a hearing Monday after she was charged with manslaughter for the Sept. 9 fatal shooting of her neighbor Botham Jean. Guyger had worked for the Dallas Police Department since 2013 and “has the right to appeal her discipline,” according to a Dallas Police Department press release… -
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5 Key Questions on Trump’s Possible Firing of Rod Rosenstein
President Donald Trump and Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein are set to meet Thursday in what likely will be an unpleasant encounter for both. The scheduled meeting follows a report Friday in The New York Times that Rosenstein talked to Justice Department and FBI officials about secretly recording Trump, then using the information to encourage… -
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Ben Carson Takes Jab at Andrew Cuomo in Discussing Faith, Poverty, and Opportunity
Up-from-poverty stories such as his own are a rebuke to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s statement that America “was never that great,” Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson told an audience of social conservatives. “There are so many people who have forgotten … who don’t cherish the America that we live in,” Carson said… -
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This New Jersey Woman Was Charged With Buying Votes
Voter fraud is an ongoing problem in America. For those who doubt, look no further than a new case out of New Jersey. On Thursday, federal officials charged a New Jersey woman with “promoting a voter bribery scheme.” Lizaida Camis allegedly offered Hoboken voters $50 in exchange for applying to receive mail-in ballots, and then… -
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An Impossible Bar
Back in 1991, after the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings, I never thought I would have to again live through the dignity of the Senate and the Supreme Court being sullied by personal allegations against a nominee, allegations specifically concocted by political enemies to demean the process and sully the accused. Much has been made in… -
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Virginia Governor Set to Bypass Legislature to Join State-Based Climate Agreement
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is poised to implement a new regulation without legislative approval to join 10 other states in a climate change agreement based on restricting carbon dioxide emissions from coal-fired power plants. But lawmakers, policy analysts, and tea party activists in Virginia who oppose what they consider costly regulations of industry are raising… -
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Why States Are Leaving Common Core in Droves
After less than 10 years in the classroom, Common Core could soon be on its way out. The Obama administration introduced Common Core in 2010, imposing burdensome new standards and tests in an attempt to create uniform educational content across the nation. Despite loud objections from parents, teachers, school leaders, and state officials, 46 states… -
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EXCLUSIVE: EPA Takes Steps to Ensure Regulatory Reforms Advance
A political appointee will become the No. 2 lawyer at the Environmental Protection Agency, in a change announced Thursday aimed at ensuring that someone committed to President Donald Trump’s agenda is in charge. This change puts the EPA in line with several other federal departments and agencies. The move comes as news reports indicate parts… -
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California’s Push for Boardroom Quotas Is an Insult to Women
California may think it’s progressive, but its latest push for social engineering is downright insulting to women—not to mention unnecessary. Both the California Senate and Assembly have passed SB 826, a bill that would require every company based in California to have at least one woman on their board by the end of 2019. By… -
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How Congress Can Make Tax Cuts Permanent Without Worsening the Debt
The economy is thriving under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Wages are up, scores of jobs are being created, and small businesses are more optimistic than ever about the future. Making those tax cuts permanent and passing additional pro-growth tax reforms would help sustain higher economic growth, creating long-term benefits for all Americans. Even…