Political Commentary & Opinion

Corporate America, take note: Relying on the Southern Poverty Law Center’s “hate” and “extremist” labels could make a liar out of you—and cost you millions of dollars. It wasn’t always like this. Decades ago, SPLC built its reputation as a trusted civil rights watchdog by valiantly fighting the Ku Klux Klan. But it has wandered…

Every January, our nation celebrates Martin Luther King Jr. Day, and every February, during Black History Month, we contemplate his words of nonviolent resistance and how the practice of that philosophy brought about the civil rights movement. Leaders, both black and white, rightly venerate him, but somewhere along the way, his message has been corrupted…

This is a lightly edited transcript of an interview on the June 18 episode of The Daily Signal podcast. Katrina Trinko: Joining us is Ericka Andersen, author of “Leaving Cloud 9: The True Story of a Life Resurrected from the Ashes of Poverty, Trauma, and Mental Illness.” Ericka is with the Independent Women's Forum, but she's…

In 1836, at the Young Men’s Lyceum in Springfield, Illinois, a 28-year-old lawyer named Abraham Lincoln delivered one of his finest addresses. Lincoln condemned the sharp increase of mobs in America, which had exploded in number as the debate over slavery and regional animosity intensified. “Accounts of outrages committed by mobs, form the every-day news…

It is a searing image. A toddler in pink shoes, a pink jacket, and jean shorts staring up at her mother, who is talking to a U.S. Border Patrol agent. She is afraid. She is in tears. She could be any of our daughters. This young girl quickly became a symbol for opposition to President…

In a major blow to the e-commerce industry and small businesses, the Supreme Court held Thursday that out-of-state online retailers can be required to collect and remit state sales taxes wherever they sell their wares. In a 5-4 decision in South Dakota v. Wayfair, the high court threw out a longstanding precedent that prevented states…

For this week and the next, the United Nations is hosting a conference of its Programme of Action to Prevent, Combat, and Eradicate the Illicit Trade in Small Arms and Light Weapons in All Its Aspects—fortunately abbreviated as the PoA. Like the U.N. Human Rights Council, the PoA is a classic U.N. institution: It’s a…

The past week has seen big, and potentially confusing, events in Great Britain’s struggle to Brexit—to regain its national independence from the European Union. As we reach the second anniversary of the Brexit referendum, which took place on June 23, 2016, here’s what has happened. In 1973, when Britain entered the European Communities—the predecessor to…

When Roseanne Barr’s allegedly drug-induced Twitter blast confronted the pretense of normalcy often portrayed on media sitcoms, it prompted a quick—some would say, rash—response from the network. ABC cancelled Barr’s show within a few hours of her tweets and disavowed her racist comments about Obama adviser Valerie Jarrett. In the ensuing days, other media personalities…

The idea that the Constitution doesn’t protect equal rights for women, or that the Founders didn’t include women in their views about individual rights, is completely wrong. Unfortunately, some self-described members of the “Me Too” movement have embraced the so-called Equal Rights Amendment to “fix” the Constitution, including actress Alyssa Milano, who spoke at rallies…

On today’s edition of The Daily Signal podcast, Rob Bluey and Ginny Montalbano welcome Reaching America President Derrick Hollie to talk about his organization’s innovative solutions for African-Americans. Hollie discusses his commitment to finding solutions on issues ranging from energy poverty to occupational licensing. And he shares his thoughts on President Donald Trump’s ongoing feud with…

As we enter the summer, Republicans and Democrats continue to debate the merits of the tax cuts. Lost in this partisan bickering is the genuine and long-overdue relief the tax cuts offer small businesses. Sadly, the media reporting on small business tax cuts has been heavily politicized, complicating rather than clarifying the issue. Even The New…

In 2014, high-tech executive and CEO of Mozilla Brendan Eich was forced to resign from the company he helped found and build, because he made a $1,000 contribution to support traditional marriage in the California marriage referendum. According to accounts, Eich was subject to vicious attacks through social media for his contribution in the marriage…

Friday is the six-month anniversary of the passage of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act—legislation that has provided financial relief to millions of small businesses and individuals across the country. The new tax code has given small business owners the opportunity to reinvest back into their businesses by hiring new employees, purchasing new equipment, raising…