Political Commentary & Opinion
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2 New Studies of Christians’ Role in Voting Reach Clashing Conclusions
In this year’s presidential election, 32 million self-identified Christians who regularly attend church are unlikely to vote, according to a recent study released by Arizona Christian University. The Oct. 7 study said that enthusiasm among that cohort is lower for the November elections because of “the public’s distaste for both major-party candidates,” Republican former President…Christina Lewis -
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How Democrats Have Abandoned Colorblindness for Tribalism
Racism and sexism endure. Think of the “Unite the Right” white supremacist, neo-Nazi rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017. But sometimes unexpected voices fan the flames. As the civil rights movement gathered steam, colorblindness was the endgame. Ballots could not identify candidates by race. Employers could not ask for the racial identities of applicants….Armstrong Williams -
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Where Does House Freedom Caucus Go From Here?
The newly minted chairman of the House Freedom Caucus, Rep. Andy Harris joins “The Signal Sitdown” this week to discuss the conservative cohort’s priorities heading into the elections and the 119th Congress. The House Freedom Caucus is no stranger to putting pressure on House GOP leadership. The concessions secured by the caucus and other conservatives…Bradley Devlin -
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How Kids Are Paying the Price for an ‘Adult-Centric Policy’ Agenda
Kids are not running for public office, enacting laws, litigating policy, or even voting, and yet children often bear the weightiest consequences for the bad policies adults implement. “I get angry when kids are victimized because adults refuse to do the right thing,” says Katy Faust, the founder and president of the pro-children advocacy organization…Virginia Allen -
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4 Takeaways From Kamala Harris’ Fox News Interview With Bret Baier
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, repeatedly dodged questions from Fox News’ Bret Baier on Wednesday. Baier pressed her on immigration, taxpayer funding for transgender surgeries, and President Joe Biden’s mental acuity, among other key issues. Here are four key takeaways. 1. Immigration Baier began the interview by asking Harris about immigration policy….Tyler O’Neil -
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The Washington Post Claims Republicans Wage War on Fact-Checkers
Liberal journalists love to paint the Republicans as opposed to facts—which implies that liberal journalists own the facts and determine who is using them properly. The Washington Post put this aggressive headline on the front of its Oct. 15 edition: “Campaign takes stand against fact checks: In live settings, Trump aims to let his falsehoods…Tim Graham -
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Harris Campaign’s Frantically Flailing Freakout
The latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast” is all about the frantic flailing attacks and overused platitudes thrown out from the Harris-Walz campaign just weeks away from the election. From criticizing the music the Trump campaign plays at rallies to repeating the same Disney musical phrases over and over, the Harris campaign seems desperate…Tony Kinnett -
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How the Harris Boomlet Went Bust
When Kamala Harris first jumped into the 2024 race, the joy was palpable. Every major Democrat leaped to celebrate. The legacy media uncorked the Champagne. Rank-and-file Democratic voters had a pep in their step. After all, the Democratic Party had pulled off an unprecedented feat: After rigging the Democratic primaries to avoid any serious opposition…Ben Shapiro -
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Deceitful Campaign Promises—on Both Sides
Donald Trump and Kamala Harris keep making new promises. Trump fans applauded when he said he’ll eliminate taxes on tips. Then Harris proposed that, too. Her audience applauded. Trump then proposed not taxing overtime. More applause. But narrow tax exemptions are bad policy. In my new video, economist Allison Schrager explains how they create nasty,…John Stossel -
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FBI Quietly Revises Violent Crime Data, Now Showing Surge Instead of Reported Decrease
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Federal Bureau of Investigation quietly revised its national crime data for 2022, showing that violent crime actually increased instead of decreased, as was initially reported, according to RealClearInvestigations. The FBI Uniform Crime Report initially showed a slight 2.1% decrease in violent crime from 2021 to 2022, however, the revision, which was…Wallace White -
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‘I’M A CHRISTIAN’: Democrat Appeals to His Faith in Denying His Record of Voting for Men in Women’s Sports
Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, brought up his faith in an attempt to deny his own voting record on men who identify as transgender competing in women’s sports during a candidates’ debate Tuesday night with incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Debate moderator Gromer Jeffers Jr., a political reporter with The Dallas Morning News, asked Allred about…Tyler O’Neil -
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Harris and Walz Brutally Mocked for ‘Masculinity’ Ads
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” we gaze in amazement at the brutal failure of ads by a political action committee supporting the Harris-Walz ticket attempting to appeal to men in the name of “masculinity.” The sheer chaos that followed with just three weeks left until the presidential election has everyone, including…Tony Kinnett -
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Naval Academy Ignores Students’ Right Not to Recite Preferred Pronouns
Something is amiss in Annapolis, home of the U.S. Naval Academy. A rot growing like kudzu across this bucolic campus is undermining the Naval Academy’s core mission: to prepare young officers to take command at sea. How else can you explain the academy’s insistence that the Supreme Court’s holding that it is unconstitutional for colleges…Cully Stimson -
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’Stand Your Ground With Love’: French Teacher Fired for Rejecting Personal Pronouns Wins Lawsuit Almost 6 Years Later
French teacher Peter Vlaming was fired in 2018 for shunning the use of pronouns to refer to a transgender-identifying student. On Sept. 30, the West Point School Board in Virginia agreed to pay him $575,000 in damages and attorneys’ fees. “I’m so relieved that our basic fundamental rights of freedom of expression, of freedom of…Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell -
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Colorado Governor Silent on Whether He’ll Use Far-Left Smear Factory to Cancel Conservatives After Flag Squabble
Colorado’s Democratic governor, Jared Polis, did not respond to concerns that his administration would rely on the Southern Poverty Law Center to exclude conservatives from a state flag program after his office apologized for honoring a gay organization the SPLC brands a “hate group.” Polis’ signature appeared on a document celebrating the Colorado chapter of…Tyler O’Neil -
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Why the Far Left Has Worked So Hard to Cancel Christopher Columbus
The far Left’s obsession with canceling Christopher Columbus does not have as much to do with the man, but rather what he represents, according to historian Jarrett Stepman. Efforts to cancel men like Columbus come from “cultural Marxists who thought that you need to change American culture to truly change our policies at the highest…Virginia Allen -
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The Left’s Double Standard on Unconfirmed Rumors
Bob Woodward is the most overpraised journalist in modern American history. He’s an “icon” because he took out Richard Nixon. Every book should be titled “Democrats Pounce” because that’s how these books succeed. Back in October 2006, when Woodward’s Bush-bashing book “State of Denial” came out, NBC’s Tim Russert proclaimed: “Mr. Woodward will be all…Tim Graham -
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How Free Cash Ruins Lives
Some politicians and activists are eager to give you “free” money. They call it universal basic income, or UBI—cash for everyone, no strings attached. Comedian Dave Chappelle thinks UBI would “save my community almost instantly.” In my new video, UBI activist Conrad Shaw agrees, “You would effectively get rid of extreme poverty immediately.” He says…John Stossel -
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WATCH: The Cost of a Failed Coup
On the latest episode of “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris learn the consequences of a failed coup. When you shiv your boss in the back only half-way, leaving him a vegetable in the Oval Office, but in the office all the same, you run the risk of his…Tony Kinnett -
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New Commonwealth Foundation Leader Aims to Make Pennsylvania the ‘Keystone State’ Again
Andrew Lewis, a former Pennsylvania state representative, is the new president at the Commonwealth Foundation, the state's premier public policy organization. He stepped into the job in September, just as America turned its attention to the Keystone State, which will play a decisive role in the 2024 election. In an interview with The Daily Signal,…Robert B. Bluey