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
Donald Trump’s Closing Argument Detailed In New Ad: ‘Never Quit’
When President Grover Cleveland left the presidency in 1889, the 22nd president of the United States had no designs to seek a second term. Four years later, on March 4, 1893, Cleveland stood at the East Portico of the Capitol, swearing the same oath he had recited eight years prior. Cleveland became the 24th president… -
opinion
‘Final Argument’: An Open-and-Shut Case
This week, I had the pleasure of sitting down for a cordial debate with Sam Harris, host of the “Making Sense” podcast, to discuss the question of the hour: Donald Trump vs. Kamala Harris. The conversation was moderated by Bari Weiss of The Free Press. Sam Harris is, of course, an incredibly intelligent person. He’s… -
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Desperate, Elitist Kamala Harris Is Hillary Clinton 2.0
Vice President Kamala Harris’ weak response to President Joe Biden’s calling Donald Trump supporters “garbage” matches her hyperbolic, incendiary claims that Trump is a “fascist” who relies on the tactics of Adolf Hitler. Meanwhile, Harris’ running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, compared Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally to a Nazi gathering. Even high school debate… -
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Promoting Panic for Cash
The world must be getting so much worse! Activists protest everywhere. Listening to them, I’d think hate, homophobia, racism, and environmental threats are at record highs. But it’s not true. Despite our ugly election politics, for most people, life is better than ever. Our air and water are cleaner. People live longer and healthier lives…. -
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Biden’s Student Loan ‘Forgiveness’ Wack-A-Mole, v. 4.0
Past is prologue when it comes to the student loan policy of progressive grandees. Hoping to hear an adoring public applaud one last time, the Biden-Harris administration released a fourth round of rules canceling student loan debt on Oct. 25. First came the mammoth $430 billion plan birthed before the ’22 midterms that made the… -
opinion
3 Ways the Left Plans to Stack Every Branch of Government
Elections have become not merely choices of policy change but referenda on the full-scale, top-to-bottom destruction of America’s form of government and way of life. Democratic Party candidates in the 2024 election have proposed policies that would radically, and irrevocably, alter America’s constitutional order. Liberal candidates have endorsed plans that would fundamentally transform all three… -
opinion
Newspaper Endorsements of Candidates Matter—on the Margins
Much is being made about the decision made by a handful of newspapers not to endorse a presidential candidate this year, most notably The Washington Post. Post owner Jeff Bezos’ money-losing newspaper is now losing a chunk of its subscribers and staff, as well. His decision is either the first step on a very long… -
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The Hilarious Kerfuffle Over Washington Post’s Not Endorsing Harris
It’s deliriously funny that The Washington Post jumped into a cauldron of boiling angst by refusing to endorse Kamala Harris for president. The decision is deeply weird. It’s like McDonald’s declining to advocate for hamburgers. We all know The Washington Post has a staff full of Democrats writing for an audience that’s mostly Democrats (and… -
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Harris’ Bold Miscalculation
It is possible that former President Donald Trump has peaked too soon. The momentum in the race feels like it has moved in his direction, but we should never underestimate the Republicans’ ability to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. However, it does not really seem so much that Trump is increasing in the… -
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In a Struggling Town, Musk Discusses ‘Purpose’
MCKEES ROCKS, Pennsylvania—At the freshly renovated Roxian Theatre along Chartiers Avenue in a struggling river town, Loren Stephenson said she and her fiance, Alex Ames, had been standing at the front of the line since 8 a.m. to hear billionaire Elon Musk speak at 2 p.m. Stephenson, a Duquesne University professor, said she came to… -
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DISENCHANTED: Swing-State Muslims Say They’re Not Voting for Kamala Harris
DEARBORN, Mich.—A week from the election, many Muslim Americans in Dearborn, Michigan, say they are unsure how they will cast their vote. Some proudly said they voted for former President Donald Trump, while others said hope to make a statement on the Israel-Hamas conflict by voting for Green Party candidate and avid Palestine supporter Jill… -
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Fact-Checking Kamala Harris’ Ellipse Speech
Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic nominee for president, gave her “closing argument” speech for the 2024 presidential election at the Ellipse by the White House, the location former President Donald Trump spoke at on Jan. 6, 2021, before a mob of his supporters stormed the U.S. Capitol. Harris repeatedly condemned Trump, attempted to define… -
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Is Bezos Ushering in New Era at Washington Post?
Is Jeff Bezos going to bring back real journalism? In a shocking move, The Washington Post announced Friday it would not be endorsing a presidential candidate, after decades of doing so and after the outlet’s editorial board had written an endorsement of Kamala Harris. Two Post journalists reported that the decision had been made by… -
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‘I Don’t Trust Kamala Harris to Change Things for the Better,’ Swing State Businessman Says
GREENVILLE, N.C.—Entrepreneurship is in Fred George’s bloodline. “Every ancestor I know was a businessman,” George told The Daily Signal, as he stood on the floor of one of his five secondhand Trade It! retail stores in North Carolina. “I've got decades of experience, and the things that I learned growing up from my dad, who's a businessman,… -
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House Panel Demands Democratic Fundraiser Disclose Verification Practices in Probe of Possible Foreign Campaign Cash
The House committee that oversees election integrity demanded Monday the massive online Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue disclose to Congress how it verifies the identity of donors before accepting money, saying it fears Iran, China, Russia, and Venezuela may be exploiting weaknesses to inject foreign funds into the 2024 election. “Our investigation has indicated that these… -
opinion
In Daniel Penny Case, NYC Has Put Batman on Trial
Batman is a hero for stopping the criminals threatening the people of Gotham City. Daniel Penny is on trial for stopping a criminal threatening the people of New York City. It doesn’t get much more backward than this. On Monday, jury selection began in Penny’s trial. Prosecutors have charged him with second-degree manslaughter and criminally… -
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‘Wrong Side of History’: Jordan Peterson Promotes Short, Timely Documentary on Iran
More than a third of American Muslims deny the rapes and murders committed by the Hamas terrorist organization in Israel occurred, according to a poll first reported by The Daily Signal earlier this month. Just over a year after the Oct. 7 attacks and a week before the Nov. 5 presidential election, Muslim-American voters who… -
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After Backlash, Bezos Explains Why Washington Post Won’t Endorse Harris
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Amazon founder and Washington Post owner Jeff Bezos said Monday that the Post’s decision not to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris is in response to a larger issue of media credibility being eroded. Bezos pointed to the recent surveys on trust and public reputation, with media institutions consistently ranking near the bottom,… -
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How ‘Rare’ Are Sex-Trait Modification Surgeries on Children?
As recently as two years ago, only three states banned surgeries on children to address gender dysphoria, up from just one a year earlier. Today, exactly half the states have such bans, and more are considering them. The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in a Tennessee case challenging those bans on Dec. 4…. -
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Andrew Klavan Examines American Culture Through New Mystery Novel
Podcast host for The Daily Wire and bestselling author Andrew Klavan’s newest mystery novel examines American culture without being a political book. “I’ve sort of taken the issues out so that I’m not lecturing people on what I think, how I think they should vote, or what I think they should think, and just describing…