Political Commentary & Opinion
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Labor Department Confirms Bureaucrat on Leave Amid Woke Conflict of Interest Questions
A nonprofit that supports unions across the world received extra infusions of cash from a federal agency after one of the union group’s employees took a leadership role at the agency. She later went on to serve as the agency’s acting chief of staff. Lauren Stewart spent 15 years at the Solidarity Center, a left-leaning…Tyler O’Neil -
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The Faux Science of Outlawing Fossil Fuels
The recent Nature article “Carbon Majors and the Scientific Case for Climate Liability” tries to further the alarmists’ dream of pinning alleged harms of “extreme” weather on the world’s largest producers of fossil fuels. Christopher W. Callahan and Justin S. Mankin, both at Dartmouth College when their article was prepared, accept—without substantiation—climate activists’ position that industrial emissions of…Dr. Bruce Everett -
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DHS Official Confirms Boulder Terror Attack Suspect Was in US Illegally
The lead suspect in the violent attack on a pro-Israel demonstration in Boulder, Colorado, on Sunday was in the country illegally, according to a top Department of Homeland Security official. “The Colorado Terrorist attack suspect, Mohamed Soliman, is illegally in our country,” Tricia McLaughlin, DHS assistant secretary, wrote on X Monday. “He entered the country…Virginia Allen -
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How the ‘Pravda-Like’ Press Distorts the News
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. So much has been said about the media, the mainstream media, the legacy media. There’s not…Victor Davis Hanson -
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5 Years After the Floyd Riots, the Left’s Thirst for Political Violence Has Not Quenched
Five years after the death of George Floyd, the political Left is increasingly embracing violence as legitimate action, aided and abetted by soft-on-crime forces funded by billionaire George Soros. Floyd’s death sparked numerous deaths and other violence, including massive property damage to predominantly black neighborhoods and businesses. The Minneapolis–Saint Paul riots alone saw two people…Carrie Sheffield -
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Elias Rodriguez Is a Son of the Left’s Revolutionary Ecosystem
Elias Rodriguez’s alleged murderous rampage and the fifth anniversary of George Floyd’s death came four days apart, and these two events may not be as different as you think. They provide a grim omen that the revolutionary violence that shook the nation in the name of “social justice” five years ago is regrouping as anti-Israel mayhem, or worse. That…Mike Gonzalez -
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I’m an 18-Year-Old Man. Here’s Why Young Men Don’t Like Dems.
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—There’s something almost poetic about the Democratic Party’s desperation. Faced with a mass exodus of young men from their ranks, the Left’s solution isn’t to rethink their disastrous policies or the cultural rot they’ve championed. Nope, they’ve decided to shell out tens of millions of dollars to study us. Not talk to us. Not…Brilyn Hollyhand -
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Matthew Graves’ Abysmal Legacy as US Attorney for DC
The legacy of Matt Graves, the former U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, is now coming into focus, and it’s not pretty. In April, I reported in these pages that from 2018 to 2022, only 1.7% of people arrested on charges of carrying a pistol without a license in the District were sentenced to prison….Cully Stimson -
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A Survivor of a ‘Socialist Utopia’
Bizarrely, 62% of young Americans hold a “favorable view” of socialism. How can they be so ignorant? Socialism has been tried by lots of countries. It’s failed. It always fails. China prospered somewhat only after they legalized some private enterprise. Perhaps today’s kids are ignorant because they’re too young to remember the fall of the Soviet…John Stossel -
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Equity or Excuse? San Francisco’s Misguided Plan to Pass Failing Students
San Francisco’s board of education wanted to let students with failing grades graduate. That is, before fierce opposition made them backtrack. On Tuesday, the city proposed the “Grading for Equity” method. In an effort to promote “bias-resistant and motivational” grading practices, this program sought to eliminate assignments, attendance, or class participation from the grading structure. Instead,…Sarah Holliday -
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100 Years After Landmark Case, Federal Programs Continue to Violate Parents’ Constitutional Rights
June 1 marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s landmark parental rights decision in Pierce v. Society of Sisters. That historic opinion recognized “the liberty of parents and guardians to direct the upbringing and education of children under their control.” It also famously declared that “the child is not the mere creature of…Matt Sharp -
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We Have No Constitutional or Moral Duty to Subsidize Harvard
Do taxpayers have a constitutional duty to bankroll Harvard University? On MSNBC, David French argued that the Trump administration’s defunding of Harvard is little more than “political retaliation.” In the United States, we don’t sentence people before hearing the verdict, the New York Times columnist said. Ignoring due process is “directly contrary to our constitutional…David Harsanyi -
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Democrats Already Lost Young Men. Now, Their Strategy Might Cost Them Women, Too.
Democrats lost the plot. First, it was among men, especially young men who were tired of being labeled “toxic” or “a cisgender male,” instead of simply men. Now, the Left is doubling down on an ideology that also could isolate one of their most reliable voting blocs—young women and suburban moms. Enter the MAHA movement. …Virginia Allen -
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Liberal Group Targets 11 House Republicans Over Medicaid Provisions in GOP Bill
Fallout from the House Republicans’ budget reconciliation bill continues as a liberal advocacy group, Protect Our Care, is spending big on political ads against 11 GOP lawmakers in battleground districts. The digital ads are a key component of the liberal group’s $10 million “Hands Off Medicaid” campaign that claims the targeted Republicans helped deliver “the…Jacob Adams -
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The Lasting Damage of the George Floyd Riots
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. This week was the fifth anniversary, May 25, of the tragic death of George Floyd. It…Victor Davis Hanson -
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Convicted Democrat Ex-Sen. Menendez Accuses Party of Lawfare
Convicted former Sen. Bob Menendez, D-N.J., took to X on Friday to accuse his party of weaponizing justice and unfairly ousting him from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in order to advance its political goals. Menendez, 71, resigned from the Senate in 2024 after being sentenced on Jan. 29 to 11 years in prison for…George Caldwell -
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Trump’s Tariffs Are Down, But Are They Out?
Recently, two federal courts ruled against the Trump administration’s imposition of tariffs under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. While a three-judge panel of the Court of International Trade assumed that the president could theoretically impose tariffs under the act, it nonetheless issued a unanimous opinion setting aside an array of tariffs President Donald Trump…Jack Fitzhenry -
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In Sanctuary State, ICE Arrests Illegal Alien Responsible for Death of 24-Year-Old Woman
An illegal alien responsible for the death of a 24-year-old Colorado woman has been arrested. Immigration and Customs Enforcement confirmed the arrest on Thursday of a 16-year-old from Colombia who was convicted of reckless driving resulting in death but was released back onto the streets of Colorado by the Arapahoe District Attorney’s Office. ICE…Virginia Allen -
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Vacillation, Uncertainty, and Danger Signs
This week, President Donald Trump announced that he was considering a 50% tariff on goods from the European Union. Just days later, he reversed himself, announcing that any such tariffs would be delayed until July 9. Traders rejoiced, with the S&P 500 spiking dramatically. The market’s leap at Trump’s flip-flop was not unusual; in fact,…Ben Shapiro -
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2 Good Things in ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’
The House of Representatives completed an overnight session on May 22 with a vote on the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. It passed by one very small margin—215-to-214. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., immediately condemned it—and expressed anger that it would restrict federal funding of abortion. “A few hours ago, while most Americans were…Terence Jeffrey