Society
News and commentary on society, culture, family, and community from a conservative perspective. Coverage of the trends and issues shaping American life.
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opinion
Charlie Kirk Understood the True Value of Life
I write this from my daily commuter train. I’m on my way home. My wife is making dinner. My 1-year-old daughter is just learning to say “Daddy,” and hopefully, she’ll make an attempt to do so when I come through the door. Charlie Kirk’s daughter, not so much older than my own, will not have… -
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House Moment of Silence Honors Slain ‘Dear Friend Charlie Kirk’
Speaker of the House Mike Johnson held a moment of silence on the House floor Wednesday afternoon for Turning Point USA founder and conservative activist Charlie Kirk, who was fatally shot at an event he was holding at Utah Valley University. Johnson, R-La., announced the moment of silence to reporters shortly before entering the House… -
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Talk Show Hosts Jennings, Kinnett Pray for Charlie Kirk After Shooting
After the shooting Wednesday of Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk at a Utah Valley University event, CNN conservative commentator Scott Jennings and The Daily Signal’s Tony Kinnett joined together in praying for the outspoken conservative activist. News of the shooting hit shortly after Jennings and Kinnett began speaking on a radio broadcast of “The… -
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From Cake Breaks to Cowardice: Masculinity Crisis Tied to Charlotte Train Tragedy
The feminization of men that society has praised is the common denominator of every issue the U.S. currently faces. The Daily Signal’s Tony Kinnett, host of the nationally syndicated “The Tony Kinnett Cast,” joined “Timcast IRL,” a podcast hosted by political commentator Tim Pool, on Tuesday, where Kinnett discussed both the rural and urban parts… -
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Odd Bedfellows: LGBTQ Groups, Pro-Gun Orgs Denounce Gun Ban
Pro-LGBTQ+ groups and Second Amendment advocates seem to have formed a surprising alliance, as both last week publicly condemned a potential gun ban proposed by the Department of Justice. Their statements came in response to multiple reports that the DOJ is “reviewing ways to ensure that mentally ill individuals suffering from gender dysphoria are… -
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We Can’t Continue to ‘Call Evil Good, and Good Evil’
The prophet Isaiah warned a wayward nation: “Woe to those who call evil good, and good evil; who put darkness for light, and light for darkness.” Right was condemned as wrong, and what darkened the soul was repackaged as enlightenment. Isaiah cautioned that rejecting God’s word would bring devastation. The warning still stands. Two developments… -
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Church Attendance Is on the Rise, and Young People are Leading the Charge
After years of stagnant church attendance, a surprising shift is underway. Millennials and Generation Z are emerging as the new “backbone of church attendance,” driving a resurgence in spiritual engagement, according to recent findings from Barna Group’s ongoing State of the Church initiative with Gloo. The research highlighted a notable uptick in spiritual interest, faith activity, and even signs… -
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Prayer Works, According to Science
The role of prayer in civil society has emerged in the wake of the Annunciation Catholic School shooting, and this may be a blessing of sorts amidst the tragedy. This is because scientific research has shown time and again that religious faith and the practice of prayer check pathologies and improve quality of life on… -
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Republican ‘Civil War’ Erupts Over Venezuela Strike
Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., called out Vice President JD Vance after Vance bluntly responded to criticism regarding the U.S. striking Venezuelan narcoterrorists in the Caribbean Sea. “JD ‘ I don’t give a s***’ Vance says killing people he accuses of a crime is the ‘highest and best use of the military’… What a despicable and… -
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Rebuilding Society Begins at Home
A fact of the human condition is that we are flawed and broken. We can often hurt those we love the most. We can often focus on things that don’t mean as much as family. In order to break ourselves out of this cycle, we must move from selfishness to sacrifice—as individuals and as families…. -
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Generation Z’s Conservative Shift: Trump, COVID-19, and Social Media’s Role
From its youngest members to its eldest, Generation Z is turning to conservatism. It turns out, social media, the COVID-19 pandemic, and President Donald Trump have all played a role in this shift. Let’s start with the latter and then work our way back, exploring the why and how, with voices straight from the source…. -
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‘National Conservatism’ Has Changed the Direction of the Right
The Trump administration has launched a counterrevolution in American culture and government. As much as the credit for this sudden and dramatic reversal belongs to the president, it is further being fueled by larger changes in the conservative movement. These changes were set in motion in part thanks to the annual National Conservatism Conference, initially created by… -
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Therapy Class Claims Trump Is a Cult Leader. Does That Make His Voters ‘Followers’?
When Pamela Garfield-Jaeger learned that a therapist was offering a class characterizing supporters of President Donald Trump as members of a cult, she was compelled to learn more. Using a fake name, Garfield-Jaeger registered for the online course, and in August spent three hours “learning” how therapists can deal with their Trump-supporting clients. The course, “The… -
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‘Pray for Michigan,’ US Rep Says
A Michigan police department says it’s introducing a new officer patch featuring both English and Arabic. In a Facebook post Wednesday, the Dearborn Heights Police Department said the patch, which is optional, is meant to “reflect and honor the diversity of our community.” “By incorporating Arabic script alongside English,” the department said, “this patch represents… -
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Fox News Crushes Competition in Summer Prime-Time Ratings
The Fox News Channel ended its summer run as the top network in all of prime-time television through Labor Day, topping even ABC, NBC, and CBS. Reaching more than 2.4 million weekday prime-time viewers since June 20, Fox News surpassed ABC with 2.38 million viewers, NBC with 2.2 million viewers, and CBS with 2 million… -
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Senator Says It’s ‘Extremely Troubling’ to Believe Rights Come From the Creator
The U.S. Senate has wasted no time getting back to serving the American people after its six-week summer recess. With issues like the Sept. 30 deadline to have either a budget or a continuing resolution or risk a partial government shutdown on the agenda, Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia reminded us of the twisted view… -
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The Lewis-Tolkien Biography… For People Who Don’t Want to Read a Lewis-Tolkien Biography
John Hendrix’s magically illustrated biography tells the tale of one of literature’s greatest friendships. Show, don’t tell, say the masters of literature. But in “The Mythmakers: The Remarkable Fellowship of C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien,” author/illustrator John Hendrix asks the question, why not both? In the format of a graphic novel, or more precisely, a… -
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Hawley Decries Transhumanism as Elitists’ Contempt for Common People
Sen. Josh Hawley on Thursday took the elitist project of transhumanism—an ideology aimed at moving beyond natural human limits, including mortality—to task over its disdain for the dignity of humankind. In an address at the National Conservatism Conference in Washington, the Missouri Republican argued that transhumanism was by definition about “overcoming the common and ordinary… -
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The Barbarians Within
This week, anti-American and pro-Hamas advocates gathered in Detroit at a “People’s Conference for Palestine.” There, they expressed radical solidarity with terrorism, celebrated the achievements of Hamas, and denigrated the United States. “The average American will never understand the plight of the Palestinian person because the state of Israel is a carbon copy of the… -
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I Feared What Hurricane Helene Had Done to Our Community. One Year Later, We Have Hope.
It’s been almost a year since Hurricane Helene reshaped Western North Carolina and Southern Appalachia. But as a native of that region, I remember it like it was yesterday: the reports of catastrophic flooding, thousands of mudslides, and infrastructure failures—from interstate closures to cell towers being offline. Four days after the storm, I had still not heard from…