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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
The IRS Gives Churches More Say Over Their Religious Activities
The Internal Revenue Service says it will relax its long-standing ban on churches engaging in political campaign activity. Churches, of course, must decide whether to do so, but this overdue decision respects their First Amendment rights. Under the Internal Revenue Code, churches—like other organizations that serve charitable, religious, educational, scientific, and similar purposes—are eligible for… -
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Ohio Looking Into Changes for Law School Accreditation Process
President Donald Trump signed an executive order in April affecting the accreditation process for institutions of higher learning. As Elizabeth Troutman Mitchell covered in an exclusive for The Daily Signal, the executive order focused on prohibiting accreditors from “participating in unlawful diversity, equity, and inclusion discrimination.” Now, Ohio is looking into its accreditation process for… -
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The Graying of America
Forget the Golden Age. Based on today’s trends, we’re set for the Silver Age. The general fertility rate is at a new low, according to data released Thursday from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “The fertility rate in the U.S. dropped to an all-time low in 2024 with less than 1.6 kids per woman,” reported… -
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Trump Has a Demand for the Cleveland Guardians
President Donald Trump has made it clear he wants the Washington Commanders to once more become the Washington Redskins, five years after the football team was forced by woke activists, local leaders, and NFL sponsors to change the name. He’s even threatened to tank the deal for a new stadium in Washington, D.C. Trump also… -
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US Olympic Committee’s Ban on Trans-Identifying Males From Women’s Sports Hailed by Lawmakers
Members of Congress are hailing the decision by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee to update its policy to prohibit trans-identifying males from competing for the U.S. in women’s Olympic sports. “The U.S. Olympic Committee finally did what should’ve been done all along to protect women’s sports. This is a major win for fairness and… -
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Documentary Explores Effort to Bring Bible Back to Public School Students
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Fathom Entertainment, in partnership with LifeWise Academy, has announced the Oct. 23 release of “Off School Property: Solving the Separation of Church and State,” a documentary exploring the effort to bring the Bible back to public school students. Joel Penton, CEO of LifeWise Academy, who founded the group in Ohio, says… -
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I Never Thought I’d Vote Republican—Until My Kid Came Home With a New Pronoun
“I never thought I’d vote Republican,” one Virginia mother told her local school board. “But then my daughter came home with a new name, new pronouns—and no permission slip.” That story isn’t rare anymore. It’s part of a growing national pattern. And it’s fueling one of the most significant political realignments of our time. Across… -
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Illustrated by a Detransitioner, New Children’s Book Encourages Embracing Their God-Given Sex
A new children’s book promoting self-acceptance of one’s God-given sex and illustrated by a former “transgender” individual who has “detransitioned” was released last week. Written by licensed social worker and family advocate Pamela Garfield-Jaeger, “Froggy Girl” speaks to the current cultural phenomenon that children are told they can change their gender. Garfield-Jaeger worked with Nicolas… -
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Trump Admin’s Dismantling of Gender Ideology Leaves Activists, Legacy Media Reeling
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—The Trump administration’s massive crackdown on gender ideology across the U.S. has left some activists reeling, CNN reported this week. Multiple activists told the outlet that they have become discouraged by the administration’s sweeping efforts to dismantle gender ideology as part of a broader push to terminate diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives across all federal government agencies, education,… -
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Pensacola’s Historic Saenger Theatre Set to Host Drag Show Mocking Christ 2 Days Before Christmas
Pensacola, Florida’s city-owned Saenger Theatre has decided to host a drag show mocking Christ’s birth two days before Christmas. The timing of this affront at one of the highest, holiest times of year for Christians—at one of the city’s premiere venues—is no mistake considering that the production company’s other shows include blasphemous offerings such as… -
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Conservative Culture Wave or Washout?
Culture wars in America leave less casualties than real wars, but still, they don’t make much room for neutrals. Even Americans that would rather go to Walmart than wind up in a debate over what pronouns they want can’t escape the cultural crossfire. Here is why: Everyone wants our attention. Popular culture is not only… -
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‘Godfather of the Conservative Movement’: Outpouring of Tributes to Heritage Founder
Leaders across the country and world honored conservative icon Ed Feulner, who died Friday at age 83. Feulner was The Heritage Foundation’s founder and longest-serving president. Political figures praised Feulner’s decades-long influence on the conservative movement. Newt Gingrich, a former House speaker who often collaborated with Feulner, hailed his transformational leadership of Heritage and the… -
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Positive Update: List of Missing People From Texas Floods Shrinks From 97 Down to Three
Kerr County, Texas officials reported Saturday that of the nearly 100 people listed as missing at last count since deadly flash flooding overtook Texas on July 4, only three people are now missing, according to Fox News. The rest previously thought to have been missing have been found safe. This sudden decline comes during the third… -
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Seismic Shifts: How the World Flipped in 6 Months
In less than six months, the entire world has been turned upside down. There is no longer such a thing as conventional wisdom or the status quo. The unthinkable has become the banal. Take illegal immigration—remember the 10,000 daily illegal entries under former President Joe Biden? Recall the only solution was supposedly “comprehensive immigration reform”—a… -
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Making America Great Means Making Buildings Beautiful
On Jan. 20, President Donald Trump signed an executive order to “Make Federal Buildings Beautiful Again,” calling for a return to neoclassical architecture in federal construction. To some, this may seem like mere aesthetic preference. But a look back at the history of American architecture reveals that there is a lot more to modern art… -
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Threatened at Boston Marathon: New Mom Takes Stand for Women’s Sports, Common Sense
Running in the Boston Marathon was a longtime dream for Natalie Daniels, and doing it six months’ postpartum, she says, felt like a way to celebrate the beauty and power of the female body. That’s why Daniels says she was troubled to learn that the Boston Marathon was now allowing men who identify as women… -
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‘Onward!’ My Boss Ed Feulner Built a Movement and Cared for People
“Onward!” Along with a dozen other sayings, this was the signature of Edwin J. Feulner, who passed away Friday. There is not a week that goes by that I do not quote him. He was a giant of the conservative movement, but I got to work with him day to day as his chief of… -
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Ed Feulner, Heritage Foundation Founder and Conservative Movement Giant, Dies
Edwin J. Feulner Jr., founder of The Heritage Foundation and a longtime leader of the conservative movement, died Friday. He was 83 years old. Heritage announced Feulner’s death in a statement released by President Kevin Roberts and Board Chairman Barb Van Andel-Gaby. They praised Feulner as “more than a leader—he was a visionary, a builder,… -
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Heritage President Says America’s Second Revolution Must Aim at Cultural Flourishing
“We are in the second American Revolution,” Heritage Foundation President Kevin Roberts declared Friday. “I don’t mean that there needs to be bloodshed,” Roberts said at the American Legislative Exchange Council’s 52nd Annual Meeting. “Although, [on] the left, if you spend some time in Washington, D.C., around Capitol Hill and outside of The Heritage Foundation… -
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‘Gold Standard Science’ Should Start With the Climate
President Donald Trump seeks to restore America’s “gold standard science”—a science that’s rooted in transparency, peer review, reproducibility, and freedom from political pressure. It’s time to apply that sort of science to climate. “[W]here any type of ‘scientific evidence’ is used to support a government policy, a regulation, or legislation, the science behind it should…