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opinion
The Age of Brazen Madness—and the Collapse of Fear
When a 29-year-old man in Minnesota can post a TikTok video allegedly offering $45,000 for the assassination of former Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi, we can’t dismiss it as another outburst from an online extremist. It’s a symptom of something far deeper—the moral corrosion of our civic life. According to the FBI, Tyler Avalos uploaded… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Obamas Have Nothing to Complain About
On today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc react to Michelle Obama’s book tour for her new book “The Look.” This transcript has been slightly edited for clarity. Sami Winc: For having said that, which was very strange because you would think somebody on a show like that would… -
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Supreme Court Sides With Trump Admin on Transgender Passports
The Supreme Court delivered a victory to the Trump administration regarding a policy that passports should identify people based only on biological sex. “Displaying passport holders’ sex at birth no more offends equal protection principles than displaying their country of birth—in both cases, the Government is merely attesting to a historical fact without subjecting anyone… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: DEI Is an ‘Ideological Shelter’ for the Incompetent
In this segment from today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler break down how DEI was a “shelter” for the likes of former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre, and former first lady Michelle Obama whining again about how the Obamas had it rough in the White House because they’re black. Also on today’s episode, Hanson and… -
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‘He Wasn’t Afraid’: Erika Kirk Remembers Charlie Kirk as Devoted Father and Fearless Leader
Erika Kirk shared intimate memories about Charlie Kirk and their family during her first TV interview since his assassination. When Fox News’ Jesse Watters asked Kirk, the new Turning Point USA CEO, if she fears for her safety, she said she “refuses to live in fear.” “It’s a fearlessness that’s rooted in the understanding that I will… -
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Death Threats Against ICE Officers Up by 8,000%, DHS Says
THE CENTER SQUARE—Death threats against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers are up by 8,000% compared to the same time frame last year, the Department of Homeland Security said on Friday. Assaults against ICE officers remain at a 1,000% increase, The Center Square first reported. Targeted removal efforts prioritizing arresting violent offenders are ongoing as ICE… -
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Reversing a Decades’ Long Trend, Men Are Returning to Church
For the past several decades, church attendance has become an increasingly female-oriented activity. Church leaders have either given into that fact and no longer try to find a way to get men back to church, or they have spent untold amounts of money on focus groups to find out why men no longer attend, or… -
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How AI Programming Threatens to Erase Reality
Winston Churchill once said, “History is written by the victors.” In today’s world, history is being rewritten by the coders, the censors, and the corporate overlords who believe they have the moral authority to decide what truth means. Artificial intelligence was sold to us as the dawn of a new age of freedom designed to… -
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Bill Gates’ New Priorities May Trigger a Seismic Shift in Climate Activism
The world of climate realism just won a massive victory thanks to Bill Gates, and the long-term results are likely to be seismic. Gates isn’t just the founder of Microsoft, he’s one of the most influential philanthropists alive today. This past week, he firmly rejected the climate alarmism that’s been so pervasive on the Left…. -
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‘Lewis & Tolkien’: Show Chronicles Their Friendship, Falling Out
Ron Crews traveled more than 500 miles to see the East Coast premiere of the new stage production “Lewis & Tolkien.” “Absolutely, it was worth it,” Crews said of making the trip from his home in Georgia to Washington, D.C., to watch the production in celebration of his 77th birthday. For roughly an hour and… -
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Megan Basham Weighs in on America’s Potential Religious Revival
As part of an ongoing series discussing the question of religious revival in America, The Daily Signal reached out to Megan Basham, an author and culture reporter for The Daily Wire, to discuss what she is observing about religion in the United States. The Daily Signal asked Basham about what she was seeing on the… -
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A Modest Proposal for SNAP Amid the Schumer Shutdown
Democrats are warning that thousands of children may go hungry if Republicans don’t cave in to Democrats’ demands and agree to fund COVID-19-era Obamacare subsidies for wealthier Americans. Meanwhile, Republicans have filed a bill just to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, better known as food stamps, during the shutdown. If the impasse… -
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American Folklore Is More Than Just Scary Stories; It Carries a Value System
DONEGAL, Pennsylvania—It is 6:14 p.m. on a Thursday. You’re hiking along the Forbes Trail, nestled deep in the Appalachian Mountains somewhere along the Westmoreland-Somerset County lines. It is 19 minutes until sunset, and you have just over a mile to go, mostly uphill, before you are out of the deep forest and in the clearing…. -
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Do Californians Realize How Badly They’re Getting Ripped Off?
Let’s say you paid top dollar to go to a fancy, five-star restaurant, and the waiter served you warmed-over McDonald’s. Would you ever go back? Maybe, if you didn’t know any better. I started thinking about that after I recently changed my residency from Virginia to California (for reasons I won’t go into) and noticed… -
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Guide to America’s Historic Landmarks—Without the Left-Wing Bias
To help celebrate America’s 250th birthday, The Heritage Foundation is releasing an interactive map and guide to America’s historic sites that is designed to help families enjoy history together accurately and without the Left’s ideological lens. “The Heritage Guide to Historic Sites: Rediscovering America’s Heritage” at historicsites.heritage.org “equips American families with the tools they need to enjoy the sites that mark some of the greatest episodes in… -
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Is NFL’s Pick of Bad Bunny for the Super Bowl Going to Backfire Against the Woke?
Bad Bunny isn’t all that bad. After all, the rapper and singer’s concert residency in Puerto Rico added over $200 million to the economy. That said, the announcement that he would headline the halftime show at the next Super Bowl engendered no end of controversy with the kickoff still over three months away. Over 50,000 fans have already signed a petition demanding Bad Bunny step… -
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Dark Money, Sanctuary Cities, Left-Wing Terror, and the War on ICE
As we observe National First Responders Day, let us honor those who protect us every day—and give extra support to those with the courage to reestablish law and order while confronting defiance, violent discord, and even domestic terrorism. A coordinated, dark money-funded far-left movement is targeting and attacking one law enforcement agency in particular: U.S…. -
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Free Speech in Britain—a Visitor’s Snapshot
By now, most know that free speech is under threat in Great Britain. In August, Vice President JD Vance “raised some criticism [and] concerns about our friends on this side of the Atlantic” while in England on vacation and for official meetings. I just went back to my old college, St. Andrews in Scotland. I’d… -
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The Real Problem With ‘Toxic Masculinity’
On a recent “60 Minutes” segment, UFC President Dana White was asked whether he worries that the sport might promote “toxic masculinity.” White shot back, “What does that even mean? Can you be too masculine?” It was a revealing moment—one that captured our cultural confusion around the topic of masculinity. Both White and his interviewer… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: ‘No Kings’ Protest a Facade for Leftist Virtue Signaling
In today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Jack Fowler described the “No Kings” protests, citing a Daily Mail article by psychotherapist Jonathan Alpert. They said that the event was an “empty expression of caring” where “elderly white baby boomers” sought “validation” through virtue signaling. This transcript has…