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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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Victor Davis Hanson Reveals How He’d Rank Trump, Biden Among US Presidents
Victor Davis Hanson ranked President Donald Trump in the top five of best U.S. presidents and former President Joe Biden among the worst three presidents when he joined Mark Levin Saturday night. “I think [Trump] is in the top five because he’s not waging a revolution as he’s accused. He’s waging a counterrevolution,” said Hanson,… -
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America’s Christian Revival With Mark Tooley
Is America in the midst of a religious revival? That’s the question I seek to answer in an interview with Mark Tooley, one of the top thinkers on religion and public life in the United States. In the wake of the assassination of Charlie Kirk, social media has been replete with stories of Americans reconnecting… -
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The Sneaky Way Corporate America Blacklists Conservatives, and How Some Are Fighting Back
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Hundreds of companies use the software company Benevity to connect with nonprofits, allowing employees to donate their time and money, but Benevity systematically blacklists conservative nonprofits, and those nonprofits are now speaking out. “We, the undersigned organizations, urge Benevity to immediately end the use of the Southern Poverty Law Center’s ‘Hate… -
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New York Times’ Portland Reporting Is Pure Propaganda
The “fact-checkers” who pick apart President Donald Trump on a daily basis took exception to this recent presidential overstatement: “Portland [Oregon] is burning to the ground, it’s insurrectionists all over the place.” PolitiFact instructed that there’s a few arson convictions, but all the protests are “largely confined to a two-block area” outside the Immigration and… -
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Thousands Gather on National Mall for Christian Revival, Praying for Unity in America
Thousands of people from all 50 states gathered to celebrate Christian revival and pray for unity in America during a four-day-long festival in Washington, D.C. Awaken the Dawn, a grassroots movement focused on worship, prayer, and missions, hosted Communion America, “a festival around the presence of God.” From Oct. 9-12, thousands gathered on the National… -
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Study Suggests Transgender Contagion Fizzling Out
The transgender social contagion among the young may be fizzling out and there are numbers to back it up. A report released on Wednesday concluded that the number of young American identifying as transgender or nonbinary has dipped in the last few years. This represents a major reversal given that transgenderism had been an exploding… -
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Trump’s War on Antifa Is Heating up as Congress Considers Next Steps
With the rise of left-wing terrorism, as epitomized by the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Sept. 10, congressional Republicans are doubling down on their efforts to combat violence perpetuated by Antifa and its affiliates. Rep. Brandon Gill, R-Texas, spoke with The Daily Signal about the efforts being undertaken by the White House and… -
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Federal Government Looking to Bring More Law Enforcement to Columbus
More law enforcement could be coming to Columbus, and that may even include Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents. Ohio’s capital is one of several cities in which the General Services Administration, an independent agency that helps manage and support federal agencies and facilities, was seeking office space. Specifically, “as-is, fully-finished and furnished office space in… -
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Another Example of Why Media Won’t Earn Back Americans’ Trust
Only about a quarter of Americans currently trust the media—and a recent decision by a prominent college media conference shows why. MediaFest25, which starts Wednesday and describes itself as the “nation’s largest media convention for pros and college students,” originally greenlit my colleague Virginia Allen and my former colleague Mary Margaret Olohan as speakers. It… -
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We’re Heading Into the Organ-Harvesting Stage of Assisted Suicide
The assisted suicide policy has always rested on a slippery slope. Western societies are now fully in the organ harvesting stage on the road to the bottom of this hill. In September, the National Post reported that a 59-year-old Pittsburgh man with congestive heart failure received a working heart from a 38-year-old who had Lou… -
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Columbus Day Honors Our Civilization … Which Is the Real Reason Critics Hate It
Battles over Columbus Day aren’t really about Christopher Columbus at all—they’re about whether America should exist. “Columbus’s journey carried thousands of years of wisdom, philosophy, reason, and culture across the Atlantic into the Americas—paving the way for the ultimate triumph of Western civilization less than three centuries later on July 4, 1776,” President Donald Trump… -
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Saving the Catholic Church Starts at Home
The Church Life Journal from Notre Dame recently published statistics from the General Social Survey regarding the religious practice of cradle Catholics. The report, outlined by Michael Rota and Stephen Bullivant, provides damning evidence about the status of faith among American Catholics. Rota is a philosophy professor and Bullivant is a professor of sociology. Their report and advice are grounded… -
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REDEFINING YAHWEH: Wikipedia Co-Founder Cites Worst Examples of Bias on the Internet Encyclopedia
Larry Sanger helped to create Wikipedia, but he says he is horrified at how biased it has become—and he has a few suggestions about how to fix it. “Wikipedia shapes public opinion more than any other single information source of its kind, more than any newspaper or broadcast or podcast,” Sanger tells The Daily Signal…. -
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Strange Bedfellows: The Forming Ranks in Our New ‘Wars of Religion’
Human nature does not change, history is not over, and while we take peace for granted, ours is an increasingly violent age. The assassination of Charlie Kirk revealed the forming ranks in what looks to be an emerging war of religion. While many Americans and Westerners are considering Christianity for the first time or deepening… -
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Trump’s Celebration of Columbus Day Shows Left Losing Culture Wars
“We’re back. Columbus Day. We’re back, Italians. We love the Italians.” That was President Donald Trump on Thursday to his Cabinet as he signed a proclamation to honor Christopher Columbus on Columbus Day, to be celebrated on Monday. “Columbus, obviously, discovered the New World in 1492,” Trump said. “He was a great Italian explorer. He… -
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Painting of Jesus, Removed by Biden Admin, Restored at US Merchant Marine Academy
Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy has restored to prominence a painting of Jesus Christ at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York, after it was demoted following a complaint about its Christian message. “Jesus is out of the basement! I promised you I would restore faith at @UsmmaO by returning ‘Christ on… -
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Sunrise Proves the Point: Conservatives Must Lead on the Environment
The Sunrise Movement just announced a strategic pivot. No longer content to focus primarily on climate change, its leaders now declare their mission is to “stop authoritarianism.” In practice, this means fewer conversations about the environment and more mobilizations against President Donald Trump. Notorious for their full-throated endorsement of the Green New Deal, Sunrise activists regularly… -
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NYC Mayor Seeks Protections for Columbus Statues
THE CENTER SQUARE—Outgoing New York City Mayor Eric Adams is moving to protect a pair of Christopher Columbus statues amid threats from mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani, who has called for them to be toppled. Adams, who steps down at the end of the year after choosing not to run for reelection, told the New York… -
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Strengthening the Family a Key Theme of Heritage-Sponsored Annual Essential Summit
If one theme emerged from the second annual Essential Summit in Columbus, Ohio, it’s that it’s as important as ever to stand up for the family. In fact, this year’s event, put on by the Center for Christian Virtue, was titled “Reviving the Roots—Restoring the Family.” The Heritage Foundation and The Daily Signal were key… -
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Prayer: The Most Powerful Weapon
Many of us find ourselves drawn away from prayer. Why? My personal take is that the temptation to abandon prayer largely comes from our subconscious belief that if we are doing good for God we have a good excuse not to pray. There are many temptations that can lure us away from prayer, even in…