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Americans are now taking their own lives at a rate never before observed in the United States. On Wednesday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released a report revealing that in 2022, the suicide rate reached 14.3 per 100,000 people, the highest rate ever recorded, dating back to at least 1941. Experts and public policy…
If anyone deserves a lump of coal this Christmas, it’s Joe and Jill Biden—who are celebrating the holidays by once again publicly snubbing their granddaughter, Navy Joan Roberts. For the first time since Biden became president, the White House’s State Dining Room features no stockings for the Biden grandchildren on the mantel. In 2021 and…
Will ill-advised precedent or fundamental constitutional principles prevail when the right to a jury trial is at stake? After two hours of oral argument Wednesday morning in Securities and Exchange Commission v. Jarkesy, that was the important issue confronting the Supreme Court. That, and whether the modern desire to empower the administrative state overcomes yet another…
Recently published projections for the U.S. population from the Census Bureau present a picture that should concern every American. It’s a snapshot of a dying society. It’s surprising and shocking that it’s not getting more attention. The Census Bureau projects that the U.S. population will stop growing toward the end of the century. After peaking…
About 50 days passed before Hamas agreed to release a group of Israeli and foreign hostages held in captivity. Hamas took an estimated 240 men, women, children, and babies hostage on Oct. 7 during a violent terrorist attack that left about 1,200 Israelis dead. Hamas and Israel agreed to a temporary cease-fire beginning Nov. 24. The…
“Authentic” is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year. It’s also a good way to describe Fox News contributor and podcast host Lisa Boothe, whose own authenticity is evident whenever she’s on TV or interviewing guests for her show, “The Truth With Lisa Boothe.” During her frequent Fox News appearances—or stints guest-hosting for Fox anchors such as…
Since the George Floyd riots of 2020, law enforcement in the U.S. has taken a hit, with resignations at an all-time high and recruitment at a dangerous low. In New York City, over 2,500 officers turned in their badges this year. According to NYPD pension data, this year marks the fourth-highest number of police officers who have resigned in…
An Oakland City Council hearing revealed where left-wing views of justice lead, when the council debated a resolution Monday night to call for a cease-fire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Deep blue, out-of-touch cities in the San Francisco Bay Area often like to play United Nations, so that’s hardly news. What created a…
You must be lonely. The media say loneliness is everywhere in America. A Los Angeles Times columnist says, “There’s a mass loneliness crisis going on.” “Capitalism is Making You Lonely,” says Jacobin Magazine. Vox claims, “Capitalism makes us feel empty inside.” As usual, the media are just wrong. In my new video, historian Johan Norberg…
Diversity, equity, and inclusion policies have grown so diverse that they now include policies reminiscent of the Jim Crow era. A Chicago-area school district is attempting to boost academic achievement among black and Latino students by offering blacks-only and Latino-only classes. The segregated classes are called “affinity” classes, and they aim to reduce the so-called academic achievement…
Baroness Caroline Cox has a long history of service in public office, but her passion for justice has led her not only to Great Britain’s House of Lords but to war-torn, poverty-stricken nations around the world. “The mission is to work for people who are suffering oppression and persecution in areas which are largely unreached…
In the future, when I think about the textbook definition of America’s failed pseudo-elite, I’ll think of Education Secretary Miguel Cardona. In a Nov. 8 speech to Western state governors in Wyoming that was unearthed Monday, Cardona delivered this line about delivering technical assistance to states. “As, I think it was President Reagan, said—‘We’re from…
Since World War II, most American Jews have believed that the more secular American society is, the more secure their status. This has been, as I have argued all of my life, a colossal error. Indeed, it may turn out to be a fatal error. With the outburst of unprecedented levels of antisemitism, American Jews…
Maryland's new commission to "prevent and respond to hate crime activity" has met only once, but one member already has been suspended—for comparing Israel to Nazi Germany. This incident seems to echo a trend: Many of those on the Left who rush to police "hate" often spread their own kind of hate. Zainab Chaudry, director…
The BorderLine is a weekly Daily Signal feature examining everything from the unprecedented illegal immigration crisis at the border to immigration’s impact on cities and states throughout the land. We will also shed light on other critical border-related issues like human trafficking, drug smuggling, terrorism, and more. ——————————————————— The Biden administration would have you believe that its purportedly…
A coalition of nearly 4,000 auto dealers on Tuesday sent a letter to President Joe Biden explaining why his plans to force Americans into electric vehicles are unworkable. The bottom line: Despite subsidies to car manufacturers to make the EVs, and tax credits for drivers to buy the cars, only 7% of new vehicle sales…
It’s no secret that China subsidizes its own companies to dominate the global markets in rare earth minerals. This dominance is both an economic and national security issue for America and her allies because so-called critical minerals are crucial not only for producing electronics and renewable energy technologies but also for the defense industry. Yet,…
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Getting to the truth of Joe Biden’s use of multiple alias email accounts while he was vice president could take years if Congress waits on the U.S. National Archives and Records Administration to release all of the relevant records it is requesting. However, The Heritage Foundation’s Oversight Project has identified what…
Harrison Tinsley’s son, Sawyer, will turn 4 in December. He likes to play hockey and football with his dad and also enjoys singing. According to his father, Sawyer is a happy little boy, but the child’s mother is attempting to raise him not as a boy, or as a girl, but nonbinary. Tinsley has seen…
You can see it with your own eyes. But Democrats and their left-wing media allies call it a “fantasy.” What is it? Election fraud. A Lawrence, Massachusetts, voter who had been turned away from the polls on Election Day and told he had already voted found out he was the victim of fraud. He checked…