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It’s Halloween weekend, and few things are scarier than the possibility of a socialist gaining power over America’s biggest city. On Tuesday, millions of New Yorkers will have the opportunity to choose the future they want for the Big Apple. Democrat socialist Zohran Mamdani, Republican Curtis Sliwa, and Democrat-turned-independent Andrew Cuomo are all running to…
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. We’re starting to see a neo-Confederate nullification movement among the contemporary Left in general, in particular…
It’s autumn in Virginia, and lawns are covered with two things: multicolored leaves and multicolored political yard signs. Some people go apple-picking, and others go door-knocking for candidates. The two worlds come together on the hills of southern Albemarle County behind a fence that’s lined with American flags at a winery with a familiar name:…
When air traffic control is held hostage by federal budget fights, American travelers lose. The shutdown-induced mess at U.S. airports demonstrates yet another consequence of leaving our skies in the hands of a politically driven, budget-dependent, and inefficient government bureaucracy. The most recent bout of massive flight delays and cancellations is the result of…
We have been witnessing lunacy. Senate Democrats repeatedly voted against a short-term, “clean” resolution to reopen the federal government because they insist, amidst massive deficits and dangerous debt, on adding another $1.5 trillion in total federal spending. Among other items on their wish list, such as Medicaid eligibility for illegal aliens—House and Senate Democrats want to make the expansion…
Virginia voters will elect a new governor Tuesday, and no matter which of the two major candidates wins, she will become the first woman to head the executive branch in Richmond. Abigail Spanberger, a former member of the U.S. House of Representatives and the Democrat nominee, currently leads in most polling. Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears,…
How does a 33-year-old lifelong do-nothing—a person who has never held a real job, never suffered a true challenge, been handed everything on a silver platter—turn into a mayoral front-runner in New York City? How does a self-described socialist who despises capitalism become the leading candidate for the mayoralty of the world’s financial capital? How…
The silliest Trump scandal imaginable is the forthcoming White House ballroom, funded entirely by private donations. If everything is a scandal, is nothing a scandal? Anything that feeds President Donald Trump’s ego must be denounced, no matter how much it serves a larger public purpose. Washington Post art critic Philip Kennicott uncorked a typical piece…
In today’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Victor Davis Hanson and Sami Winc talk about former President Barack Obama, including his unlikability and growing irrelevance. This interview has been slightly edited for clarity. Sami Winc: Barack Obama this week has been in all sorts of news, not only in the news,…
Since President Donald Trump returned to office in January, his administration has taken a number of decisive actions to reduce the flow of illicit fentanyl into America and eliminate the devastation it wreaks on communities and families. First came orders to end “open border” policies, soon followed by a 20% tariff on China—the primary provider…
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…
Over the past several weeks, President Donald Trump’s counternarcotics strikes in the Caribbean and now the Pacific have marked a turning point for Washington, directing the U.S. security apparatus to confront the deadly narco-terrorist threats in our hemisphere. The outcome has been undeniably positive, effectively collapsing narcotics trafficking across the Caribbean and sending a clear…
For years, Big Pharma stood together, warning that President Donald Trump’s “Most-Favored-Nation” executive order would stifle innovation and that the policy is “irresponsible and unworkable.” Trump’s Most-Favored-Nation policy is simple: If Americans are paying more for the same medicine than patients overseas, drug companies must lower their prices here to match the lowest price abroad….
The late, great U.S. Sen. Everett Dirksen, R–Ill., famously said: “When I feel the heat, I see the light.” It’s high time that Russian President Vladimir Putin similarly yielded to public pressure. President Donald Trump is just the man to turn Putin’s people against him. Trump on Oct. 22 slapped fresh sanctions on Rosneft and…
On Thursday’s episode of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words,” Hanson and Jack Fowler pick apart former White House press secretary Jen Psaki’s “silly” attack on second lady Usha Vance. This transcript has been edited for clarity. Jack Fowler: Let me get your quick thoughts on Jen Psaki trashing Usha Vance. I took this from…
Editor’s note: This is a lightly edited transcript of today’s video from Daily Signal Senior Contributor Victor Davis Hanson. Subscribe to our YouTube channel to see more of his videos. Hello, this is Victor Davis Hanson for The Daily Signal. The Democrats are in a quandary. The old guard of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer and…
The following is a preview of Daily Signal Politics Editor Bradley Devlin’s interview with Helen Andrews on “The Signal Sitdown.” The full interview premieres on The Daily Signal’s YouTube page at 6:30 a.m. Eastern on Oct. 30. For the past half-decade or more, conservative intellectuals have tried to answer the question: Where did woke come…
Editor’s note: Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., delivered the following remarks Wednesday on the Senate floor: Mr. President, we’re now in Day 29 of the Democrat government shutdown. And I say that because it is a Democrat shutdown. Now, the Democrats are out there publicly saying, ‘Well, this is the Republicans who are responsible…
It’s no secret that billionaire George Soros has helped install rogue prosecutors in the Old Dominion, sending more than $1.1 million to elect Parisa Dehghani-Tafti in Arlington, more than $300,000 to Ramin Fatehi in Norfolk, and almost $750,000 to Steve Descano in Fairfax. But a new report from Virginia Attorney General Jason Miyares shows how…
As America navigates a world of rising threats and strained resources, the Trump administration’s decision to extend financial support to Argentina under President Javier Milei has sparked heated debate. Some critics spread groundless suspicions, casting this strong policy move as another reckless foreign giveaway. But let’s be clear: This helping hand is not mere charity,…