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For too long, the crime problems festering in Washington have been a national embarrassment. Thanks to President Donald Trump, that shame is lifting as crime rates plummet in the District of Columbia to levels unthinkable just a few years ago. All it took was a different attitude and a little action. Trump announced in August,…
One of the most stunning and yet tediously repetitive features of America’s Donald Trump Experience is the expectation that President Donald Trump is going to become someone else. People across the political spectrum seem permanently immune to the realization that the country has elected a man who says and does extraordinarily shocking things. With metronomic consistency, they exclaim, “Can you believe what he said? He’s just completely nuts! Where’s my…
On April 26, the Virginia Supreme Court will take up the appeal of two rulings made in Tazewell district court that found procedural laws were broken — or were going to force registrars to break laws — on how elections in Virginia are administered, and how the state constitution can be suspended in order to…
The world is currently in the midst of a new digital revolution. Artificial intelligence is being implemented into every part of our lives. There is no escaping it—not even for America’s public schools. Within the next few years, many of the nation’s K-12 schools will be integrating AI into their daily operations. This will likely…
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 now beginning the seventh week of military operations against Iran. There’s a lull now during a negotiation, but the war continues. …
The District of Columbia, despite all its imperfections, has much to offer. It is a city buzzing with bright young people hoping to serve the country; featuring world-class museums, cultural institutions, and restaurants; and containing some of the most beautiful works of architecture in North America. The city’s buildings span nearly every genre of traditional…
A damning new government report confirms what many conservatives have long suspected: The Biden administration systematically weaponized federal law to target, harass, and even imprison pro-life Americans, all while turning a blind eye to violence against churches and pregnancy centers. The Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Policy released the report on April 14, exposing how President…
April is National Financial Literacy Month, when the federal government and many states encourage citizens to become more financially literate. Unfortunately, many today lack a basic knowledge of economics, to our nation’s detriment. Across the country, states are starting to mandate that students take a personal finance course to graduate high school, often in place of economics courses. In 2022,…
Like cornered cobras, Senate Democrats are spitting venom. They hope to kill the GOP House’s SAVE America Act. Proof of U.S. citizenship for voter registration, photo ID at the polls, absentee ballot limits, and clean voter rolls are the last things Democrats want in federal elections. Meanwhile, Democrats’ comrades in Great Britain, Prime Minister Keir Starmer’s Labour Party, hope…
As both president of Princeton University and the immediate past chair of the Association of American Universities Board of Directors, Chris Eisgruber has a powerful voice in the academic world. And at least thus far, Princeton has been only a minor target of government investigations of antisemitism. This has positioned Eisgruber to lead the pushback…
Imagine dedicating your life to serving vulnerable pregnant and parenting women in your community. Imagine rallying friends and neighbors to join in your mission to offer them critically needed resources and support. Imagine watching the news about the more than 95 charities just like yours that were attacked and vandalized. But you serve anyway. You keep going…
America and China are racing for technological supremacy, and the margin is razor-thin. Today, tech supremacy is increasingly synonymous with artificial intelligence leadership. And China has an aggressive five-part plan to overcome what advantages America still has in AI. For decades, America’s military edge was unquestioned. That era is over. China is closing the gap…
Planned Parenthood released its 2024-2025 annual report over the Easter weekend. Every year, the publication provides a glimpse into Abortion Inc.’s medical and financial data. It was a record-breaking year for abortions. Taxpayer funding was at an all-time high. It’s been almost four years since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturned Roe…
Day after day, new Virginia Gov. Abigail Spanberger and her fellow Democrats demonstrate how much of their agenda is simply about securing power. Spanberger signed a bill Monday that added the Commonwealth of Virginia to the National Popular Vote Compact, which is a misguided and downright unconstitutional attempt to get around the Electoral College in presidential…
The Revolutionary War began on April 19, 1775, at the Battle of Lexington. Rebellions are, at root, when the people of a place make a stand against the status quo. What pushed so many men and women in the American colonies to the ledge of revolt? What motivated them to risk their lives taking a…
Child care got expensive—more than $13,000 per child, per year. So many people want government to pay for it. My state just agreed. New York will fund free child care. Yay! But wait … what government does isn’t free. Taxpayers pay. And taxpayers pay more because “government rules have unintended consequences,” says Carrie Lukas of…
The horse race for the 2028 Democratic Party nomination has not begun, but that doesn’t mean some fillies, mares, nags, and mules aren’t starting to make their way toward the dirt track. Good luck finding a thoroughbred. Although the bell won’t sound for another year or so, the race will come upon us as fast…
New winds are shaping conversations about citizenship in the U.S. and Europe. As the U.S. Supreme Court weighs the Trump administration’s constitutional argument for tighter birthright citizenship, Italy’s Constitutional Court has already signed off on a law raising the bar for would-be citizens. Italy’s rationale is instructive for the U.S., whose prow seems pointed toward…
New York is so committed to nullifying immigration law that it refuses to relinquish an alleged arsonist accused of killing four people in New York City. That was reported by the New York Post and Fox News on Thursday. According to those reports, Roman Ceron Amatitla—who is a Mexican national illegally living in the U.S.—is…
President Trump’s endorsement of Steve Hilton for governor of California earlier this month has sent the Democratic establishment into predictable convulsions. Katie Porter, one of the leading Democratic hopefuls, declared that the race now boils down to a stark choice: “California values against MAGA.” Others called Hilton a “Trump puppet.” The implication is clear: Any candidate endorsed by President Trump is…