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In her new book out Sept. 23, Kamala Harris flat out admits she wasn’t fit to be president of the United States. She just doesn’t know this is what she’s admitting. Several excerpts from her book “107 Days” point to this unwitting confession. Too Rattled by Biden Call At the end of the Goldie Hawn-Chevy…
Charlie Kirk knew the keys to happiness in life are simple: faith, family, and freedom. New data on religious practice confirms Kirk was right: People attending church are much happier than people who don’t. God wants us encouraged alongside other believers, and new research from Ryan Burge at Washington University in St. Louis illustrates the…
Where do young people learn that it’s OK to kill over political differences? Look no further than what they’re taught in school. There, college professors routinely assign books by leaders of radical groups that murdered people to advance their political goals. These blood-drenched terrorists are presented as positive role models, and their violence is romanticized…
Democrat California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday signed a bill designed to hamper federal immigration enforcement efforts in California, including a prohibition on law enforcement officers wearing masks. Of the many obvious flaws in this scheme, the most obvious is its rank reversal of Newsom’s own draconian mask mandates imposed a mere five years ago. But for…
Jimmy Kimmel’s return to the nation’s airwaves is proof of just how unseriously left-wing violence is taken by the liberal media. If Johnny Carson had gone on air after the murder of John F. Kennedy and said, “We hit some new lows this weekend with the Democrat gang trying to characterize this kid who killed…
The echoes of Sunday’s memorial service for slain conservative leader Charlie Kirk are still reverberating across the United States. While Kirk’s most effective method for convincing young people about the rightness of conservatism was through his “Prove Me Wrong” college campus tours—including stops originally scheduled at Virginia Tech and Liberty University this month—it seems increasing…
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 from The Daily Signal. I’d like to talk about the disturbing epidemic of what I’d call upside-down morality, in which…
Kamala Harris’ return tour isn’t going well. The former vice president has reemerged lately to remind the nation how catastrophic her presidency might have been had she defeated now-President Donald Trump in 2024. Harris has been hawking her new book “107 Days,” a memoir of sorts about her brief stint as the anointed Democrat presidential…
As the 45-day early voting period has recently begun in Virginia—the second longest after the 46 days of Minnesota and South Dakota—I was reminded of a quote that former Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli shared with me from an election official about the strain it puts on them: “Someone forgot that election officials need to do…
With some Obamacare subsidies set to expire, Congress faces a choice: extend them—and continue masking the program’s underlying problems—or focus on actually fixing what’s wrong with the program. Obamacare started off by creating a new subsidy scheme for individuals who purchased health coverage through government-run exchanges. That scheme? A premium tax credit subsidy to…
Until last week, we used to speak metaphorically about United States campuses becoming the main battleground in the culture wars. As the heartrending assassination of Charlie Kirk proves, we have become a darker nation, and that is no longer just a figure of speech. The assassination, the place where it was carried out, and the places of work of most of…
In the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination, Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., posted an Anti-Defamation League chart that purports to prove that right-wingers perpetrate the majority of politically motivated murders in the United States. “Data isn’t vibes,” she wrote. “If you need vibes, check out the hate filled comments the right wing will leave on this…
The Supreme Court Monday announced it would take up a case that gets to the heart of why the deep state exists—it will revisit a precedent that defended the bureaucracy against the executive power vested in the president. In Donald Trump v. Rebecca Kelly Slaughter, the Supreme Court blocked a lower court order forcing the…
As Congress approaches an end-of-September deadline to fund the government and avert a shutdown, Democrats are trying to get their pound of flesh in exchange for any deal. On Friday, the House of Representatives passed a continuing resolution to extend Biden-era funding for seven weeks and buy time for a more long-term funding deal. Every…
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. I’d like to return, if I could, to the brutal murder of the Ukrainian immigrant, Ms….
Charlie Kirk was right. Assassination culture, which has grown from the gaping spiritual vacuum in large parts of the West, is a profound threat to American self-government and our future as a free country. In April, Kirk posted on X what has turned out to be a sickeningly prophetic message. “Assassination culture is spreading on…
There seems to be an ironic discordance among folks who, let’s just say, don’t share recently assassinated Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk’s point of view. They claim that “it’s time to move on” from talking about Kirk and his assassin and those on the Left who celebrated his murder. Such was the case of…
The story of America begins not in Plymouth or Jamestown, but on islands across the sea. The isles of Britain, and specifically the English nation, gave us our language, our law, and our faith—the very inheritance that makes America what it is. As President Donald Trump reminded us in his recent state visit to the…
The outpouring of love and support for Charlie Kirk has been touching to see—especially considering that it has transcended the typical conservative ecosystem and burst into popular culture. In sporting events across the country over the past week, from New York City to Texas, Charlie’s life’s work was recognized and memorialized in front of millions…
America’s competition with China is unlike any rivalry we’ve faced. It tests which system delivers greater security and prosperity—hallmarks of human flourishing—for its people. While we hope China becomes more free and democratic like us, some at home are working to make us more like it: socialist and authoritarian. To win this contest and usher in a new Golden…