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ERIE, Pennsylvania—Few outside of those who live there understand what the county of Erie’s future holds for its economic future. Is it rural? A port? A city? A college town? A beach town? A faded Rust Belt hub for industrialization? Drive around the county and you’ll soon find that it is all those things. And…
Virginia lawmakers have thrown down the gauntlet and challenged President Donald Trump’s war on the use of race at universities. Their action, clearly intended to save George Mason University President Gregory Washington from being fired, has made the Old Dominion a test case. The Trump administration has a choice. It can stand down and allow Washington to thumb…
The Trump administration has launched a counterrevolution in American culture and government. As much as the credit for this sudden and dramatic reversal belongs to the president, it is further being fueled by larger changes in the conservative movement. These changes were set in motion in part thanks to the annual National Conservatism Conference, initially created by…
From its youngest members to its eldest, Generation Z is turning to conservatism. It turns out, social media, the COVID-19 pandemic, and President Donald Trump have all played a role in this shift. Let’s start with the latter and then work our way back, exploring the why and how, with voices straight from the source….
When the Irish comedian Graham Linehan arrived at London Heathrow Airport this past weekend, he was greeted by five armed British police officers who arrested him for—get this—three rude tweets. Or, as Linehan wrote on his Substack, “I was arrested at an airport like a terrorist, locked in a cell like a criminal, taken to…
Wealthy white progressives are generally the most paternalistically racist people you will ever encounter on planet Earth. Overwhelmed by the soft bigotry of low expectations, what they can’t really say out loud, but what they think, is that you can’t get rid of crime in poor and non-white neighborhoods. Like the white racist redneck Klansman…
Friends, As a member in good standing of the International Association of Genocide Scholars, I am simply appalled by our beloved organization’s resolution declaring the conflict in Gaza a “genocide.” This elite group of academics, researchers and complete randos—I mean, I paid $125 to join this very week—has allowed our once-sterling reputation to be forever…
Donald Trump’s recent floated proposal to deploy the National Guard to crime-overrun blue cities like Chicago and Baltimore has been met with howls of outrage from the usual suspects. For many liberal talking heads and Democrat officials, this is simply the latest evidence of Trump’s “authoritarianism.” But such specious analysis and manufactured hysteria distract from…
President Donald Trump’s greatest achievement within six months was simply ending illegal immigration as we had once known it—without “comprehensive immigration reform” or any other rhetorical trickery. It remains difficult to find, much less deport, the 10 to 12 million illegal aliens who entered in the last four years. Those who helped break the law,…
While artificial intelligence might make the student research paper obsolete, if today a student does his or her own research and writing, it’s quite possible they will use Google to search their topic, and Google will invariably send the searcher to a Wikipedia article. If they were to write about cable news, the Wikipedia results…
When Pamela Garfield-Jaeger learned that a therapist was offering a class characterizing supporters of President Donald Trump as members of a cult, she was compelled to learn more. Using a fake name, Garfield-Jaeger registered for the online course, and in August spent three hours “learning” how therapists can deal with their Trump-supporting clients. The course, “The…
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. Britain per capita is experiencing the problem that we had—similar to the problem we had under…
Another contentious school board meeting occurred in Northern Virginia on Wednesday, this time in Fairfax County, where the school division is suing the federal Department of Education for withholding funding because the school system has been found in violation of federal Title IX law over its policies allowing “transgender” students in girls’ facilities. After the…
“I’m not really sure that comity is going to be found here,” Curt Mills, the executive director of The American Conservative, told The Daily Signal leading up to this year’s National Conservatism Conference. It proved to be an understatement. “These tensions are just out in the open, and they deserve to be addressed to the…
Editor’s note: These are lightly edited remarks of a speech that Daily Signal President and Executive Editor Rob Bluey gave to the National Conservatism Conference on Thursday. These past six months haven’t just been remarkable—they’ve been revolutionary. And nowhere is that more visible than in the collapse of legacy media’s stranglehold on American journalism. The…
The Daily Signal was on the ground at the fifth National Conservatism Conference this week in Washington, D.C. The event was full of fiery speeches and fierce debates, but some themes rose above the rest. 1. Hawley and Others Go Hard After Techno Right While the conference, commonly known as NatCon, has had tech debates…
On Aug. 18, 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy walked into the White House alongside seven European leaders to meet with President Donald Trump. For Ukraine and its allies, the message was clear: They needed reassurance that the United States would stand firm in supporting the global fight for freedom and democracy. After the meeting, Zelenskyy…
WASHINGTON—In his own fashion, President Donald Trump helped CBS News join the transparency bandwagon. You could see it after White House correspondent Ed O’Keefe interviewed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on “Face the Nation” Sunday. Guest host O’Keefe was fine—better than the usual host, Margaret Brennan. It’s the editing of a question and…
Over the past few weeks, reports have revealed that Planned Parenthood facilities across the United States are shuttering or laying off staff due to Congress’ recent Medicaid cuts. Contrary to what pro-abortion advocates say, women are much better off without them. I would know better than anyone. Abortion data reveals that 60% of women who have…
There was no Labor Day holiday for Chicago criminals, who murdered nine people and wounded another 51; most (if not all) were black or brown people with names and stories we will never know. Meanwhile, crime is down sharply in Washington, D.C., where three people were shot and wounded, but no one was killed over…