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To date, much ink has been spilled on the threat China poses to the U.S. in the Indo-Pacific. What’s gotten less attention? The fact that the Indo-Pacific is a maritime theater—meaning America’s ability to maintain presence, project power, and respond to crises depends on shipping and shipbuilding capacity. Sadly, the U.S. and its partner India…
Bishop Robert Barron’s evangelical powerhouse combines classic stories with truly unmatched aesthetics. What is a tongue-stone? Well, it’s just that: a triangular stone that looks an awful lot like a tongue, found in the high inland places of Europe since at least the Middle Ages. Their origin was mysterious until the 17th century, when a…
The much-publicized exchange between Bed Bath & Beyond Chairman Marcus Lemonis and California Gov. Gavin Newsom is a lesson for the whole country. We shoppers look back fondly on the marketing acumen that, starting with one store in 1971, built Bed Bath & Beyond into a retail giant that once had 365 stores nationwide. The…
One reason that many Republican voters took a shine to Donald Trump in 2016 was the way he showed no respect to the national chattering classes of the Democrat-media complex. George W. Bush was a kinder, gentler Republican—and they compared him to Hitler. No matter which flavor of Republican was elected, the “objective” media savaged him. We’ve…
As a marketing professional who spent nearly four decades revitalizing brands (including having a front-row seat to the steps—and missteps—of clients like Pizza Hut, Taco Bell, and Carl’s Jr.), watching Cracker Barrel go over the falls this week has made me wince. Despite prescient warnings from a key investor, it seems clear that the board…
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. Recently, there’s been almost an epidemic of left-wing hysteria about violence, murder, and people who commit…
President Donald Trump’s recent moves to address crime in the District of Columbia and around the country are not just good for public safety, they are popular. An AP-NORC poll released on Wednesday showed that Trump has received a sizable bump in approval in the last month, especially on the crime issue. “As armed National…
Since 2016, allegations of Russian meddling in U.S. elections have dominated our political discourse and media coverage. Yet, this focus has diverted attention away from another significant threat: the extensive political influence operations by the Chinese Communist Party. A new bombshell report reveals that the CCP has been systematically undermining elections in New York City…
Is it Comrade President now? Some conservatives are up in arms about President Donald Trump’s decision to have the government buy a stake in Intel. That’s state ownership of the means of production, isn’t it? Classic, textbook socialism. “If there is anyone who was a halfway prominent mainstream conservative … 10 years ago who now…
WASHINGTON—What did the president know, and when did he know it? That used to be the eventual question for most administrations. When it comes to former President Joe Biden, however, the question is: Did the president know much of anything? The GOP-led House Oversight and Government Reform Committee has been trying to answer that question…
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 currently in a little rough patch with India. Narendra Modi, who’s been the prime minister…
Avowed socialist and New York City mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani garnered attention with his pledge to allocate tens of millions of taxpayer dollars to gender-affirming medical care, but far less publicized is his proposal to fund LGBTQIA+ “educational liaisons” in every public school. Mamdani’s LGBTQIA+ policy memo states that only two LGBTQIA+ liaisons cover the 1,800 schools…
Gavin Newsom has memes and dunks, but does he have anything else? The California governor has received a lot of attention lately for adopting a new persona as the most prominent troll of President Donald Trump and Republicans. Some news outlets have called this his “dark woke” pivot, noting that he’s using Trump’s tactics against him. This is…
Let the blame game begin. It’s clear that Jeffrey Sharp, the general manager of Pensacola’s Saenger Theatre, placed the city in a no-win situation. How? With his handling of the fiasco surrounding the city-owned and subsidized theater’s decision to host the blasphemous “A Drag Queen Christmas” show two days before Christmas—in the middle of the…
Suicidal ideation, drug dealing and abuse, pornography addiction, crippling anxiety, and unforgiveness. Those are just some of the wrenching problems a group of pastors and ministers personally endured before their Christian faith healed them. Armed with these experiences, these leaders over the past two years have guided more than 100,000 college students nationwide in how…
It must be easier to be a conservative in Texas or Florida. But what does it take to get up every morning in a state that most people think is a lost cause to liberalism? At the annual State Policy Network meeting, The Daily Signal caught up with the leaders of Oregon’s Cascade Policy Institute…
As a foreigner and political activist, I am often criticized for supporting President Donald Trump, with many questioning both my motivations and what potential benefits my country could possibly gain from such support. I believe this month’s White House meeting between Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev is a powerful example…
Governors and legislatures of Republican states—such as Florida, Ohio, and Texas—are doing good and necessary work both in establishing centers for education in civics and the liberal arts and in reforming state-run colleges such as the New College of Florida. But if they don’t want these temporary victories to be just that, they need 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. Last week, the FBI—under the aegis of the Department of Justice—raided John Bolton, the former national…
With the rise of social media and a population hungry for the truth, the YouTube and podcast industry has been growing exponentially. We see many conservative male thought leaders dominating the top charts and continuing to impact the next generation. Think Charlie Kirk, Tucker Carlson, The Nelk Boys, Matt Walsh, and even Joe Rogan. My…