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“This treasonous conspiracy was directed by President [Barack] Obama.” That was Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard last week talking about the Trump-Russia collusion black op against President Donald Trump and the good people of America. Gabbard released 100 declassified documents purportedly showing how in December 2020 Obama ordered the crafting of a bogus new…
Once again, a Democrat is using slippery language to imply he understands the unfairness of men in women’s sports. “I think most reasonable people would recognize that there are serious fairness issues if you just treat this as not mattering when a trans athlete wants to compete in women’s sports,” former Biden administration Transportation Secretary…
Since the Supreme Court ruled in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization that the Constitution contains no right to abortion, the abortion industry has waged a campaign to ensure that an abortion right would continue in effect, if not in law. Planned Parenthood, the cause’s corporate embodiment, won another victory in that campaign on Monday…
With August about to begin, longtime Virginia election watchers say that this is when “it gets real.” And with Virginia being only one of two states in the country holding elections for governor and control of its House of Delegates, national attention is beginning to focus on the commonwealth. The Washington Examiner just published election…
Chances are, the last time you went to the supermarket, the clerk at the checkout stand thanked you for your business. And you thanked her back. You were both being polite, of course, but there was more to it than that. In fact, you were expressing the essence of capitalism: In a free-market economic system,…
What once would have shocked the conscience is now forgotten by the end of the article. Consider these recent stories on juvenile homicides. In Southern Nevada, last October, 17-year-old Keanu Enright left his home to play video games. Police said a group of friends ended up “handling a gun.” A 15-year-old boy then shot and…
If America is in a trade war, the question to ask is, are we tired of winning yet? “Donald Trump reaps $50bn tariff haul as world ‘chickens out,’” reads the Financial Times headline. “Only China and Canada have retaliated against U.S. president’s tariff war,” the Financial Times’ subhead adds. “In the Trump-dominated global economy, the…
After four years under a Republican governor, Virginia Democrats are determined to retake the executive seat with their nominee, Abigail Spanberger. But party loyalty alone will not be enough to win in November. To succeed, Democrats must convince voters that the former congresswoman is a governor for all Virginians. That’s a tough sell, given that…
For decades, the political and media class has told Americans that the only way to fix health care is with more government—more mandates, more regulations, and more spending. What has that approach delivered? Skyrocketing costs and unaccountable bureaucracy. Inflation-adjusted national health care spending has more than doubled since 2000. As a result, over 100 million Americans…
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. There was a very disturbing event this past weekend in Cincinnati, Ohio. There was an altercation…
By refusing to play by the European Union’s restrictive climate rules, Poland has begun to build one of Europe’s most energy-secure economies. While much of the bloc marches in lockstep toward a self-inflicted economic wound called “net zero,” Poland has chosen a different path—one of pragmatism, national interest, and, most importantly, energy security. And this…
District court judges have usurped President Donald Trump’s control over the executive branch, too often requiring the Supreme Court to intervene to stop the judicial insurrection. Unfortunately, the court has often done so via the “shadow docket” by acting on emergency petitions the administration has appealed to the top. While the court has often made…
The U.S. Department of Education is charging that five public school divisions in Northern Virginia are violating federal law by continuing to allow boys who identify as “transgender” girls in girls locker rooms, bathrooms, and school sports. Gov. Glenn Youngkin announced that the department’s Office for Civil Rights has determined that the gender policies of…
The Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering its 2009 “endangerment finding” that six “greenhouse gases,” including carbon dioxide and methane, are causing or contributing to climate change and are reasonably expected to endanger public health and welfare. On July 29, the EPA and the Department of Energy will issue proposed rules during which the public can…
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 talk about the ongoing melodrama of what former President Barack Obama knew or…
For decades, American education reformers have promised that technocratic accountability systems would transform our schools. We’ve spent billions implementing standardized tests, creating elaborate school-rating systems, and demanding “data-driven” improvements. Yet two new reports reveal an uncomfortable truth: These government accountability systems aren’t just ineffective—they’re actively misleading parents and policymakers while failing the students they claim…
Wild judicial activism has become the norm in the age of Trump, but the latest decision from a federal court on Monday to block Congress’ defunding of Planned Parenthood is the most egregious example yet. U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani appears to be on a crusade to ensure that Planned Parenthood, the nation’s largest provider…
Would you rather have a living son or a dead daughter? Doctors often present this Sophie’s choice to parents when their daughters suffer with gender confusion. If your teenage or pre-teen girl is uncomfortable with puberty or has been hoodwinked by transgender culture, the medical establishment is all to happy to prescribe “gender-affirming care” that…
President Donald Trump announced last week that the U.S. has successfully negotiated a new trade deal with Japan, one of our greatest trading partners and allies. This U.S.-Japan trade agreement promises to reshape the two countries’ economic relationship. It set the U.S. tariff on most Japanese imports at 15%, lower than the 25% that Trump…
President Donald Trump on Thursday signed a powerful, compassionate executive order that will mandate the hospitalizations of homeless people suffering mental illness and addiction. The order will place suffering people into long-term mental health care institutions and restore public safety. “The Federal Government and the States have spent tens of billions of dollars on failed…