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Countless Americans see the United States as the land of opportunity. This belief is vividly demonstrated through the relentless pursuit of the American dream. According to the Small Business Administration, there are over 30 million small businesses across America. For each one of the individuals behind these businesses, opportunity is not just an ideal, it…
The nonprofits that sued to block President Donald Trump’s reforms during his first month in office had been awarded $1.7 billion in taxpayer funds in the previous administration. “Your tax dollars provide critical support for the web of woke groups trying to transform America,” Scott Walter, president of the Capital Research Center, told The Daily…
Sunday marked six months to the day since President Donald Trump returned to the Oval Office, but the epidemic of “Trump Derangement Syndrome” shows no signs of abating. To the contrary, this pernicious affliction, which has ravaged the mental health of hundreds of thousands on the Left, appears to be worsening with each new public…
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. This week in the news, the director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard, made a discovery that…
No matter how many times elite institutions of higher education are rebuked by the American people or the courts, they remain fanatically dedicated to racial discrimination in the name of diversity, equity, and inclusion. A recent lawsuit brought by the Pacific Legal Foundation against the University of California at San Diego highlights this point. How the lawsuit…
Last month, the Department of Justice charged two Chinese nationals for smuggling a scientifically classified potential agroterrorism fungus into the United States. They were allegedly receiving funding from China to research the pathogen for potential future attacks, highlighting the dangers China could pose to the U.S. food supply in the future at a time it…
Pensacola, Florida’s city-owned Saenger Theatre has decided to host a drag show mocking Christ’s birth two days before Christmas. The timing of this affront at one of the highest, holiest times of year for Christians—at one of the city’s premiere venues—is no mistake considering that the production company’s other shows include blasphemous offerings such as…
In a classic case of central planning, lawmakers in Los Angeles passed a bill in May to bring the minimum wage for hotel and airport workers to $30 by 2028, while also imposing a new $8.25 per hour mandatory health care contribution. Implementation of that bill is currently on hold as the city clerk reviews…
Culture wars in America leave less casualties than real wars, but still, they don’t make much room for neutrals. Even Americans that would rather go to Walmart than wind up in a debate over what pronouns they want can’t escape the cultural crossfire. Here is why: Everyone wants our attention. Popular culture is not only…
America’s representative system relies on voters trusting that their legal ballots will be counted, but the Left’s push for Big Labor unions in every aspect of American society threatens to erode that firm foundation. How can American voters trust the integrity of the system if the election workers who manage it join a hyper-partisan union…
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 know all of us are not that interested in the Jeffrey Epstein letter and the…
The shocking headlines read like dark satire jokes on sites like The Onion or The Babylon Bee. Only, tragically, they’re real. While leftists claim they care for women and other historically marginalized groups, their policies show otherwise. Latest case: socialist New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani saying domestic violence victims don’t deserve police response….
School discipline based on traditional notions of justice and common sense is increasingly returning to classrooms thanks to the Trump administration. In April, President Donald Trump signed an executive order, “Reinstating Common Sense School Discipline Policies.” The order’s purpose was to ensure that the “Federal Government will no longer tolerate known risks to children’s safety and…
Back at our church in Los Angeles, I used to hang out with some of Hollywood’s top stunt people, like Phil, who floated down across the fountain of the Bellagio into the back of a moving convertible in one of the “Hangover” movies. Or Terri, who would smash through car windows and jump jet-skis world…
Last week on the Senate floor, I hailed the opening in Sheridan, Wyoming, of the Brook Mine—the first rare earth elements mine to break ground in the U.S. in 70 years. Secretary of Energy Chris Wright recently joined me in Sheridan for its opening and deemed it a “landmark moment” for America’s energy independence. Here’s…
Over the weekend, Edwin Feulner, founder, trustee, and the longest-serving president of The Heritage Foundation, passed away at the age of 83. “Ed Feulner was more than a leader—he was a visionary, a builder, and a patriot of the highest order. His unwavering love of country and his determination to safeguard the principles that made…
For nearly half a century, the Middle East has been defined by a single overarching reality: the Iranian threat. Since 1979, the ayatollahs’ growing influence, nuclear program, and destabilizing activities have shaped regional dynamics more than perhaps any other factor. An entire generation has grown up accepting periodic clashes and proxy conflicts as the natural order, with…
After weeks of right-wing infighting, President Donald Trump on Thursday evening ordered Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek the release of grand jury testimony relating to the Jeffrey Epstein case in which the deceased mysterious billionaire was accused of sexually abusing scores of underage girls. The president’s post on Truth Social carried a begrudging tone: …
As climate lawsuits falter around the country, left-wing litigators are exploring a risible new legal strategy—trying energy companies and their executives for homicide and wrongful death, a climate change Nuremburg. Left-wing climate groups are mobilizing around a precedent-setting wrongful death lawsuit in Washington State, which contends that energy companies are directly responsible for…
Nine months after the 2024 election, we’ve been graced with definitive dissections of the electorate and how it has changed since that escalator ride 10 years and one month ago. There’s wide agreement in the analyses of The Associated Press/Fox News Vote Cast, the Democrat firm Catalist’s What Happened, and the Pew Research Center analysis….