Political Commentary & Opinion
Analysis, commentary, and opinion essays on politics and policy from The Daily Signal’s contributors and experts.
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opinion
Steelers and Faith: The Foundation Behind the Grit of the Gridiron
LATROBE, Pennsylvania—The late afternoon sun catches the twin spires of the Archabbey Basilica at St. Vincent College, casting a long shadow across the pristine practice fields of the Pittsburgh Steelers’ training camp. For 60 years, this rural patch of Westmoreland County has played host to an annual cross-cultural pilgrimage. Here, the secular spectacle of professional… -
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The Difference Between Liberty and License
The Founding Fathers who fought for liberty wouldn’t recognize how people define the word today. A recently released survey from the Indispensable Institute for Family Studies shows vice has a vice grip on young men. Among men 18 to 29 years old, 27% view pornography daily, and another 16% do so several times a week…. -
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How the Trump White House and the USDA Are Protecting People of Faith
As director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Center for Faith, I witness every day the power of faith in action—feeding the hungry, strengthening families, and healing communities. Under President Donald Trump and Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins, the quiet miracle of faith is no longer sidelined. It is welcomed, protected, and given room to grow. The Coptic Christian community I belong to knows what it means… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: Elon Musk Is Powering the American Renaissance
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’s a lot of controversy about Elon Musk. His reputation took a big hit, remember,… -
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Why Every State Should Study the Election Laws in Tennessee and Florida
For years, election officials and lawmakers in Tennessee have been quietly doing the hard work of strengthening their election system. This week, that effort earned national recognition. Tennessee finished first in The Heritage Foundation’s 2026 Election Integrity Scorecard, receiving 87 points and claiming the top ranking among all 50 states and the District of Columbia. The… -
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On the Constitution’s Birthday, Honor Her Virtues
For my birthday, my neighbors hold events listing my faults and describing how I should do better. Who am I? I’m the United States Constitution on Constitution Day at some colleges. Constitution Day is Sept. 17. Federal law requires that every college hold an educational program for students about the Constitution each year. The law doesn’t say… -
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Sweden’s Election Has a Harsh Lesson for ‘America First’ Conservatives
Sweden’s conservatives may have discovered a painful electoral paradox: Winning the immigration argument does not guarantee winning the election. Mass migration has transformed Sweden’s social fabric, strained public order, and helped create an electorate very different from the one that built the country’s postwar consensus. Policies once dismissed as unacceptable have become governing orthodoxy. Yet… -
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Federal Judge Refers Philly DA Krasner to DOJ for Prosecution
Larry Krasner won the Philadelphia district attorney’s race in 2017, thanks in no small part to a $1.7 million infusion of cash from George Soros-funded groups. On the night of his victory party, he told the assembled crowd that he felt like a “public defender with power,” and he has governed as such ever since…. -
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Victor Davis Hanson Just Got Big News From NYT Bestseller List
Victor Davis Hanson‘s new book, “The Counterrevolution: The Fall and Rise of Donald Trump and the MAGA Movement,” is debuting at No. 1 on The New York Times’ bestseller list. The Times’ list, which has faced criticism for an anti-conservative bias, provides a snapshot of book sales data. “The Counterrevolution,” which Basic Books published Sept…. -
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The Left’s Answer to AI Is Simple: More Government
Artificial intelligence is moving at a speed that makes government look like it is stuck in the horse-drawn carriage era. By the time regulators figure out what the latest AI technology can do, chances are it has already been surpassed. New models appear, capabilities improve, and businesses find new uses for AI at a breathtaking… -
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Texas Can Lead America’s Dependable Energy Future
Every morning, Texas families flip a switch, turn a dial, and expect the lights to come on. Every day, Texas manufacturers fire up their plants expecting the power to hold. That expectation—power on demand—is the foundation everything else in our economy is built on. Texas has spent decades earning the right to call itself the… -
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FORUM and the Spoils of Victory
As the 2026 Republican National Committee’s Midterm Convention was set to get underway in Dallas on Wednesday, a group of misfits, miscreants, and mavericks—this writer included—congregated at a bar a few miles up the road at FORUM. The Dallas gathering was the first of many FORUM events organizer Matthew Peterson plans on hosting as life… -
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Victor Davis Hanson: The Democrat Chicken—or the Socialist Egg?
The primaries are over, and the November general election looms. Suddenly, the Islamo-socialist podcaster Hasan Piker—who is now infamous for blaming America for 9/11 and warning Jews that “someone’s going to come around and take action, not against the state of Israel, mind you, but against American Jews”—is persona non grata on the Democrat stump…. -
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SAVE America Act v. Packing Supreme Court: Devil in the Details
In February 2026, the U.S. House passed the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act to require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote in federal elections and an approved form of government photo ID to cast a ballot. Every House Republican voted for the SAVE America Act, but every Democrat except one voted against this… -
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Only Half of Traditional Republicans Are Excited to Vote. That’s the Ballgame.
Control of Congress will be decided over the next seven weeks. Starting today, the Daily Signal is introducing a new show—“Midterm Report”—all about the 2026 elections. Each week from now through Election Day, I’ll take you inside the races that will decide the majority, alongside the pollsters, strategists, reporters, and candidates who know what’s really… -
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Lunacy Begins With Zero Fear of Fact-Checkers
Leftists and Democrats say the craziest things, and they can do it without fearing that a practitioner of the “fact-checking” arts is going to label them “Pants on Fire” liars on the internet. Occasionally, I will tweet these outrageous statements under the title “Zero Fear of Fact-Checkers.” Many of these bizarre bangers are about race… -
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We’ve Forgotten What the Days After 9/11 Were Like
Twenty-five years ago this month, the country we love did something it rarely does: It stopped arguing with itself. For a few weeks after the Twin Towers fell on Sept. 11, 2001, there was no red America or blue America. There was just America, standing in line to give blood, enlisting in numbers recruiters hadn’t seen since Vietnam, hanging flags off overpasses in towns that had… -
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Charlie Kirk Is Dead, but the Movement Must Survive
Charlie Kirk “made the winning difference” in President Donald Trump’s 2024 mandate, sweeping the swing states and winning the popular vote, according to none other than White House chief of staff Susie Wiles. A year removed from Charlie’s death, Republicans from across the country are descending on Dallas to galvanize the party faithful ahead of… -
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Republicans Must Turn Dallas Rhetoric Into Washington Results
President Donald Trump had the right idea to bring Republicans together in Dallas for a midterm convention. On opening night of the event, GOP leaders struck the right notes, projecting confidence, unity, and a governing vision for the country. But speeches alone will carry Republicans only so far when voters head to the polls in… -
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Ukraine’s Drone Campaign Is a Road Map for the US
“We learn, innovate, and adapt faster by pairing our human ingenuity and judgment with advanced technologies like autonomy and artificial intelligence,” stated a new guide for the U.S. Army that was published in August. This is exactly the playbook Ukraine has followed over the last four years. National security analysts have been astonished by how this…