Education Commentary
Harvard—Out of the Frying Pan Into the Fire
Harvard may assume the forced resignation of its president, Claudine Gay, has finally ended its monthlong scandal over her tenure. Gay stepped down, remember, amid… Read More
Education Commentary
DEI Is Alive and Well, America. Don’t Think Gay’s Resignation at Harvard Means Battle Over.
Harvard University’s embattled president resigned Tuesday, but it would be a mistake to think that the troubles of that school or higher education in general are over…. Read More
Education News
The Harvard Crimson ‘Whitewashes Antisemitism by Using Israel as a Fig Leaf,’ Jewish Leaders Warn
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—Orthodox Jewish leaders condemned The Harvard Crimson, the student newspaper of Harvard University, for “whitewashing” antisemitism in a series of op-eds… Read More
Education Analysis
EXPOSING DEI: Inside the Pressure Campaign That Finally Ousted Claudine Gay as Harvard’s President
Claudine Gay ended her tenure Tuesday as the shortest president in the history of Harvard University, yet her resignation statement didn’t acknowledge the scandals that… Read More
Education News
Feds Add George Mason University to List of Schools Under Scrutiny Over Antisemitic Incidents
George Mason University—located in the Northern Virginia suburbs of Washington, D.C.—has been added to a list of dozens of institutions of higher education under federal… Read More
Education News
Harvard President Claudine Gay to Resign. Here’s the Hearing That Led to Her Downfall.
Editor’s update: The Harvard Crimson, the student newspaper, reported Tuesday that Claudine Gay would be stepping down as president of Harvard University, “bringing an end… Read More
SocietyCommentary
3 Cases Where US Is on Razor’s Edge
As the new year begins, we are on the razor’s edge of many things that soon may blow up. Americans are far beyond President Joe… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Heritage Foundation Experts Share Reading Recommendations for the New Year
Here at The Daily Signal, we have the tremendous fortune of working alongside the world-renowned experts of The Heritage Foundation, our parent organization. I always… Read More
Education Commentary
It’s Up to the American People to Fix Higher Education
American institutions of higher education won’t reform on their own. The recent explosion of antisemitism on college campuses has made many Americans—including high-profile donors—turn against… Read More
Education Commentary
A Failing Grade for Harvard’s Claudine Gay
Anyone who listened to the college presidents defending calls for the genocide of Jews with condescending smirks in their Dec. 5 congressional testimony could see… Read More
EducationNews
Rep. Jim Banks Demands Answers About Butler University’s DEI Investigation Into College Republicans
Rep. Jim Banks, a Republican member of the House Education and the Workforce Committee and an Indiana congressman, has issued a letter to Butler University… Read More
SecurityNews
Americans Turn on TikTok: 54% Support Banning Social Media App
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—TikTok might be popular among America’s youth, but a majority of voters view it as a threat to the United States…. Read More
Education Commentary
Not Just Ivy League: Public Universities Like GMU Also Must Answer for Moral Rot
So far, almost all the critical focus on how university leaders have manifestly failed to address rampant antisemitism on their campuses has been aimed at selective, private… Read More
Education Commentary
A Renowned Science and Engineering Institute Loses Its Way Due to Woke Leadership, Imperiling Jewish Students
As a 1981 graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, I have been appalled by the behavior of the president of the university, Sally Kornbluth,… Read More
Education Commentary
Higher Ed Proves It’s All About Cultural Revolution
Harvard is sticking by its woman and the University of Wisconsin turned down a mountain of money just to maintain commitment to diversity, equity, and… Read More
Education Commentary
The True Antidote to the Rot in America’s Universities
American higher education is reeling from a litany of well-deserved scandals, most recently from the congressional hearing on antisemitism last week, which pulled back the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Yes, Anti-Zionism Is Antisemitism
Imagine a group of people who work to destroy Italy because, they claim, Italy’s origins are illegitimate. Imagine further that these people maintain that of… Read More
EducationCommentary
College Presidents Expose Moral Rot in Their Institutions
The presidents of Harvard University, the University of Pennsylvania, and MIT appeared before a House committee last Tuesday to answer for their shameful inaction in the face of… Read More
Education Commentary
Higher Education Reveals Its Moral Rot to the World
Our most prestigious institutions of higher education have devolved into know-nothing hate factories operating in an unaccountable cocoon of ideological conformity and reinforcement. That’s what… Read More
Education Commentary
How Were the Universities Lost?
After Oct. 7, the public was shocked at what they saw and heard on America’s campuses. Americans knew previously they were intolerant, left wing, and… Read More
Education Commentary
Campus Echo Chambers Lay Groundwork for Antisemitism
During a hearing this week on the rise in antisemitism on college campuses, Rep. Glenn Grothman, R-Wis., said a lack of ideological diversity contributed to the hateful… Read More
Education Commentary
For Hanukkah, Let’s Vow to Defeat the New Oppressors: Higher Education
We know from history that Jew-hatred, the world’s oldest and once again most fashionable form of bigotry, is the chameleon of all hates—forever taking on… Read More
Education Commentary
What to Do About Our Antisemitic Universities
I know a little bit about the kinds of speech that generally are welcomed on campus. I’ve been banned from a few campuses, including DePaul… Read More
Education Commentary
Teacher and Union Leader on Leave After Allegedly Posting Antisemitic Comments
A Maryland middle school teacher has been placed on paid leave while her school investigates a string of antisemitic social media posts in her name,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
First Amendment Right to Religious Freedom Applies to Everyone but Jews
The First Amendment no longer applies to the openly Jewish. As antisemitic rallies, chants, and violence skyrocket in the United States and the Biden administration… Read More
International Commentary
Why Anything Short of Total Eradication of Hamas Isn’t Enough
For a week now, the world has watched a high-stakes, emotionally draining, and dangerous game being played out in Gaza. What began as a mediated… Read More
SocietyNews
Supermodel Hadid Apologizes for Repeating Claim That Israel Abducts, Rapes, Tortures Palestinians
Gigi Hadid, an American fashion model of Palestinian descent, has apologized for sparking outrage last week for making numerous false claims against Israel amid its… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
How COVID-19 Hysteria Led Lisa Boothe to Become a Champion for Truth
“Authentic” is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year. It’s also a good way to describe Fox News contributor and podcast host Lisa Boothe, whose own authenticity… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why Do the Left’s ‘Hate’ Monitors Often End Up Being So Hateful Themselves?
Maryland’s new commission to “prevent and respond to hate crime activity” has met only once, but one member already has been suspended—for comparing Israel to… Read More
LawCommentary
‘THERMONUCLEAR’: Musk Fires Back at Media Matters’ Manufactured Smear
Elon Musk is going “thermonuclear.” No, this has nothing to do with SpaceX or any of his other wild technology projects—but it’s how Musk described… Read More
