InternationalCommentary
Remembering the Holocaust Amid Rising Anti-Semitism
Today, on International Holocaust Remembrance Day, the world remembers the 6 million European Jews murdered by the Nazis during World War II and renews its… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We Hear You: From Misery in San Francisco to Impeachment in Senate
Editor’s note: This week’s dip into the mailbag isn’t impeachment free, but does show that much more is on the minds of The Daily Signal’s… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Tampa’s Pirates Festival Trivializes Historical Evil
You can see her coming from miles away—a ship with masts, lurching ever-nearer, slowly coming out of the wide, gleaming bay and up the Hillsborough… Read More
SocietyCommentary
How the March for Life Highlights the Value of Women’s Voices
I’m very passionate about the dignity of women, and for that reason, all forms of sexual exploitation—whether it be pornography, prostitution, or sex trafficking—anger me,… Read More
SocietyNews
Exclusive: Biggs, Kennedy Bills Would Require Hospital Admitting Privileges for Abortionists
A congressman from Arizona and a senator from Louisiana have introduced legislation that would require that all abortion providers have admitting privileges at a local hospital… Read More
SocietyCommentary
America’s Expiration Date
I love definitions because they help focus the mind. For decades, we are said to have been in a culture war. As in any war,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
I’m Pro-Life. Here’s What Happened When I Attended the Women’s March.
Martin Luther King Jr. once wrote: “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.” As… Read More
SocietyNews
Reforming Journalism Requires ‘Street Reporting,’ Not ‘Suite Reporting,’ World Editor Olasky Says
Reforming journalism is about making good journalism that is factual and original, a renowned magazine editor and author says. “We like being flies on the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Diversity Isn’t Always the Answer
It’s nearly impossible to have even a short conversation with a college administrator, politician, or chief executive without the words diversity and inclusion dropping from… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why So Many Young People Are Unhappy
Here are some unhappy statistics: —In America between 1946 and 2006, the suicide rate quadrupled for males ages 15 to 24 and doubled for females… Read More
LawNews
Sending Unsolicited Nudes in Texts, Online Soon Could Be Illegal in California
Californians who send unwelcome sexual images to others online without expressed invitation soon could face legal repercussions for such unwanted sexting. A proposed bill in… Read More
SocietyNews
Judge Refuses to Use Preferred Pronouns of Transgender Child Pornographer
A judge appointed by President Donald Trump refused Wednesday to use the preferred pronouns of a transgender child pornographer. Judge Stuart Kyle Duncan denied a… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Problematic Women: The Demise of the Women’s March
This Saturday is the fourth annual Women’s March in Washington, D.C.—but it’s not clear that the march will attract many women. We analyze the protest’s… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Perpetual Intersectional Revolution Eats Its Own
In 2008, Democrats nominated for president a first-term U.S. senator with no serious legislative experience, Barack Obama. They nominated him over the long-championed, long-celebrated presumptive… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Christian Bakers Challenge $135K Fine for Quoting Bible Verse
Did Oregon officials violate their duty to remain neutral on matters of religion when they ordered Christian bakers Aaron and Melissa Klein to pay $135,000… Read More
SocietyCommentary
To Keep African Americans Safe, Target Criminals, Not Police
Criminal activity imposes huge costs on black residents in low-income neighborhoods of cities such as Chicago, Baltimore, Detroit, St. Louis, Philadelphia, and many others. Thousands… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
‘It’s Got to Be More Than a Handout’: A Charity’s Innovative Approach
In charity work, the numbers aren’t everything. Meals and shelter can be provided—and those are good—but as our guest today says, the goal needs to… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Podcast: What It’s Like on the Streets of San Francisco
San Francisco has been called the Paris of the West, but lately, it’s become a nightmare. Rows of tents now line the sidewalks, and the… Read More
SocietyFeature
Tents, Homelessness, and Misery: 9 Things I Saw in San Francisco
SAN FRANCISCO—Call me a poop skeptic. After years of reading about the alleged horrors of San Francisco, I decided I wanted to see for myself… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Jobs, Family, Future: Gov. Kristi Noem Shares What’s on the Mind of America’s Heartland
Much of America is focused on something other than impeachment or whatever happens to be trending in the news cycle. Today on The Daily Signal… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
His Sister Was Sex-Trafficked for 6 Years. Here’s How He’s Devoted His Life to Fighting It.
Ilonka Deaton was trafficked into sex slavery at the age of 12. She suffered for six years before finally getting free. Now, her brother, Jaco… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Planned Parenthood Sets New Record for Abortions in a Single Year
It’s been a turbulent last two years at Planned Parenthood, with a leadership shake-up involving the ouster of Dr. Leana Wen as president, and the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Remembering Gertrude Himmelfarb, a Voice of Moral Clarity in a Time of Moral Confusion
America has lost a voice that strongly and consistently provided the road map to steer us away from the political and cultural abyss we currently… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We Hear You: In Defense of Charter Schools and Parents’ Rights
Editor’s note: One of The Daily Signal’s new year’s resolutions is to inspire you to write us about our coverage and what’s on your minds…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
Early Feminists Were Right About Unborn Human Life
Although they were considered radical at the time, American suffragists were unrelenting in their efforts to transform our country’s politics and empower women with the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Killing Ourselves With Hate
The recent shooting inside a kosher supermarket in Jersey City, New Jersey, is the latest example that we Americans are literally killing ourselves with hatred… Read More
SocietyCommentary
What the Founders Actually Thought About Slavery
One of the ironies of the current American “elite” is that, rather than actually being elite, they have the smug self-assurance of knowing much that… Read More
SocietyCommentary
With 2020 Vision, a Look Back at Life 100 Years Ago
It can be useful and instructive to observe the turning of a decade by looking back on what life was like in America a mere… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Peloton ‘Scandal’ Shows How Mentally Unfit We’ve Become
We are fast approaching the end of 2019, and as we close the book on a turbulent decade, nothing summarizes the state of our culture… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Right to Destroy Cities
This week, the Supreme Court effectively mandated continued legal tolerance for homelessness across major cities on the West Coast of the United States. The 9th… Read More
