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Podcast: From Drug Addiction to CEO of My Pillow
The name Mike Lindell may not ring a bell, but if you watch Fox News, you’ve probably seen him. He’s the CEO of My Pillow…. Read More
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Bookstore Removes Jordan Peterson Book Over Mosque Shooting, Continues Selling ‘Mein Kampf’
A New Zealand bookstore stopped selling Jordan Peterson’s book in light of the Christchurch mosque shootings, but continues offering “Mein Kampf.” Management at Whitcoulls, one… Read More
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Instead of Criticizing McCain, Trump Should Embrace Kindness, Humility
President Donald Trump made a rare appearance at a church last Sunday. It’s a safe bet the sermon was not based on Proverbs 15:1—”A gentle… Read More
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How to Silence Debate, New Zealand Edition
Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., has unleashed a barrage of openly anti-Semitic commentary. She suggested that Israel had “hypnotized the world.” She recently suggested that Jewish… Read More
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Twitter Removed My Blue Checkmark After I Took My Husband’s Last Name. Here’s How I Got It Back.
After getting married, the decision to take on my husband’s last name was a difficult one. In addition to the financial cost and social awkwardness… Read More
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Student Who Confronted Chelsea Clinton Apologizes for Using Inappropriate Terms
A New York University student who blamed Chelsea Clinton for the New Zealand mosque shootings apologized on Twitter Monday after resurfaced tweets showed she used… Read More
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Library Invited Drag Queen to Read to Kids. He Was a Sex Offender.
When Montrose Library asked a drag queen to read to kids, it probably should have looked into his personal story first. That’s when the Houston location would… Read More
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Want to Live a Better Life? You Can Start by Loving Your Enemies, Says Arthur Brooks
Arthur Brooks published his newest book, “Love Your Enemies: How Decent People Can Save America From the Culture of Contempt,” last week and visited The Daily Signal to share some real-life solutions to the practical problems facing America. Brooks is president of the American Enterprise… Read More
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The Lessons of Waging War Against the Dead
The 21st century is in danger of becoming an era of statue-smashing and historical erasure. Not since the iconoclasts of the Byzantine Empire or the… Read More
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Why We Still Pray, Even After New Zealand Attack
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., tweeted after the horrific attacks on two New Zealand mosques that led to at least 49 dead: Of course, Ocasio-Cortez’s desire… Read More
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What Liberals Forget: Before the Welfare State, Americans Took Care of Each Other
Over the weekend, Democratic fresh face and socialist darling Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., spoke at the South by Southwest conference. While sitting amidst the enormous… Read More
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Rep. Liz Cheney Defends College’s ‘World Needs More Cowboys’ Slogan
Republican Wyoming Rep. Liz Cheney responded Tuesday after the University of Wyoming’s new slogan “The World Needs More Cowboys” drew criticism for being “racist” and… Read More
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How the Loss of Communities Fueled Enthusiasm for Trump
Why is life so tough in some parts of America? Is the American dream still possible everywhere in the nation? What’s behind the appeal of… Read More
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The Left’s Anti-Semitism Problem
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s, D-Minn., comment that the influence of the Israeli lobby in Washington pushes lawmakers to take a pledge of “allegiance to a foreign… Read More
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Podcast: Dennis Prager Discusses Anti-Semitism, Free Speech at Colleges
Radio host and columnist Dennis Prager joins us to discuss his upcoming movie “No Safe Spaces” and the rise of political correctness on college campuses…. Read More
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What We Can Learn From the Turbulence of 1969
Fifty years ago, the United States was facing crises and unrest on multiple fronts. Some predicted that internal chaos and revolution would unravel the nation…. Read More
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Podcast: Penny Nance on Conservatism and Feminism
Should women be drafted? What should we do about the #MeToo movement? And how can we reach out to more women with the conservative message?… Read More
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Sen. Martha McSally Claims She Was Raped in the Air Force
Arizona Republican Sen. Martha McSally said she was raped while she was a pilot in the Air Force during a Wednesday meeting on Capitol Hill…. Read More
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Linda Sarsour Attacks ‘White Feminist’ Nancy Pelosi Over Resolution Condemning Anti-Semitism
Women’s March Co-Chair Linda Sarsour on Monday night attacked Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi as a “typical white feminist upholding the patriarchy doing the… Read More
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Kamala Harris Is Wrong. Keep the World’s Oldest Profession Illegal.
Sen. Kamala Harris thinks that prostitution should be legal. Prostitution, the California Democrat said in a recent interview with The Root, are relations based on… Read More
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Conservative Activist Describes Being Assaulted at UC Berkeley
This transcript is from a Thursday recording of The Daily Signal Podcast at the Conservative Political Action Conference and has been edited for length and clarity. The full interview is available on the podcast here. Katrina Trinko:… Read More
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From Atheist Marxist to Christian Conservative: Sohrab Ahmari Shares His Journey
Sohrab Ahmari grew up in Iran. Then as a teen, he immigrated to America, and became an atheist and a Marxist. But as a young… Read More
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The Kernel of Good News in Hate Hoaxes
Jussie Smollett, “Empire” actor, claimed that on Jan. 29, two masked men identifying themselves as Donald Trump supporters and using racial and homophobic insults attacked… Read More
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Too Many Liberals Want to Believe America Is Racist
The reactions of many on the left to the case of Jussie Smollett prove two important things: 1. There is little racism in America. 2…. Read More
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‘Attention Engineering’: Why We Suffer in the Social Media Economy
By now, many people are aware of the fascinating experiment conducted by Microsoft to track and interpret human attention spans. They are, of course, shortening… Read More
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Jussie Smollett and the Wages of Victimhood
What’s the moral of the Jussie Smollett case? Simply this: A culture that rewards victimhood status will produce an ever-growing number of victims. It’s basic… Read More
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We Hear You: What Listening to Each Other Might Achieve
Editor’s note: Welcome to the 100th edition of “We Hear You,” where we publish your takes on the policy issues The Daily Signal covers. Thank… Read More
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Gillespie Addresses Northam Blackface Controversy: ‘Doesn’t Reflect the Virginia I Know’
Ed Gillespie, the Republican candidate who lost the 2017 Virginia governor’s race to Ralph Northam, said Virginia has much healing to do. “For Virginians, this… Read More
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Podcast: ‘Duck Dynasty’ Star Phil Robertson on His Christian Faith
Why did the patriarch of the hit TV show “Duck Dynasty” become a Christian after an early life of sexual hedonism? What’s his advice to… Read More
