PoliticsAnalysis
The Communist Who Invented Modern Conservatism
You may not have ever heard the name of a man who was among the most profound intellectuals of the modern conservative movement in America…. Read More
PoliticsCommentary
We Were Warned by a Soviet Defector 40 Years Ago About How the US Would Be Taken Down. Will We Finally Listen?
As a young man in the 1960s, I worked with others of my generation to enhance American democracy. Back then, we engaged in nonviolent actions… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Mamdani Is the Mayor New York Democrats Deserve
That people get the government they deserve is a cruel adage, too cruel if you live in dark places where a small minority with guns… Read More
Commentary
America Must Fight Like an Insurgent to Defeat Communist China
Much of the debate about the military threat from China revolves around the enormity of its capabilities and its determination to expand its armed forces… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Look to London for a Glimpse of NYC’s Future
Time zones aren’t the only way London runs ahead of New York. While the U.K. capital is only five hours forward of NYC by time… Read More
PoliticsNews
Leading Anti-Trump Protest Organizer Engages With Socialist, Communist Groups on Social Media
A key organizer of anti-Trump protests—including the “No Kings” rallies last month—appears to have social media connections with far-left organizations that include openly communist and… Read More
Politics Commentary
The Fantasy World of Mamdani
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… Read More
InternationalCommentary
Remembering the Korean War, 75 Years Later
Seventy-five years ago, on June 25, the Korean Peninsula became the front line for a global battle: that of tyranny versus liberty and autocracy versus… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Communist China’s Reach is Global and Growing
Communism is a word frequently uttered in the political arena. Yet, too often, the proper weight of this term and the devastating consequences this ideology… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Rod Dreher: Communist Dissidents Have a Message for the West
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was arrested on Feb. 12, 1974, for speaking out about the evils of Soviet communism. The next day, he was exiled to the… Read More
EconomyCommentary
Trump and Our Return to the ‘American System’
Few economic philosophies have shaped America’s prosperity as profoundly as Henry Clay’s American System—a blueprint for national strength and self-sufficiency. Developed in the early 19th century,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
‘Live Not By Lies’ Highlights Forgotten Anti-Communist Heroes
For Silvester Krcmery, each morning began with what he called an “inventory check.” Krcmery, a doctor who described his prison cell as so small he… Read More
InternationalNews
‘The Hall of Evil’: PragerU Examines Pol Pot’s Murderous Communist Regime
PragerU last Monday released the sixth and final installment in its video series “The Hall of Evil,” which features commentary on six 20th-century dictators. Narrated… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Daylight Saving Time: A Metaphor for Government Idiocy
In the wee, small hours of Sunday morning, most of the United States engaged in the semiannual idiocy known as daylight saving time. “The typical… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Dumb Things Socialists Promise
Socialism is popular! A Pew study reports that more than a third of American adults view it positively. How is this possible? Little has… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Why Chinese AI DeepSeek Won’t (and Can’t) Work
The world is abuzz with the news about DeepSeek, the new open source AI platform that changed the paradigm regarding how much time, money, and… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Another Complete Unknown Is Pete Seeger’s Communism
Toward the end of “A Complete Unknown,” a good biopic about Bob Dylan that opened on Christmas, there is a key scene in which Dylan manager Albert Grossman barks… Read More
Feature
A Christmas Tale, 1919
Editor’s note: This true story about my family was first published by The Wall Street Journal in 2008. It has now been 105 years since my… Read More
Fighting Communism After The Cold War
Communism didn’t win the Cold War, but it’s doing surprisingly well in the 21st century, including in America. Elsewhere, especially in East Asia, Communism is… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Remembering a Great Man and Important Conservative Leader
And the King said unto his servants, “Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel.” (II… Read More
LawNews
Appeals Court Upholds Pending Law Requiring Chinese Company to Sell TikTok or Face Ban in US
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit upheld a law Friday requiring Chinese internet company ByteDance either to sell TikTok or… Read More
InternationalSecurityCommentary
Baltic State’s About-Face on China Should Worry America Amid New Cold War With Beijing
It was a “grave diplomatic mistake.” These forceful words seem appropriate to rebuff threatening actions taken by American and transatlantic adversaries. The words would fit… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Legal Immigrants This Voting Center Worker Met Gave Him Hope for California
My picturesque and diverse home state of California has become overrun with crime, illegal drugs, and homelessness under “progressive” policies. Yet, following the November elections, it… Read More
EducationCommentary
On Victims of Communism Memorial Day, Here’s What Parents, Teachers Should Know
Today, Nov. 7, is Victims of Communism Day, and this day of remembrance should be a regular part of K-12 school calendars. Legislators in a… Read More
InternationalNews
‘A Community That Deserves Justice’: Life as a Uyghur in Xi’s Communist China
As a child, Muetter Iliqud fled China seeking a life of freedom. She had little choice, given her religion as a Uyghur—a largely Muslim minority… Read More
SocietyCommentary
People Hate Those Who Fight Evil Far More Than Those Who Are Evil
I realized something very important about the human condition when I was in high school. I realized that people tend to hate those who fight… Read More
PoliticsNews
Mayorkas Subpoenaed by House Panel on Walz’s Purported Connection to Chinese Communist Party
THE CENTER SQUARE—U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Accountability Chairman James Comer subpoenaed Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas for information about Democratic vice presidential candidate… Read More
PoliticsNews
Another Tie to Communist China: Tim Walz’s Appointment of Chang Wang
DAILY CALLER NEWS FOUNDATION—Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice presidential nominee, appointed a member of a political faction that has pledged loyalty to the… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
‘Reagan’ Is a Simple, Powerful, and Timely Film for Our Cultural Moment
The verdict is beginning to settle in on the new Ronald Reagan biopic, and, like RR himself, the jury is split. For the pundits and… Read More
InternationalCommentary
What a Bookstore’s Opening in DC Says About Growing Chinese Civic Engagement Overseas
Mournful residents of Shanghai, China, watched Jifeng Bookstore close its doors for the last time on Jan. 31, 2018. The establishment was best known for… Read More
