LawCommentary
Earmarks a Tool of the Swamp, Not the Constitution
Republicans are helping House Speaker Nancy Pelosi bring back the special-interest spending known as earmarks. You won’t find so much as a tweet from… Read More
LawCommentary
Justice Thomas’ Thought Experiment on Novel Issues With Social Media, Free Speech
On April 5, the Supreme Court declined to hear Biden v. Knight, a case involving the First Amendment and digital platforms. Justice Clarence Thomas agreed… Read More
SecurityNews
EXCLUSIVE: Pentagon Promotes Radical Resources to Kill ‘Extremism in Ranks’
The Defense Department is promoting reading resources on opposing “systemic racism” that include radical authors as part of a program to combat extremism within the… Read More
LawCommentary
6th Circuit Reaches Right Conclusion on ‘Preferred Pronouns.’ Other Courts Should Follow Suit.
In a victory for free speech, the rule of law, and common sense, a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Resegregation of America
It’s becoming increasingly difficult to ignore a growing, insidious ethos overtaking America’s most powerful institutions. Individual merit and reasoned debate are out. “Lived experience” and… Read More
LawCommentary
Antifa’s Destructive Return Could Have Staying Power
SEATTLE—After weeks of relative silence, Antifa’s destructive activism came roaring back to the Pacific Northwest. And as the trial of a former police officer in… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Less Is More: Restoring the Founders’ Original Vision for Our Constitutional Republic
One of the main objectives of the great American experiment was to move away from a system of top-down rule by the powerful elite over… Read More
LawNews
5 Takeaways as Big Tech CEOs Testify About ‘Misinformation’
Lawmakers questioned CEOs of three of the world’s most powerful tech companies Thursday about censorship and false information on their platforms. Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg, Twitter’s… Read More
What This Former NYPD Detective Has to Say About Attacks on Police
Rob O’Donnell, a former detective with the New York Police Department, was among first responders to the terrorist attacks that brought down the towers of… Read More
LawNews
9 Highlights From Senate Hearing on Federal Takeover of Elections
Lawmakers listened to ominous references to the South’s Jim Crow era and Maoist China as the Senate held its first hearing on Democrats’ legislation to… Read More
LawCommentary
School Districts Are Hiding Information About Gender-Transitioning Children From Their Parents. This Is Unconstitutional.
American law has long recognized the importance of parental rights. A parent’s right to oversee the care, education, and control of his or her child … Read More
LawNews
How ‘Minneapolis Effect’ Explains Surge of Violent Crime in American Cities
This past year, “defund the police” has been a frequent call from activists seeking systemic reform of the American criminal justice system. It became a… Read More
LawCommentary
How This School Board Violates Basic Voting Rights, Creating Clear Conflict of Interest
While leftists like Stacey Abrams and Vanita Gupta make false claims about nonexistent “voter suppression” over state efforts to fix vulnerabilities in state election laws,… Read More
LawNews
Biden Overstepped Constitutional Authority in Revoking Keystone Pipeline Permit, States Allege in Lawsuit
A group of 21 Republican state attorneys general filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday against President Joe Biden’s administration over its decision to nix the Keystone… Read More
LawNews
4 Highlights From Senate Hearing on Liberals’ Equality Act
Supporters and opponents argued in a Senate hearing Wednesday over a bill that would make gender identity and sexual orientation protected characteristics under federal civil… Read More
SecurityCommentary
Yes, Leftists Want to Take Your Guns
If we lose the Second Amendment, then the rest will fall. During my recent—and very contentious—congressional campaign, my opponent argued that he didn’t need to… Read More
LawCommentary
Justices’ Title VII ‘on Basis of Sex’ Ruling Spawning Unintended Consequences in Lower Courts
A Supreme Court case decided last year is a cautionary tale of the legal equivalent of the law of unintended consequences. The high court issued… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Extremist, Anti-Constitutional Propaganda Has No Place in Navy
When I joined the U.S. Navy reserves in 2012, I swore an oath to “bear true faith and allegiance” to the U.S. Constitution. Since then,… Read More
LawCommentary
Reviving the ERA: Congress Can’t Amend Resolution That Doesn’t Exist
With all that’s going on these days, and with the narrowest majority in half a century, you’d think House Democrats would be a little more… Read More
LawCommentary
Did COVID-19 Permanently Change Our View of Government Power?
Can the federal government ban evictions? Seems like a pretty straightforward question. But the answer touches on a deeper one, as yet unsettled: Will life… Read More
Law Analysis
HR 1 Would Allow Federal Micromanagement of State Elections, Ohio Secretary of State Says
The bill known as HR 1, or the For the People Act, should be called “the Federal Takeover of Elections Act,” Ohio Secretary of State… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
How the Media Distorts Debate and Details of HR 1
A piece of legislation working its way through Congress would upend further the way Americans conduct elections. But the way many media outlets are covering… Read More
LawNews
Read Sen. Ted Cruz’s Exchange With ‘Far Left’ Biden Justice Department Nominee
Editor’s note: During a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, asked Vanita Gupta, President Joe Biden’s nominee for associate attorney general, the… Read More
LawCommentary
In Pivotal Ruling, Supreme Court Removes Barrier to Protecting First Amendment
A near-unanimous Supreme Court decided Monday that two Christian students have the right to sue the Georgia college that violated their free speech rights in… Read More
LawCommentary
Angry at Trump, Liberals Propose Unconstitutional Bill to Punish Him
Democrats have twice impeached Donald Trump in the House and twice failed to convict him in the Senate. They’re angry about failing, and double angry… Read More
LawNews
House Democrats Vote to Nullify, Nationalize State Election Laws
Voter ID laws and most other election integrity measures in the states would be nearly wiped out under a sweeping bill passed late Wednesday night by… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
We Hear You: Missing Rush at the Golden Microphone
Editor’s note: The death of talk radio titan Rush Limbaugh hit The Daily Signal’s audience hard, judging by the mail bag. Here are some of… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Will Presidential Impeachment Become New Normal?
When the House impeached Donald Trump in late 2019 on ambiguous charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress, many legal experts expressed concern… Read More
LawCommentary
Supreme Court’s Decision Not to Hear Elections Cases Could Have Serious Repercussions
With the U.S. Supreme Court’s “baffling” refusal on Monday to grant review of the Pennsylvania election cases that had been appealed to the justices, the… Read More
LawNews
7 Takeaways as Merrick Garland Gets Hearing for Attorney General
Merrick Garland, whose nomination five years ago to the Supreme Court was doomed, finally got a hearing Monday before the Senate Judiciary Committee—as President Joe… Read More
