SocietyCommentary
A Signal That Oakland Is Slipping Further Into a Doom Loop
This is such an Oakland story. The city of Oakland, California, known for its extreme leftism, is replacing some traffic lights in the city with… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Who Benefits From Destabilization of America?
“Cui bono?” asked the ancients, whose wisdom we’d be foolish to toss aside. For by answering the question “Who benefits?” we may ascertain who is… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Americans Should Thank a Cop During National Police Week—and the Rest of the Year, Too
This week, Atlanta cops embodied the city’s motto, “Resurgens,” which means “rising again.” Responding to a distress call about an armed man in the Capitol… Read More
SocietyCommentary
SOCIETAL ROT, Part 5: Allowing Open-Air Drug Markets Is Neither Commonsensical Nor Compassionate
Fifth in a five-part series. Read part 1 here, part 2 here, part 3 here, and part 4 here. Societal rot is a choice. Is it compassionate to let… Read More
LawNews
Why Biden’s Border Crisis Challenges Police in Every State
The border crisis is a challenge to local law enforcement in most states, Sheriff Matt Gentry of Cullman County, Alabama, told senators Wednesday on Capitol… Read More
SocietyCommentary
SOCIETAL ROT, Part 4: Nonprosecution of Retail Theft Gutting Urban Centers
Fourth in a five-part series. Read part 1 here, part 2 here, and part 3 here. Societal rot is a choice. Do you think people have a right… Read More
SocietyCommentary
SOCIETAL ROT, Part 3: How Blue Cities’ Flouting of Federal Immigration Laws Has Proved Fatal
Third in a five-part series. Read part 1 here and part 2 here. Societal rot is a choice. Does it make sense for cities and states to… Read More
LawAnalysis
Crime Is Rising. Expert John Lott Explains Why.
While many in the media have attempted to downplay rising crime in America, noted author and economist John Lott Jr. says a majority of the… Read More
SocietyCommentary
More Defensive Gun Uses Undermine Government Claims About Armed Civilians
It should be painfully obvious to anyone paying attention that the Biden administration distrusts an armed civilian population and is willing to fudge the truth… Read More
PoliticsNews
‘SHAM’: House Speaker Johnson Condemns Trial of Trump as ‘Politically Motivated’
House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., in New York on Tuesday, condemned the so-called hush-money criminal trial of former President Donald Trump. Johnson blasted the trial… Read More
SocietyCommentary
SOCIETAL ROT, Part 2: In & Out Burger Restaurant a Casualty of Prosecutor’s Failures
Second in a five-part series. Read part 1 here. Societal rot is a choice. The In-N-Out Burger chain was begun in California in 1948 in… Read More
SocietyCommentary
4 Things to Know About Biden’s Latest Attack on Gun Ownership and Firearms Industry
It’s an open secret that the Biden administration disdains lawful civilian gun owners almost as much as it does the lawful gun industry. But in… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Could a Manhattan Jury Acquit Trump?
Having served on three Manhattan juries, I would not be surprised if the 12 men and women hearing New York v. Donald J. Trump acquit him of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
SOCIETAL ROT, Part 1: Businesses Destroyed by Rampant Crime
This is the first of a five-part series. The iconic Macy’s department store on Union Square in the heart of San Francisco is closing because… Read More
LawNews
Illegal Alien Mom Arrested on Charges of Trying to Hire Hit Man Was Freed From ICE Detention in 2019
An illegal immigrant mother arrested on charges of attempting to pay a hit man to kill witnesses involved in her son’s murder trial was previously… Read More
LawCommentary
FOIA Questions for DC Prosecutor Matt Graves: Why Don’t You Take Gun Crimes Seriously?
Matthew Graves, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, doesn’t take gun crimes seriously. The result has been more murder, mayhem, and carnage across… Read More
PoliticsAnalysis
Nightmares at Chicago Universities Set Stage for Nuclear Democrat Convention
As police finally clear the anti-Israel encampment at the University of Chicago, and Northwestern University appeases its protesting occupiers, the Democratic National Convention set for… Read More
Education Commentary
Here’s a Breakdown of Arrests of Pro-Hamas Activists at 33 Schools Over 2 Weeks
College campuses this week escalated efforts to root out pro-Hamas, anti-Israel occupations, with police making arrests on nine different campuses. Police have made more than… Read More
Education Commentary
Top 5 Ways Congress Can Respond to Campus Riots
This election cycle’s summer of rage has gotten an early start, as seemingly organized encampments have popped up on college campuses across the country. Although… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
Trump Faces 34 Felonies at Trial. But Was There a Crime?
I can’t tell you how many people I know who do not like former President Donald Trump yet nonetheless smell prosecutorial overreach in Manhattan. Manhattan… Read More
LawCommentary
Justice Department Rule on Crime Compensation Exceeds Its Authority, States Say
The Biden administration essentially wants states to give federal grant money to illegal aliens, convicted criminals, and people who contributed to their own victimization under… Read More
SocietyNews
DC Resident to Mayor: Since Homeless Encampments Are Permitted, Can Tourists Camp Too?
If Washington, D.C., isn’t going to clean up homeless encampments, it should embrace equal opportunity for all and allow tourists to pitch a tent and… Read More
SocietyNews
GOP Lawmaker Bashes Dems for Making It Easier to Get Away With Trafficking Minors
California state Sen. Shannon Grove, a Republican, blasted her Democratic colleagues for weakening a bill that would make buying a child for sex a felony… Read More
LawCommentary
Be It Ever So Humble … : Supreme Court to Decide If City May Ban Sleeping in Public
The Supreme Court heard oral argument Monday in the case of City of Grants Pass v. Johnson, which raises the issue of how states and… Read More
SocietyNews
Why Fatal Police Shootings Aren’t Declining: Some Uncomfortable Facts
When Dexter Reed died in a shootout with Chicago police on March 21, the incident was quickly grafted onto a narrative that began in 2014… Read More
LawNews
This Soros-Funded DA Faces Recall Vote as Crime Ravages Blue County
An effort to recall a progressive, George Soros-funded district attorney in California has received enough signatures from voters to advance amid an upswing in crime,… Read More
SecurityNews
DC Mayor Mum on Motorbikes on City Streets Without License Plates
The mayor’s office in Washington, D.C., has remained silent on widespread license-plate violations in the city following a Daily Signal investigation of the phenomenon of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Indiana Prosecutor Laments That Self-Defense Laws Exist, Protect Defensive Gun Users
Apparently, some Indianapolis public officials have forgotten how their own self-defense laws work and why they exist in the first place. In an interview that’s… Read More
SocietyCommentary
California Cares More About Virtue Signaling Than Alleviating Homelessness
California spends an astounding amount of money to combat homelessness. Presumably. I know this is a crazy question to ask, but does all that spending… Read More
PoliticsNews
Swing Voters Deliver Harsh Verdict: Biden Administration Is a Failure
FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL—President Joe Biden’s efforts to deflect blame for the border crisis and high cost of living aren’t working with swing voters,… Read More
