SecurityCommentary
I Saw Our Federal Workforce Defy the Terrorists After 9/11
This week, we honor the memories of those fellow Americans we lost in New York, and Shanksville, Pennsylvania, and at the Pentagon on Sept. 11,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We Hear You: An Immigrant Couple Explains the Unfairness of Amnesty
Editor’s note: This week we feature two letters that really grabbed our attention, from readers with compelling personal perspectives on the U.S. immigration system. Pull… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Why the Right to Bear Arms Is an Individual Right
Does the Second Amendment protect an individual right to gun ownership, or is it a collective right that can and should be heavily regulated by… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Here’s Why We Aren’t—and Never Should Be—a Pure Democracy
Is America a democracy or a republic? This debate, if you can call it that, was launched on Twitter by two freshmen lawmakers, Reps. Alexandria… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Our Changing Values Should Worry Us. But We Can Still Change Course.
The late historian and political philosopher Harry V. Jaffa noted the significance that the preamble to our Constitution concludes with the words “secure the Blessings… Read More
EducationFeature
Academia Today ‘Not for Faint-Hearted,’ Says Professor Who Lost His Job for Talking About Gender
Academia today “is not for the faint-hearted,” says a veteran professor who was head of child and adolescent psychiatry at the University of Louisville School… Read More
SocietyFeature
How Jefferson Lost Some Luster in His Own Hometown
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia—The Camp Ten Four restaurant, on the ninth and top floor of the Graduate Charlottesville hotel, offers a good view of much of this… Read More
SocietyNews
‘I Hope You Suffered’: Voices on Left Celebrate Philanthropist’s Death
Some on the left celebrated the news Friday of billionaire David Koch’s death after a battle with prostate cancer. The libertarian philanthropist and political activist had… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Unchanging Principles of Conservatism Defined
At The Heritage Foundation, we’re always thinking about ways to talk to new and nontraditional audiences about how conservative principles can create the greatest freedom, opportunity,… Read More
EducationNews
Student Group Flags Top 5 Instances of Campus Censorship of Conservatives
Why bother with a liberal arts education? Some students at a Washington university wanted to know, but their school administrators canceled a panel scheduled to… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Squabble Over George Washington Mural Exposes Absurdity of War on History
No American historical figure, including the Father of Our Country, is safe from the war on history. The San Francisco School Board voted 4-3 Tuesday… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The Tea Party Isn’t Dead. It’s More Vibrant and Essential Than Ever.
Rand Paul is mistaken. It’s not often I say that, so let me explain. Speaking on the Senate floor last month, Kentucky’s junior senator—elected with… Read More
SocietyNews
Labor Department Rule Broadens Religious Protections in Federal Contracting
The Labor Department on Wednesday announced a new rule to grant the “broadest protection permitted by law” to religious organizations contracting with the federal government…. Read More
SocietyNews
Study: Humans Hold Racial Bias Against Robots
Americans perceive robots to have a human race corresponding to their physical features and color, according to a new study. The study “Robots And Racism” from… Read More
SocietyNews
5 Years Later, This Organization Keeps Growing Conservative Leaders Beyond Its Borders
In a world that appears to be increasingly hostile to America’s founding principles, can conservatives have an impact without compromising their values? Five years ago,… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Socialism May Be Absurd, but It’s No Laughing Matter
Socialism is no laughing matter, but it’s sometimes difficult to refrain from chuckling at the absurdities of its most devoted adherents. Several videos of a… Read More
SocietyCommentary
What We Lose When We Erase Thomas Jefferson
A college history professor once told me that rarely do we find historical figures that are all evil or all good. Most are a mix…. Read More
SocietyCommentary
Freedom of Assembly Under Fire
Do law-abiding American citizens still have the right to gather peacefully to discuss their ideas without fear of government censorship and retribution? In my adopted… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
Prize-Winning Student Film Shows What It Means to Be American
What does it mean to be American? That was the question over 6,000 students attempted to answer through a short film in the 2019 C-SPAN… Read More
SocietyAnalysis
‘National Conservatives’ Set Out to Define Future of Politics on Right
What is the future of conservatism in America? That was the subject of consideration last week as scholars, thinkers, and attendees gathered at the National… Read More
LawCommentary
The Left’s Attacks on the Electoral College Are All About Political Power
It seems that there isn’t a prominent progressive left in America who hasn’t come out in favor of abolishing the Electoral College. The latest is… Read More
SocietyCommentary
‘The Squad’ Is Only the Beginning of Nancy Pelosi’s Problems
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and the rest of “the squad” are just the beginning of problems for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the left. Socialism—and not… Read More
SocietyCommentary
We Hear You: What American Socialists Say They Want
Editor’s note: Jarrett Stepman’s report from a conference of socialists over Fourth of July weekend in Chicago prompted a huge response from The Daily Signal’s… Read More
SocietyCommentary
Once Again, The New York Times Has Glowing Coverage of a Communist Regime
Editor’s note: In its coverage of the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 landing on the moon, The New York Times published a series of… Read More
SocietyCommentary
The War Over America’s Past Is Really About the Future
The summer season has ripped off the thin scab that covered an American wound, revealing a festering disagreement about the nature and origins of the… Read More
SocietyNews
Ted Cruz Presses Executive on Why Google Disbanded Panel Rather Than Include Conservative Leader
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, called out a Google vice president Tuesday afternoon for the tech giant’s decision to dissolve an advisory council on artificial intelligence… Read More
SocietyNews
Top Trump Administration Officials Discuss How to Fight Anti-Semitism
A Justice Department summit on fighting anti-Semitism brought together Trump administration leaders such as Attorney General William Barr and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos with prominent… Read More
SocietyNews
Dennis Prager Blames Google for YouTube’s Unexplained Bans of PragerU Videos
Google denies viewers access to educational content on its YouTube subsidiary without explanation, radio host and commentator Dennis Prager testified Tuesday at a Senate hearing. … Read More
SocietyCommentary
I Went to a Socialism Conference. Here Are My 6 Observations.
While you were enjoying your Fourth of July weekend, I was attending a national conference on socialism. Why? Because socialism is having its moment on… Read More
PoliticsCommentary
The Totally, Utterly Irrefutable Case Against Socialism
When a dozen of conservatism’s best minds take on Socialism and expose it for the utopian fraud it is, attention must be paid. In a… Read More
